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Maybe we should drill for oil after all

By SoundOffSister / May 15, 2011 /

In President Obama’s Saturday radio address to the country, we learn that the President has decided that we really do need to decrease our dependence on foreign oil.  Thus, we will now drill for oil here.

US production of crude oil, imports and exports – Actual Data

By Steve McGough / March 1, 2012 /

I’ve been meaning to reformat this data and post here for some time. It includes data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a government entity which collects data and produces nothing more than Excel spreadsheets (most likely). Lots of oil production data…

Politicians playing games: Oil subsidies that are not subsidies

By Steve McGough / May 3, 2011 /

Let’s all say the words at the same time … business expenses. You know – expenses – the fixed and variable costs that companies incur as they spend money in an effort to put people to work and make a profit. Politicians are now in the habit of referring to “big oil subsidies” that are…

Oil prices hit three year record … gas lines and $5 gas around the corner?

By Jim Vicevich / January 3, 2011 /

I must say I am not sure I believe the dire predictions but these days anything is possible, as long as the government continue to stick it’s regulatory nose into places it doesn’t belong. And no, my little lefties, more government regulation or even higher taxes won’t solve this problem.

George Will: The BP shakedown = Northern Hemisphere Venzuela

By Jim Vicevich / June 21, 2010 /

George Will asked to comment on the BP $20 billion dollar contingency fund comes back with a classic answer. If you are not worried you should be. His biggest concern is the White House usurping the courts in terms of claims against BP and of course that it’s not exactly voluntary. The Chicago Way.

Offshore energy platforms provide great fishing!

By Steve McGough / April 28, 2009 /

I have not had the opportunity to dive any oil rigs, but I have been around other hunks of metal underwater. The wrecks in New England, the Bahamas, Florida, and Cayman Brac are usually surrounded by marine life, and I’m pretty sure that’s a good thing. Although some energy platforms are mobile, some stay put.…

Don’t Drill … Just Send Money – Update

By Jim Vicevich / February 10, 2009 /

Today’s media m0ment took place at the staged town meeting in Florida. A local municipal official took the mic to first praise her man … and then to ask for money for a new commuter railroad … cause she a. doesn’t like the Arabs, b. can’t drill for oil locally because the scenery is really…

Energy myths – battling for better energy choices and lower prices

By Steve McGough / August 7, 2008 / Comments Off on Energy myths – battling for better energy choices and lower prices

The phrase “drill here, drill now, pay less” has become a popular in the past few weeks. Sure, if we open up exploration now, it will take some time for the oil to actually start flowing, but just a commitment to drill here and drill now will lower the price of fuel immediately. We know…

Obama says drill – but knows Sierra Club will fight

By Steve McGough / August 5, 2008 / Comments Off on Obama says drill – but knows Sierra Club will fight

Powerline has a nice wrap-up concerning Obama’s two-faced approach to drilling for more oil and natural gas here in the States. Even though he’s now preaching that we should consider drilling offshore and open more leases in Alaska – not ANWAR – he knows that environmentalists will go to court to block every move to…

How to lower oil prices right now – Yes. We. Can.

By Steve McGough / July 2, 2008 / Comments Off on How to lower oil prices right now – Yes. We. Can.

Barack Obama does not have any answers. All that he and his Democrat followers can do is blame the increase in gas prices on Big Oil, the war in Iraq, and Republicans that refuse to “invest” in new technology so we can “get off” our addiction to oil. Of course, it doesn’t help that Dick…