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Max Gladwell
Max Gladwell posted a blog entry
GM Steps Out on Oil, Starts Going with Electric
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TexasFred
TexasFred bookmarked a link
Oil Prices Tumble in Biggest Weekly Drop Ever
OK, oil goes UP and the pump price of gas and diesel goes up several cents per gallon. And that increase is almost immediate. Oil goes DOWN, in a huge way, and the price at the pump remains stable. Don’t even think about defending the damned BIG OIL...
 
lamarguerite
lamarguerite posted a blog entry
Changing Attitudes, Not Behaviors, Key to Climate Solution
I have ceased to be so hung up on people changing their behaviors. No, rather, I am aiming for much lower. Attitudes will do....
 
PECAD
PECAD posted a blog entry
Debunking the bunk on Al Gore's speech
Well, the reception from Al Gore's speech yesterday has been pretty predictable in many ways. (A short clip from the full...
 
PECAD
PECAD posted a blog entry
Another response to the Gore speech
I also got this response yesterday from a guy named Sean about my post on Al Gore's speech, and it's at least a little more...
 
TexasFred
TexasFred posted a blog entry
Democrats try to spur more oil exploration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are...
 
TexasFred
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Democrats try to spur more oil exploration
Lets face facts, we’re in the middle of the worst oil crisis we have ever faced. It’s partly the blame of the big oil companies, and it’s partly the blame of the Congress and the ineffectual leadership and lack of foresight exhibited on their parts.
 
Joe
Joe posted a blog entry
Congress can steer U.S. toward energy independence
Flickr photo / Lone PrimateWe’re really in a fix. Gas prices are rising precipitously, with no end in sight. As of this...
9 days ago Citizen Vox | Topics: Activism, Congress, Energy, big oil
 
Bob S
Bob S posted a blog entry
Drill More Holes
Yesterday President Bush removed the government imposed ban on offshore drilling so that he can now place the blame for high...
 
Zennie
Zennie posted a blog entry
Chevron Richmond Refinery Renewal Project - Key Details
Some of you have asked for the basic information on the Chevron refinery project. Well, here it is, right from the Chevron...
 
DFV
DFV posted a blog entry
July 14 - Blood, Art, Morality and War - Just the Legacy a President Might Want
Except Maybe For The Art"No President wants war."July 14th is a very rare date: of course it's Bastille Day, but it's also...
 
DFV
DFV posted a blog entry
Who's Up for Another Good Screwing...
At The Pump? Oh, sorry, I meant to write DRILLING, but screwing is a more apt term (although vulgar, I'll admit) In an earlier...
 
Joseph Patrick
Joseph Patrick posted a blog entry
The Height of Hypocrisy: T. Boone Pickens
T. Boone Pickens, Texas oil man, conservative, founder of Mesa Petroleum, and who now heads the Dallas-based hedge fund, BP...
 
Bob S
Bob S posted a blog entry
In The Mood
It looks like after the FISA capitulation that the Democrats are in that “compromise” frame of mind. This time they...
 
brgnrh
brgnrh posted a blog entry
Residents: He Who Pays The Piper Calls The Tune
With gas prices at a national average of $4.10 per gallon and the economy on the brink of a recession, many Americans are...
 
Pontio
Pontio posted a blog entry
The Pickens Plan
Is it possible for a famed and politically conservative oil prospector, one who funded the Swift Boat Veterans, to become a...
 
TNTalk!
TNTalk! posted a blog entry
An “Unlikely Hero” in Big Oil
If the oil industry has a hero, T. Boone Pickens could well qualify to be that hero. Why? Unlike anyone else in the entire...
15 days ago TNTalk! | Topics: business, economy, energy, politics
 
Joseph Patrick
Joseph Patrick posted a blog entry
A Common Sense Approach
I have written on several occasions that now is the time for the President and Congress to act and reduce the speed limit on...
 
Roadkill R
Roadkill R posted a blog entry
New Obama Ad: New Energy
Obama responds to the RNC’s 527 ad (”Balance”, critiqued here on RKR), which falsely accused Obama of being...
 
Bob S
Bob S posted a blog entry
Oil Perspective
While the current talk by McCain and the right revolves around drilling in ANWAR and offshore, despite the big oil companies...
 
Mentarch
Mentarch posted a blog entry
APOV's Weekly Revue (07/06/08)
If this is Sunday, then it is time for the Weekly Revue!Oh, Canada!Dr. Henry Morgentaler was given the Orer of Canada - and...
 
Selif
Selif posted a blog entry
Jobs More Scarce Than Ever
Well, the economic news is continuing to slide and things aren’t looking good. According to the labor department,...
18 days ago A Peculiar Blog | Topics: Food, News, Opinion, Politics
 
TNTalk!
TNTalk! posted a blog entry
Fear of Drilling for Oil
In 1981, the U.S. Congress enacted a 1981 ban on offshore drilling because of environmental concerns based on an offshore oil...
18 days ago TNTalk! | Topics: civil rights, economy, government, politics
 
blabrmouth
blabrmouth posted a blog entry
Dude Where’s My Gas?
It's not that bad yet boys and girls...but it's getting there. That is the price some cities in the U.S. will see if oil hits...
 
apondonet
apondonet posted a blog entry
The criminality of The GOP a.k.a ‘The Grand Oil Party’
Writes: BOB HERBERT‘Oh Happy Day’ President Bush and Vice President Cheney, both former oil-company executives,...
 
lamarguerite
lamarguerite posted a blog entry
Antismoking Lessons For Climate Protection Campaigns
Everywhere we walk in Paris, we are having to contend with a new public nuisance. Cigarette smoke. I had heard about...
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
John Stossel: ‘These oil companies are heroes.’
Last night, CNN’s Larry King Live stacked its show with oil, coal, and nuclear apologists. One of the show’s guests...
22 days ago Think Progress | Topics: Think Fast, Big Oil
 
<em>fds_michaelp</em>
fds_michaelp posted a blog entry
James Hansen in Pockets of MoveOn.Org
Liberal environmentalists are quick to discredit all skeptics of global warming as being funded by big oil.  Unfortunately for...
 
MorganLighter
MorganLighter posted a blog entry
YOU CAN’T FUEL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME
Liberals dismiss studies that show a link between abortion and breast cancer, claiming they are biased because the people...
23 days ago MorganRants | Topics: Big Oil, Al Gore, ANWR, B. Hussein...
 
MorganLighter
MorganLighter posted a blog entry
The Windfall Profits Prophets
I can’t believe that I’m having to post this piece, as you would think that the cast of Democrats, mainly liberal,...
 
PEZ
PEZ posted a blog entry
The Energy Crisis: Two Different Responses from Washington State Officials
I recently responded to a letter writing campaign that was aimed at telling several politicians to get off their collective...
 
Pontio
Pontio posted a blog entry
Crazyman Explains Oil Price Speculation
Author T.E.Scott, aka Crazyman, explains why oil prices are where they are today and who's REALLY to blame. This is a subject...
 
Catherine M
Catherine M posted a blog entry
Big Oil - The Fourth Branch of Government
When Vice President Dick Cheney declared in 2007 that he was a unique branch of government many of us laughed at his arrogance....
 
blabrmouth
blabrmouth posted a blog entry
What Went Wrong With The Exxon Valdez Ruling?
The Supreme Court Eff'd You and Me This Week! Somehow our trusted jurists ruled that the Exxon Valdez spill and subsequent...
 
FranIam
FranIam posted a blog entry
Big Oil Profits? No - GOP - Ginormous Oil Profits And At The Expense Of Our Lives
(cartoon from John deRosier Albany Times Union)This post from the other day generated a lot of comments. I got a number of...
 
Advocate123
Advocate123 posted a blog entry
ANWR. . . A Little Perspective
We keep hearing that we can't drill in ANWR because it will disrupt the "pristine" and "delicate" eco-system that exists...
 
<em>russcraber</em>
russcraber posted a blog entry
Hush Rush Bill Returns to Congress
I remember the first time I heard the Democrats were trying to silence the opposing viewpoint--I was still in high school, and...
 
Catherine M
Catherine M posted a blog entry
Could Gas Prices Drop To $2 a Gallon In 30 Days???
Could Gas Prices Drop To $2 a Gallon In 30 Days???Also See:Close Loopholes For Speculators and Gas Prices Will Go...
 
AubreyJ
AubreyJ posted a blog entry
Iraq War and the Left Wing Educated Idiots!!!
Iraq War and the Left WingEducated Idiots!!!Tuesday, June 24, 2008Hey -- Derrick J. Jackson... This news article of yours on...
 
blabrmouth
blabrmouth posted a blog entry
Saudi Meeting Ends in Higher Oil Prices…WTF?
OK, this is a total, all out, unadulterated, industrial strength rant. How does Saudi Arabia set up a meeting to talk about...
 
sameasitev
sameasitev posted a blog entry
Why?
Things that make you go hmmmmmm (or maybe make you scream).1) Oil companies and many lawmakers are pressing to open up more...
 
lamarguerite
lamarguerite posted a blog entry
Oil Addicts Growing More Desperate
“That show last night was pretty depressing!” Hubby Prad did not sleep well after watching ‘We Were Warned:...
 
Matt
Matt posted a blog entry
The Hidden Value of Absurdly High Gas Prices
Automobiles have never been efficient, but they’ve always been economical. And that’s even more evident today than...
31 days ago unabashed | Topics: Environment, Essays, Ruminations, big oil
 
Stormy
Stormy posted a blog entry
Boil Them In Big Oil? Let’s Start With You!
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SniperOne
SniperOne posted a blog entry
Oil, Oil, Oil Everywhere But Not A Drop To Use
ANWR is only 60 miles from the 15 billion barrels of oil already sent by Alaska through the pipeline in Prudhoe Bay. John...
 
GrumpyOldMan
GrumpyOldMan posted a blog entry
Oil, Oil, Oil Everywhere But Not A Drop To Use
ANWR is only 60 miles from the 15 billion barrels of oil already sent by Alaska through the pipeline in Prudhoe Bay. John...
 
Catherine M
Catherine M posted a blog entry
OPEC To Increase Production. Will It Reduce Gas Prices?
OPEC To Increase Oil Production. Will It Reduce Gas Prices? - by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at The Care2 Election...
 
JTDJAZ
JTDJAZ posted a blog entry
Has Anyone Asked The Oil Companies This Question?
[Insert Ranting Here]Everyone (at least, everyone I know) is staggering over the cost of putting gasoline in their...
 
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