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Setting the stage for an Arctic Oil Spill?

April 26th, 2012 · 1 Comment

This guest post comes from Magnifico. Shell Oil is on its way right now to a location less than 15 miles from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. “Shell has proposed drilling up to four shallow water exploration wells in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea this summer, beginning on July 1,” Subsea World News reported last month. […]

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Tags: Energy · guest post · Gulf Oil Spill

Drive, Baby, Drive Less … Drill, Baby, Drill Less …

May 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Drive, Baby, Drive Less … Drill, Baby, Drill Less …

Courtesy of The Bear Party.

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Tags: Energy · politics

McCain Disdain for Meaningful Energy Plans

October 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on McCain Disdain for Meaningful Energy Plans

Architecture2030 is a tremendous group, with concepts that should be seized and acted upon as part and parcel of moving forward toward an Energy Smart future. Recently, they’ve made a bit of a name for themselves with excellent graphics that call out just how sensible John McCain’s energy policy proposals are for changing the nation […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · Energy

Kaine-Allen represent Obama-McCain at energy forum

October 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Kaine-Allen represent Obama-McCain at energy forum

This morning, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (D) and former governor/former senator George Allen (R) acted as surrogates for the Obama and McCain campaigns in an energy forum. From a live-blogging account, it seems clear that the two did a reasonable job as surrogates.: Obama’s policies came out as sensible (even if not aggressive enough) and […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · coal · Energy · energy efficiency · government energy policy · politics

Newest Nobel Prize Winner: “Republicans … Party of Stupid”

October 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Paul Krugman, the winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics, penned an article a few months ago: “Know-Nothing Politics“. the debate on energy policy has helped me find the words for something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Republicans, once hailed as the “party of ideas,” have become the party of stupid. For […]

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Tags: Energy · oil · republican party · truthiness

Drill … Lower Gas Prices … Build SUVs: Lies to an Ugly Future

September 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments

During the Republican primaries, John McCain fell in Michigan, in part because he was living in reality when it came to Global Warming rhetoric, a reality uncomfortable for the flat-earth, reality-denying wing of the Republican party. Come this November, McCain doesn’t plan to make the same mistake. The Palin-McCain campaign’s latest ad is, not surprisingly, […]

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Tags: Energy

Vote Grand Oil Party! Multi-layered deception coming to a street corner near you

September 16th, 2008 · 6 Comments

In my neck of the woods, the local Republicans are showing a real green thumb (actually, perhaps green hammer) as there is green sprouting all over. Green signs with a gas pump are appearing with the words “Drill Now! Pay Less! Vote GOP!” Now, other than the direct linkage of a gas pump and the […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · Energy · oil · political symbols · politics · republican party · truthiness

Taking Deception to Extremes: “Drill Now! Pay Less! Vote GOP!”

September 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Taking Deception to Extremes: “Drill Now! Pay Less! Vote GOP!”

In my neck of the woods, someone is showing a real green thumb (actually, perhaps green hammer) as there is green sprouting all over. Green signs with a gas pump are appearing with the words “Drill Now! Pay Less! Vote GOP!” Now, other than the direct linkage of a gas pump and the Republican Party […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · climate delayers · Energy · oil · political symbols · politics · truthiness

Is drilling the #1 priority? Crickets in the room …

September 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Is drilling the #1 priority? Crickets in the room …

The Senate held a Bipartisan Energy Summit today with some of the nation’s top experts (from MIT, Google, CSIS, CERI, and Shell’s CEO). (Although, regrettably, the nation’s top energy expert, Sarah Palin, was unable to attend and bring her deep knowledge and wisdom to the table for conversation.) And, this hearing was reasonably (even very) […]

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Tags: Energy

Drillusion

August 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments

At times, we might forget that there are a good number of very bright, extremely dedicated, and fundamental people working in Congress. Elected officials and staff. Our funding system that seems to drive member after member to be begging, tin in cup, for funds can make the entire process look open to purchase. The traditional […]

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Tags: Congress · Energy · government energy policy