Energy Politics

Archive for September, 2008

Dems To Let Offshore Drilling Ban Expire? Hey Bud, Let’s Party!

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Looks like extreme times call for extreme actions! The House Democrats have voted to allowed the offshore drilling ban expire. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey said that that a $600 ... Read more..

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

"Who watches the watchmen?" A classic line by ancient Roman satirist Juvenal, which begs the question of just who is in charge of making sure our appointed sentinels do not ... Read more..

What A Week I’m Having (And It’s Only Monday)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Well, Oil and Gas Investor is back up, and just in time for the world to come to an end. Okay, a bit of an exaggeration, but woo, what a ... Read more..

Sex, Drugs And Oil? A Scandal Involving Offshore Drilling

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Just as the desire for offshore drilling is finally starting to catch on, a major scandal breaks involving kickbacks, sex and other favors to government agents in exchange for offshore ... Read more..

I’m Just Stealing A Little Bit From You, You Won’t Notice

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Senator Barack Obama appeared on "The O'Reilly Factor" earlier this week, where Bill O'Reilly grilled him on his tax plans. Obama used an analogy, when discussing his income redistribution policies, ... Read more..

Due Dilligence Dance: How Haynesville Hoping Has Hazards

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Haynesville. Just say it out loud and say it with a smile. Haynesville. It's like a stress-relieving word. For the past five months or so, the Haynesville shale has been ... Read more..

Moore Is Less: Michael Moore Chimes In On Gustav And The GOP Convention

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Apparently God has a sense of humor and had decided to unleash Hurricane Gustav on the first day of the GOP conventional, according to political gadfly, conspiracy-tossing filmmaker and all-around ... Read more..