Energy Politics

Archive for June, 2008

Another Day, Another Jacked-Up Charge

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky is facing restated charges in his "oil theft" case, which means the Russian government is ready to start throwing more scary terms around to railroad ... Read more..

The U.S. National Oil Company? Not Likely

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

$142 per barrel. You know, between the speculators, our "friends" in oil producing countries saying that prices are going to keep going up, Venezuelan and Nigerian production not at full ... Read more..

Cure To High Oil Prices Is Not Stopping More Oil From Being Produced

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Dave Ramsey, not a man unfamiliar with the realities of finances and real estate, was talking about his opposition to government bail-outs, particularly the Bear Stearns debacle. His argument is ... Read more..

Judgment At Houston-berg: NASA Scientist Wants Energy CEOs Tried For Crimes Against Humanity

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Dr. James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, celebrated the 20th anniversary of his warning about global warming by arguing that energy company CEOs should be ... Read more..

High Oil Prices Scoff At Minimal Saudi Production Increases

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

After all the expectation, it seems that Saudi Arabia will only be cranking up production by a mere 100,000 barrels per day. This is less than the 200,000 that people ... Read more..

New York Congressman Calls For Nationalizing Refineries, Somewhere Hugo Chavez Giggles

Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

N.Y. Respresentative Maurice Hinchey recently said, "We (as in the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market." Mr. Hinchey, please grow up. ... Read more..

Let’s Take Back The Word Nuclear!

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

For decades, nuclear power has been used like a pejorative by people fearing nuclear war and bad Jane Fonda movies. But some organizations, like NAM, want to increase U.S. nuclear ... Read more..

Irrational Offshore Drilling Ban Prepares To Enter Its Fourth Decade

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

For 27 years, drilling offshore Florida and the U.S. Eastern Seaboard has been banned by U.S. Congress, leaving potential oil fields undiscovered. So great is the fear that oil might ... Read more..

Oil Prices Still Rise Despite Saudi Increase Promise: A Two-Sided Tale

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

(Note: In honor of recent attempts by some in Congress and the left-wing media to revive the Fairness Doctrine that would force talk radio networks to offer equal time to ... Read more..

To Be A Fly On the Wall Of The Big Oil Meeting

Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Oil prices fell below $135 today on talk that OPEC doesn't feel prices will bed sustained. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said his country, which currently produces 11 million ... Read more..