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JONAH GOLDBERG:: Very Few of the Above – NRO
By MB Snow at April 6, 2012 | 2:00 pm
By JONAH GOLDBERG In his speech before the Newspapers Association of America/American Society of News Editors Wednesday, likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney accused the president of changing positions to get reelected. For instance, Romney charged that “as president,” Obama “delayed the development of our oil and coal and natural gas. Now, as ... Go To Article
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CHINA OIL STRATEGY:: More Supply = Low Prices + Economic Growth – IER
By MB Snow at April 5, 2012 | 11:14 am
April 5, 2012, Institute for Energy Research According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), China became the world’s fourth largest oil producer in 2010, beating out Iran, who formerly held that spot. Only Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United States produced more oil than China in 2010. China’s demand for oil is also growing. In 2010, China and other ... Go To Article
ENERGY:: Killing Coal – WSJ
By MB Snow at April 5, 2012 | 11:05 am
REVIEW & OUTLOOK April 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. ET For three years the Environmental Protection Agency has imposed a de facto ban on new coal-fired power while doing everything it can to harm existing coal plants. But for once there's something good to say about the latest EPA carbon rule: At least the agency was less devious when it formalized the coal ban last ... Go To Article
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OBAMA SUBSIDIZES Dirty CHINESE COAL Power – NRO
By MB Snow at April 4, 2012 | 3:57 pm
By KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON, April 4, 2012, NRO The Obama administration has done something I would call odd, if odd weren’t the norm in this White House. The administration is worried about global warming. It also is worried about the American economy, particularly manufacturing, and international competition, particularly from China. The administration’s response, ... Go To Article
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SOLYNDRA AUDIT:: Treasury’s review of Solyndra ‘rushed’ – POLITICO
By MB Snow at April 4, 2012 | 9:22 am
By BOB KING | 4/4/12 The Treasury Department's review of Solyndra's $535 million federal loan guarantee was "rushed" through in about one day in March 2009, "based on an expedited review request from DOE so that a press release could be issued," according to a Treasury inspector general report that gives further evidence of the early Obama administration's eagerness to ... Go To Article
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ENERGY::The End of the Saudi Oil Reserve Margin – WSJ
By MB Snow at April 4, 2012 | 12:35 am
By JIM KRANE President Obama's sanctions plan on Iran follows an old Mideast policy playbook. Western moves against an oil-exporting country take place with the cooperation of Saudi Arabia. U.S. strategy requires the Saudis to ramp up production and replace Iranian exports in hope of avoiding a damaging spike in prices. It's a familiar scenario: At one time or ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: EPA drops contamination suit against Texas natural gas producer – IER
By MB Snow at April 3, 2012 | 1:37 pm
Posted April 3, 2012, Institute for Energy Research Last Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to dismiss its 15-month long groundwater contamination case against Texas natural gas operator Range Resources Corporation (RRC). The dismissal of the federal lawsuit is the latest blow to EPA’s aggressive regulatory agenda, coming after a slew of ... Go To Article
LAWRENCE SOLOMON:: A world awash in oil | FinancialPo
By MB Snow at April 2, 2012 | 12:50 am
By LAWRENCE SOLOMON, Mar 30, 2012 –Financial Post Middle East will go back to being an obscure backwater Today, the Middle East is in the news daily — we hear of strife in Syria, in Iran, in Israel and Palestine. Ten or 20 years from now, conflicts in the Middle East will count for less in the world’s scheme of things, just as the daily conflicts that now ... Go To Article
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SAMUELSON:: Energy ‘independence,’ after all? – WaPo
By MB Snow at April 2, 2012 | 12:40 am
By ROBERT J. SAMUELSON, Sunday, April 1, Washington Post Call it Richard Nixon’s revenge. Amid election-year furor over high gasoline prices, something significant has happened to America’s energy outlook. We are steadily reducing our dependence on imported oil — a long-ago Nixon goal. In 1973, he proposed being free of imports by 1980. It didn’t happen, ... Go To Article
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ENERGY:: Obama’s Favorite Topic of Deception – RCP
By MB Snow at April 2, 2012 | 12:38 am
The presidency of Richard Nixon was destroyed, and that of Bill Clinton nearly ruined, by scandals that erupted over lies they told. But no president ever before has lied as frequently, as flagrantly or as foolishly as has Barack Obama. The president was in Cushing, Okla., March 22 to pretend he was for the Keystone XL pipeline he blocked in January, and to feign ... Go To Article
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