Joe Sixpack Get Lost!
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So it’s unanimous, then– Thomas Edsall was right: In the aftermath of Obama’s gay marriage flip, pundits seem to have concluded that Obama’s Democratic party has indeed given up on white working class voters. They’ve been dropped from the winning coalition, which is now composed of three main groups: “young people, college-educated whites (especially women), and minorities,” according to Ron Brownstein. Bill Galston agrees. Ruy Teixeira–who once wrote a book called America’s Forgotten Majority: Why the White Working Class Still Matters–agrees. Here’s Teixeira on how Obama can win Arizona: First, the share of Hispanic voters must grow and their support...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Gas Should Be More Expensive (Democrat Policy Barf Alert)
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If we want to reduce fossil fuel consumption, I say, we should raise the price of gasoline to $7 a gallon. Reason: Today this country burns through 21 million barrels of oil per day, 60 percent of which is imported. Only with some shared economic pain will we ever change our habits. High gas prices will force us to think before we drive. It will encourage mass transit use, car pooling, and the sale of more fuel-efficient cars. The auto industry will not suffer because it has learned that it can charge more for cars that are cheaper to build...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Role of American capitalism on trial
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This election is being fought along the traditional skirmish line of capital versus labor. President Obama projects himself as the protector of workers and families who are preyed upon by greedy and wealthy capitalists. Mitt Romney counters that the president doesn't understand business and that his antagonism discourages private investment and job creation. A couple of observations on the table. First, capital income doesn't flow just to "fat cats." It also goes to small businesses, retirement accounts, college endowments, ordinary shareholders, landlords and people who collect interest. Second, labor's shrinking share isn't necessarily a disaster for workers. What else is...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Study: State oversight of gas drilling doing just fine (Do we still need the EPA?)
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In the past, we’ve talked about a lot of the hysteria and hype among environmentalists when it comes to regulation of natural gas drilling in general and fracking in particular. Many of the scientific studies we have cited in response to their claims were commissioned by people with an interest in the industry, such as The American Petroleum Institute or Chesapeake Energy. This resulted in much boo-hooing from the Green Caucus, questioning the motives rather than the science.In case any of them are truly interested in finding out the facts, we now have a new study from the University of...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Fraking's a political hot potato for Cuomo
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ALBANY — While the protesters who packed the stone stairwell of the state Capitol chanted "Ban Fracking Now," the political types in suits down the hall spoke of a different reality. Those protesters at Tuesday's anti-fracking rally in Albany carried signs saying "Governor Cuomo In 2014 We'll Remember" — a warning to Andrew Cuomo they won't vote for him if he doesn't ban the natural-gas extraction technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The buzz among the men and women outside the state Senate chamber said Cuomo's presumed political aspirations are the exact reason why there's so much pressure on him...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Will U.S. Sovereignty Be LOST At Sea? Obama Signs U.N. Treaty That Redistributes Drilling Revenues
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A proposed Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), which has been signed by President Obama but not yet ratified by Congress, will subordinate U.S. naval and drilling operations beyond 200 miles of our coast to a newly established U.N. bureaucracy. If approved, it will grant a Kingston, Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) the power to regulate deep-sea oil exploration, seabed mining, and fishing rights. As part of the deal, as much as 7% of U.S. government revenue that is collected from oil and gas companies operating off our coast will be forked over to ISA for redistribution to poorer, landlocked...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Perfectly Planned Destruction
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Most Conservatives have for many years tried to make the case that “Liberalism” is synonymous with “Socialism.” The main point being that liberal politicians can only be elected by ensuring their “constituents” remain dependent on the goodies only liberals can provide. “The Redistribution of Wealth” therefore has to be a primary plank in their campaign platforms. (It’s interesting to note that all these programs are designed to give their constituents just enough to survive, yet never enough to escape the trap of Government dependence). Reagan once said “We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Electricity bills set to rise to pay for wind farm subsidies
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Household electricity bills will rise by as much as a quarter to pay for wind farms and other forms of renewable energy, according to a new report. The study challenges the Government’s claims that energy bills will actually fall in the next eight years because of energy efficiency savings. This week the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will publish its draft energy bill, setting out how it plans to reform the electricity market and reduce the cost to households. DECC has insisted that energy bills will begin to fall from next year and will be reduced by seven...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Pipeline Flip Turns U.S. Oil World 'Upside Down'
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The U.S. oil boom has created a glut of crude in Cushing, Okla., a major oil storage hub. This sign dubs the city the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World." For years, Cushing, Okla., has been on the receiving end of a 500-mile pipeline funneling oil from the Gulf of Mexico to the American heartland.Starting this weekend, that pipeline will start moving crude in the other direction. That flow reversal could soon have implications at gas pumps around the country."For 40 years, crude oil flowed north," says Philip Verleger, a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "Today, oil...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Europe's Failed Natural Gas Strategy: Gazprom Hopes to Build Second Baltic Sea Pipeline
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With the planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline in southern Europe hitting snag after snag, Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is considering the construction of a second Baltic Sea pipeline to go with the just-finished Nord Stream. With unconventional natural gas from the US flooding the market, however, the strategy is not without risk. … Indeed, it is beginning to look as though the erstwhile competition between the two pipelines has been overwhelmingly won by Nord Stream. (Gerhardt) Schröder's team has just decided to expand the Baltic Sea pipeline's capacity. The owners, Gazprom, E.on-Ruhrgas, Wintershall, Gaz de France and the Dutch...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Romney makes 'day one' promises in TV advertisement (Obama agenda into the trash!)
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...In a statement, the campaign says Mr Romney would support using an executive order to waive "Obamacare" for all 50 states, and the pipeline would be "approved" by Mr Romney...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Energy secretary uses 'The Avengers' movie to tout clean-energy agenda (the hoax continues)
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Energy secretary uses 'The Avengers' movie to tout clean-energy agendaBy Andrew Restuccia - 05/18/12 01:44 PM ET Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been trying to get people to care about renewable energy for years. But the Nobel laureate pulled out all the stops Friday on his Facebook page. Chu compared the global race to develop clean-energy technology to “The Avengers,” the blockbuster superhero movie that centers around a fight over a fictional energy source known as the “Tesseract.” “While the 'Tesseract' may be fictional, the real-life global competition over clean energy is growing increasingly intense, as countries around the world...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Analysis: Germany's Merkel losing green battle to cheap coal
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To reach its strict climate targets and fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear exit plans, Germany needs to avoid coal and build a stack of gas power plants to secure clean energy supplies beyond 2020. Yet the challenge facing Merkel's new environment minister Peter Altmaier, his predecessor fired this week following a disastrous state election defeat, is finding a way to make gas an attractive option while coal remains the more profitable way to produce electricity for Europe's biggest economy. "At current prices, you create a future that is comprised of renewables and lignite (coal) power generation," Klaus Schaefer, CEO of...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Run for the hills: Yet another study informs us of the imminent end of life as we know it
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The end is nigh! Or so our esteemed environmental prophets are telling us… yet again. Humans will need two Earths to support our lifestyles by 2030 because we are draining the world’s resources so quickly, a new report has warned.Produced by the World Wildlife Fund, the Zoological Society of London, the Global Footprint Network and the European Space Agency, the 2012 Living Planet Report measures humans’ ecological footprint on the planet.At the moment, the picture is bleak, according to Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International, with resources being drained 50 per cent faster than they can be replenished.He said:...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Oil extends losses, slips under $92 a barrel
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Crude futures at lowest since late October; natural gas ralliesSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Oil futures continued on a downward path Friday, on a sixth consecutive day of declines as investors remained concerned about global growth and lessened demand for oil amid plentiful U.S. supplies. Investors also parsed out news that a U.S. pipeline reversal, seen as instrumental in alleviating the glut in oil hub Cushing, Okla., is to start this weekend.
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Energy Debates Heat Up As High Electric Rates Continue
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Residents and businesses in Michigan are wrestling with the highest electric rates in the region — and with the best way to fix that situation. As is often the case in Michigan, a more competitive market versus a monopoly market is central to the debate, as is mandating an increase in the amount of renewable energy the state uses. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Michigan's electric rates at the beginning of the year were 10 percent above the national average and had increased 8 percent over the previous year. With this reality as a backdrop, the state's energy...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Protesters [all 8] call for end to oil pipelines in Canada, U.S.
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Protesters lay down in the middle of Stetson Avenue and Lake Street and smeared “oil” on their bodies Thursday to protest the building of pipelines in Canada and the United States. Dressed in bathing suits, shorts and jeans, four women and four men reached into a 100-foot-long plastic prop of an oil pipeline and rubbed the dark substance — actually vegetable oil, corn starch, flour and chocolate syrup — into their bare skin and clothes. Then, they lay “dead” to illustrate the damage they said pipelines cause. “Shut it down,” the environmentalists screamed. “Get up, get down. We need clean...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Vermont first state to ban fracking
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(CNN) -- Vermont's governor has signed a bill making it the first U.S. state to ban fracking, the controversial practice to extract natural gas from the ground. "This is a big deal," Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday. "This bill will ensure that we do not inject chemicals into groundwater in a desperate pursuit for energy."
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Excelerate Unveils US Floating Liquefaction Plans {LNG for export}
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Excelerate Energy L.P. is moving forward with the development of the first floating liquefaction facility in the United States utilizing its Floating Liquefaction Storage Offloading vessel (FLSO) technology. The Lavaca Bay LNG project will be located in Port Lavaca, situated between Galveston and Corpus Christi on the Texas Gulf Coast, and will be designed to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to markets worldwide by 2017. Excelerate Energy's FLSO comprises 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of production capacity, 250,000 cubic meters (m3) of LNG storage, and a fully integrated gas processing plant. With this gas processing capability, the FLSO can...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
Experts deliver another round of Eagle Ford bullishness {South Texas oil/gas}
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The development of the Eagle Ford shale continues to prompt dazzling assessments and predictions from experts, who said at an energy symposium Wednesday that in four years, the oil-rich formation could become the nation’s second-most productive shale play. Production in the Eagle Ford could reach 1 million barrels a day by 2016, said Trevor Sloan, director of energy research at ITG Investment Research in Calgary, Alberta. “So the growth rate out of there would be pretty spectacular,” he said. But before production can reach that level, some problems have to be solved. About 1,400 Eagle Ford wells are waiting to...
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 04:51:28 AM
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