Tag Archives: oil
Environment And Energy Needs
The urgent need for a reliable and ample supply of energy resources continues to be a major issue on the current political agenda nationwide. Indeed it should be. The standards of living of the various nations around the world can … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, Environment, Global Warming, government, Politics
Can Do It, Will Do It–Weapons and Economic Conflict
In the military there is the old principle about assuming for planning purposes that if there is something your enemy can do you best plan on them doing it. If you rummaged around the bowels of the Pentagon you would … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, history, military history, Politics
Common Ground or Conflict?
A pundit was pontificating last night that the new guy in the White House is doing the right thing by reaching out to the Muslim world to try and reach common ground with them. Apparently, he is set to praise … Continue reading
Filed under business, Culture, Economics, Foreign Affairs, government, history
Pricking the Peak Oil Theory
Last week I heard another media report about how we have reached our “peak oil” production for the world. That is the theory that maintains that we have found all the oil that is going to be found and that … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, history, Mother Nature
Trust the people with the oil facts, not the politicians
By popular demand I will augment the discussion about offshore drilling and the the oil business generally so everyone can reach their own conclusion and not rely upon the spoon fed information of some of our more verbose politicians. We … Continue reading
Oil Facts, not fiction
I am getting really irritated by the comments of politicians about our energy situation and those who oppose trying to drill now for more oil. Their arguments are disingenuous at best and outright spin lies at worst. Just this weekend … Continue reading
Energy Politics or energetically political
So many words have been spoken the last week or so by various politicians about our energy needs and problems that is boggles the mind. We have some very fundamental differences about what is the best course of action to … Continue reading
Oil Politics or Politically Oily
The recent hearings in the Senate with the oil executives really got my goat. The flagrant posturing by the politicians was nauseating. I am completely for an intelligent and informed discussion about our energy needs and the high prices of oil … Continue reading
Filed under government, Politics
