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Gas and Oil Woes
Gas topping 3.00 a gallon. No slowdown in sight. This wikizine explores alternatives to the madness that is Petroleum based products. We welcome alternative energy type thinkers as well as Big Oil Fatcats. Environmentally friendly... [more]
Gas topping 3.00 a gallon. No slowdown in sight. This wikizine explores alternatives to the madness that is Petroleum based products. We welcome alternative energy type thinkers as well as Big Oil Fatcats. Environmentally friendly and the fiscally responsible need to sit down and figure this stuff out sooner rather than later. Why not start here?
Congress has just under two weeks of work left— before it goes on recess till September.
While our elected representatives get ready to go play—the average American continues to struggle with the high price of gasoline and its effects through-out the economy.
Still to come out of the halls of Congress—any sort of relief from the gas price burden facing Americans.
Lawmakers are looking at measures that could reign in speculation—which some experts say could drop the cost of...
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High gas prices seem to be vaporizing opposition to drilling in ANWR, the Artic National Wildlife Refuge—if a new poll is to be believed…
The survey by the Pew Research Center finds that 50% of all Americans now support drilling in ANWR compared to last February when only 47% supported the same concept.
You can look at the PEW’s detailed results here, but one thing they didn’t ask folks is do they know exactly where in ANWR the drilling would occur.
Take a look.
They’re...
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Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is on a mission these days—to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil.. But he’s not the only one.Both Pickens and a group calling itself NozzleRage are counting on high profile attention from the the Internet to drive their points home.~~~~ The NozzleRage folks have called upon the Zucker Brothers to create their video.The Zucker's were the creative force behind the movie Airplane, and the TV series Police Squad.Their point—a bit heavy-handed—-uses...
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New Jersey, eager to continue getting revenue from its 127 miles of tourist-friendly ocean beaches, has generally inspired its elected officials to oppose offshore oil drilling. The recent spike in prices at the gas pump, however, may be causing some New Jersey Republicans to reconsider their...
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He was against drilling for more oil. Now he's for it. He was against opening up areas of ANWR for oil exploration. Now he's willing to look at the issue again. He voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he wants to make them permanent.
Sen. John McCain has been in politics a long time. He has...
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From chanvillager.com
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U.S. offshore oil drilling is not perfectly tidy. It's only 99.999 percent clean. Indeed, since 1980 -- as MMS figures indicate -- 101,997 barrels spilled from among the 11.855 billion barrels of American oil extracted offshore. This is a 0.001 percent pollution rate. While offshore drilling is...
From freerepublic.com
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- Governor Opposes Offshore Oil Drilling (topix.com)
- Bush Calls for Offshore Oil Drilling (rss.topix.net)
- Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling (indiaenews.com)
Offshore drilling could be the key to increasing jobs and improvIng the economy in Eastern North Carolina, according to Republic gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory.
- Offshore Oil Drilling: What Do Local Leaders Think? (rss.topix.net)
- Letters: Offshore oil drilling, transportation, local politics, etc. (news.google.com)
- McCain Calls for Offshore Oil Drilling (topix.com)
As I expected, ANWR was nothing more than a barren land, an arctic tundra void of wildlife and trees. During most of the year, it’s completely blanketed ...
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When it comes to mapping out America's energy future, presumptive presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain agree on most issues except one: offshore oil drilling.
- Overturn ban on offshore drilling (denverpost.com)
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and other liberal leaders on Capitol Hill are gripped by cold-sweat terror. If they permit a vote on offshore drilling, they know they will lose when Blue Dogs and oil-patch Democrats defect to the GOP position of increasing ...
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When it comes to mapping out America's energy future, presumptive presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain agree on most issues except one: offshore oil drilling.
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Wolf Blitzer interviewed T. Boone Pickens about his sudden push for alternative energy today on The Situation Room. The oilman-turned-renewables-pitchman has been the subject of much buzz in the greeen blogosphere, even earning several mentions and high praise from Sierra Club Executive Director...
From huffingtonpost.com
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- Oilman Boone Pickens goes green (news.search.yahoo.com)
- Oil man T. Boone Pickens promotes wind power (energy.einnews.com)
- Boone Pickens Testifies on Capitol Hill (clipsyndicate.com)
By Michael D. Shear Sen. John McCain says at every campaign stop that offshore oil drilling is safe, playing down the risk of environmental accidents, even when faced with the power of a hurricane. "I'm aware that off the coast of Louisiana and Texas there are oil rigs, as we well know, and those...
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