There’s a bitter irony that strikes us all in our quest for total energy independence and a sustainable, clean energy future. Few will argue that natural gas is our ticket to the freedom of domestic energy production. It’s clean, cheaper …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Why Renewable Energy Is Slow in Replacing Fossil Fuels
Many of us are scratching our heads, wondering how it’s possible that renewable energy, for all its merits, could be so slow to replace fossil fuels. As outlined in this article on Chesapeake Energy (our second largest natural gas producer), the …
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Big Energy Loves U.S. Supreme Court Decision "Citizens United"
Duke Brooks writes on Independent Vermont senator Citizens United opponent Bernie Sanders as follows: Sanders is, of course, not an independent. He is, IN FACT, a self-described socialist…. The opposition to Citizens United (granting corporations the right to spend as much …
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U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe: Undermining U.S. Security
I really can’t understand why more people, regardless of their political leanings, aren’t calling for the resignation of U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK). Haven’t his antics gone far past the point of our normal political theater? Inhofe is in office …
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American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — Working to Repeal Environmental Regulation
When I wrote this piece yesterday by Inside Climate News’ Maria Gallucci, I had no idea that just a few hours later, a friend would send me this article by the same author, in which we can see how nasty …
Oil and Coal Companies Deeply Entrenched
Guest blogger Brian McGowan sent me this nauseating piece on the entrenchment of the oil and coal companies. As we’ve noted often here, one of the leading drivers of environmentalism in the US is the military. This carries with it …
Role of Government in Energy Policy
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Is government intervention the way to change the hearts and minds of the consumers of energy? Look at prohibition of alcohol. See the NYT article that was published today. This is a case study that …
Honoring Our Soldiers By Keeping Them Safe
As we pay our respects to America’s fallen soldiers this Memorial Day, let’s take a moment and remember what put so many of them in harm’s way in the first place: our dependence on oil. While we’re at it, let’s …
Being on Big Oil’s Radar Screen — Is That Good?
Duke Brooks (old friend from school forty years ago) comments on my piece about the Koch brothers’ sponsorship of PBS’s NOVA: “I have heard that the Koch brothers speak very highly of you, by the way.” Ha! You’re kidding, of …
Fossil Fuel Industries Likely To Remain Insanely Profitable
The reader who asked me about this article on renewable energy from RealClearScience poses this follow-up: So the article didn’t stress the importance of a “level playing field” which I understand is of major importance. So, your overall impression is that …
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