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Bans on Deep Sea Energy Development Must be Lifted
Posted by: Travis Windle (06-12-2007, 05:11 PM)
Bans on Deep Sea Energy Development Must be Lifted (Pa. GOP Rep. John Peterson)
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WSJ: Russia and Iran discuss forming cartel for natural gas
Posted by: Chris Tucker (02-02-2007, 02:20 PM)
The idea that nations with a considerable endowment in domestic natural resources would hold a keen interest in influencing the prices consuming nations pay for those resources is both nothing new, and completely understandable. It was this sort of thinking that led to the creation in September 1960 of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries - an international syndicate formed to regulate the price and output of oil known more familiarly by its ubiquitous acronym: OPEC.
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Corn prices rising fast as President Bush encourages ethanol use
Posted by: Chris Tucker (01-24-2007, 05:45 PM)
The law of unintended consequences - coldly referred to as "externalities" by the economist - claimed another high-profile victim this past week, with the price of corn experiencing a two-fold increase as the Bush administration announced plans to increase the share of ethanol in our nation's transportation fuel stock.
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Wash Post: Energy policy deserves more serious treatment
Posted by: Chris Tucker (01-18-2007, 01:47 PM)
The hits just keep on coming against the Democrats' tax-and-spend energy bill, which is being considered this afternoon on the House floor. Yesterday, the Washington Post editorial board - not exactly a denizen of the right - weighed in by filing this stinging editorial. Among its points:
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WSJ: The OPEC Energy Security Act
Posted by: Chris Tucker (01-17-2007, 11:11 AM)
The Democrats have made clear their intention this week to bring to the House floor an "energy bill" (loosely defined) designed to roll back subsides for "Big Oil," and, along the way, make it much more difficult and expensive to produce essential supplies of energy at home. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required):
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