Category Archives: energy

Al Gore, the hypocrite

Posted on July 20, 2008 by ChrisA

Betsy summarizes… Yup, that’s conservation for you and me, but not for the High Priest.

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Oil continues downward stairstep

Posted on July 16, 2008 by ChrisA

One hour bar Chart courtesy of Live Charts in the UK. Note that time is in GMT and date format in European. An $11 downward move in two days, can’t be bad for the economy and probably good for the … Continue reading →

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Oil price stabilizing

Posted on July 16, 2008 by ChrisA

After Crude oil fell $10/barrel this morning, the price appears to have stablized in the $138 – $139 area. At least until tomorrow morning!? Each bar on the chart below represents 1 hour. Also note the UK date notation is … Continue reading →

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Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offlimit areas

Posted on July 16, 2008 by ChrisA

or at least they were, thank you Mr. President. Now the ball is in the Democrats court. Read what the Power Line guys have to say about OCS drilling.

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Drill in the gulf? Naples, FL residents answer

Posted on July 16, 2008 by ChrisA

and the answer is: Apparently they have been visiting the Dill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less. website.

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Drive 55

Posted on July 15, 2008 by ChrisA

The call for 55 mph speed limit is increasing in volume. Even with gas prices cresting above $4 a gallon, large SUVs, pickup trucks and even Toyota Priuses barrel down freeways here in suburban Detroit at more than 75 miles … Continue reading →

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Oil sliding $10/barrel in early trading

Posted on July 15, 2008 by ChrisA

Chart form Live Charts in the UK. This might be good news for the economy. Extreme volatility today.

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The other side of the Oil story

Posted on July 12, 2008 by ChrisA

From the ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) comes to the defense of speculators. I strongly recommend reading the expert opinions. Here’s one opinion… “That additional oversight of commodity markets wasn’t the answer to record oil prices.” “Oil producers that haven’t invested enough … Continue reading →

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Find more, use less (oil that is)

Posted on July 12, 2008 by ChrisA

Lamar Alexander makes some excellent points regarding the need to find more oil, use less and the Republicans plans make it happen. “Find more” means we would increase U.S. oil production by one-third through offshore exploration and Western states’ oil … Continue reading →

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Crude oil prices

Posted on July 8, 2008 by ChrisA

(click to enlarge)Note the dates are “european style” so 03.07 means July 3rd. Data is from Live Charts out of the UK.

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Who favors increased oil and gas exploration?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by ChrisA

According to a recent Pew poll, almost everyone but Republicans and of course Boulderites. Read about it here.

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Drill, Drill, Drill at ANWR

Posted on July 5, 2008 by ChrisA

From the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii takes on the “we can’t drill ourselves out of our energy problem” mantra. Drilling is no silver bullet. But it is vital. It won’t generate overnight production. But just announcing that America is finally … Continue reading →

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Lower national speed limit

Posted on July 4, 2008 by ChrisA

Not a surprise coming out of our elected officials, but I didn’t expect it to be a Republican. My first thought on reading the headline was if “they” want to set a lower National Speed Limit their part of the … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid is leadership?

Posted on July 1, 2008 by ChrisA

Oil makes us sick. Coal makes us sick. You can’t make this stuff up! Hey… I’m for solar, geothermal, switchgrass bassed ethanol, etc. But if Harry Reid wants to see “sickness” he should turn of the oil spigot. It makes … Continue reading →

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Gas tax poll

Posted on June 28, 2008 by ChrisA

Fox business news had a gas tax poll. I voted “no”.

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Obama = less and more expensive oil

Posted on June 25, 2008 by ChrisA

Regarding oil from the Canadian Tar Sands… A senior adviser to Mr. Obama’s campaign told reporters it’s an “open question” whether oil produced from northern Alberta’s oilsands fits with the Democratic candidate’s plan to shift the U.S. sharply away from … Continue reading →

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Sitting on unused leases

Posted on June 20, 2008 by ChrisA

Curmudgeon blogger RC Lloyd over at the Daily Camera propagates Representative Peter DeFazio’s position that… …oil companies are currently sitting on 10,000 leases and permits holding a 20 year supply of potential petroleum given the nation’s current usage. He further … Continue reading →

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Nationalizing Big Oil

Posted on June 20, 2008 by ChrisA

Investors Business Daily ponders what in the world the Democrats are thinking. Led by Maxine Waters and Maurice Hinchey they want to nationalize/socialize big oil. Maxine’s insightfulness lead to this statement… “Well, I can see that this congresswoman is going … Continue reading →

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Cavuto on oil company nationalization

Posted on June 19, 2008 by ChrisA

He concludes… But be careful what you wish for, Congress…Because when you’re in, you’re not just in a little bit. You’re in lock, stock, and the whole bad barrel. You’re refining it, distributing it, trading it. So you’re “it.” And … Continue reading →

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Offshore Drilling

Posted on June 17, 2008 by ChrisA

President Bush is going to request Congress lift the ban on offshore drilling. You da man George!

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