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American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot (New York Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:20:46 GMT

Today’s oil crisis could have been foreseen, but analysts say chances to head it off were ignored, missed or blocked.

Missing: American Energy Policy (Drudge Retort)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:35:37 GMT

Sunday, July 06, 2008Missing: American Energy PolicyOver the last 25 years, opportunities to head off the current oil crisis were ignored, missed or deliberately blocked, according to analysts, politicians and veterans of the oil and automobile industries.Posted by danni at 04:35 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | ShareThisLearn Online - UT TeleCampus UT TeleCampus...

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RNC Launches Ad Attacking Obama On Energy (Say Anything)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:10:49 GMT

The RNC is running this ad in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin: Powerful stuff. I don’t think McCain is any great shakes when it comes to energy policy, but Obama is certainly terrible on it as his policy is little more than a copy of the Democrat playbook on energy. Namely, tax the hell out of energy producers while standing in the way...

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U.S. Energy Policy, A Story Of Missed Opportunities (Free Internet Press)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:43:05 GMT

Just three years ago, with oil trading at a seemingly frothy $66 a barrel, David J. O'Reilly made what many experts considered a risky bet. Outmaneuvering Chinese bidders and ignoring critics who said he overpaid, Oâ��Reilly, the chief executive of Chevron,forked over $18 billion to buy Unocal, a giant whose riches date back to oil fields made famous in the film â��There Will Be Blood.â�� For Chevron,...

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American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot - NYTimes.com (DavidUsher)

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:24:00 GMT

... examining the role of speculation and the increased flow of investor money into commodities. Most energy economists emphasize the fundamental issue of supply and demand, rather than market manipulation, but financial factors like the weak dollar are also exacerbating the situation. Stephen P. A. Brown, director of energy economics and microeconomic policy analysis at the Federal...

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Energy hatred is the problem (PrairiePundit)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Houston Chronicle: When it comes to the raging national debate over energy policy, reality is often in the eye of the beholder. President Bush declares that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve will reduce the price we pay at the pump without threatening endangered Alaskan wildlife. Democrats say drilling under the Arctic tundra will have no impact on gasoline prices for at...

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Energy/Incentives Idea That I Like (PurpleSlog)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:18:40 GMT

I can’t find where I heard this, but it was a neat application of incentives (economic thinking) to energy policy. The suggestion was something like: 1) States That don’t allow drilling for oil and natural gas off-shore shall have their federal gasoline tax increased $1 (or $2 or $X) per gallon. 2) The collected money shall be redistributed [...]

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American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot (Royal Dutch Shell plc .com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:13:28 GMT

Consumers overseas might not like higher taxes on gasoline, but they’ve adapted, says Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, the European energy giant. “A society can work, can function and can grow even at higher fuel prices,” he says. “It’s a way of life — you get used to it.” In Mr. van der Veer’s native Holland, for example, gasoline sells for more than $10 a gallon,...

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IN A MAJOR PROPAGANDA ARTICLE TODAY, NYTIMES OBFUSCATES THE REAL CAUSE OF THE ENERGY CRISIS (THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS)

noreply@blogger.com (Reliapundit) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:17:00 GMT

The NYTIMES titled their article, "American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot", but they should have titled it asleep at the speedometer because the article is NOT about energy production but CAFE standards and how - if only the left had been listened to from 1980 to 2008 - left-wing mandates on MPG minimums would have allowed the USA to avoid the current energy price...

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American energy policy, asleep at the spigot (International Herald Tribune)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:49:41 GMT

Today's oil crisis could have been foreseen, but analysts say chances to head it off were ignored, missed or blocked.

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NY Times on American Energy Policy (Planet Intertwingly)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:33:38 GMT

In this Sunday’s New York Times, Nelson D. Schwartz takes a look at the current oil situation in an article titled American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot. In the article, Mr. Schwartz makes several points all supporting his central thesis. It’s an interesting and recommended read.

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American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) (WorkAtHome)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:36:34 GMT

Today’s oil crisis could have been foreseen, but analysts say chances to head it off were ignored, missed or blocked.

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Newt on the war on terror (Right Truth)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:17:38 GMT

Thanks to Angel at Woman Honor Thyself for the video. Video from 2007,but still true today. Investor's Business Daily articles worthy of your time: (hat tip Steve T. at Internet Radio Network) "America First' Energy Policy Is Key To Nation's...

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Harry Reid: YouTube Sensation, Village Idiot (California Conservative)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:23:01 GMT

... subsidies) of renewable power, he asserted that money is overrated in debating the country’s energy policy. “Coal makes us sick. Oil makes us sick. It’s global warming. It’s ruining our country. It’s ruining our world,” Sen. Reid blurted out between pregnant pauses. “We’ve got to stop using fossil fuels.” Yes, the resources that not only drive the world’s economy and rising standard...

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We saw it coming and did nothing (Later On)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:09:05 GMT

... oil addiction. Even as politicians heatedly debate opening new regions to drilling, corralling energy speculators, or starting an Apollo-like effort to find renewable energy supplies, analysts say the real source of the problem is closer to home. In fact, it’s parked in our driveways. Nearly 70 percent of the 21 million barrels of oil the United States consumes every day goes for...

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Sunday morning links (The Mess That Greenspan Made)

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT

TOP STORIES American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot - New York Times Bush says backs strong dollar policy - Reuters Some firms cutting costs to save jobs - LA Times The danger zones of 2008 - Globe & Mail MARKETS Will the stock market get worse? - LA Times The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling - AP Why oil prices will rise even higher - Reuters ECONOMY Trade Gap...

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An underreported story from July 4th (Doug Ross @ Journal)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:31:00 GMT

... about how to fight terrorism; wrong about charter schools; wrong about trial lawyers; wrong about energy policy; wrong about global warming "climate change" (noticed those rising sea levels Al Gore promised'), to name but a few.So this doesn't exactly come as a surprise.Oh, and could not be reached for comment.The .// posted by directorblue @ 8:31 AM

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U.S. lifts freeze on solar plants in 6 states (Houston Chronicle)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT

The bureau had announced on May 29 that it was no longer processing new applications to build solar power plants on land it oversees in six Western states after federal officials said they needed first to study the environmental effects of solar energy, a process that would take two years.

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The Presidential Pageants - again, M. Armstrong speaks (Blue Collar Republican)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:10:23 GMT

... would not be isolationist in nature, however minding our own business would be the practice. Our energy policy would include all forms of energy with the market place, not politicians, being the determining factor. Issues such as health care and education would be left up to the people of the separate states. And, on and on …bring it on whether by devolution or by an enlightened...

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New Corn Laws Adam Smith Would Also Dislike* (Positive Liberty)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:01:56 GMT

... not be able to meet such increased demand at whatever the former market price may have been. U.S. energy policy (not unlike U.S. health care policy) is criminally broken. I mean “criminal” in a moral, not a legal sense, and yet the fact that alternative bio-fuels like ethanol are being mandated by our elected weasels in Washington artificially skewing both the energy...

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