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Gas Mon Apr 29

Rich Galen

I've done work for T. Boone Pickens and the Pickens Plan since 2008. I wanted to mention this at the top because we're going to be discussing natural gas. ... more
Obama Expected to Approve Keystone Pipeline Tue Apr 23

Washington, D.C.

David Gordon, former Director of Policy Planning, says President Obama will probably okay the Keystone pipeline. ... more
Blow Off Pampered Greenies, Build Keystone XL Mon Apr 15

Katie Kieffer

Recycling is fine. Conservation is fine. But sometimes greenies cross the line. They expect you and me to go jobless and hungry so they can save a porcupine. ... more
America's Big Fat Advantage Thu Mar 21

Victor Davis Hanson

For all the Obama-era talk of decline, there is at least one reason why America probably won't, at least not quite yet. ... more
Who Would Follow Our Example on Keystone? Fri Mar 15

Jonah Goldberg

While many have long seen America as the global bad boy, everybody likes Canada. If Uncle Sam tucks his pack of Marlboros under his T-shirt sleeve and plays by his own rules, the Canadian moose -- or whatever their Uncle Sam equivalent is -- always wears his blue blazer and school tie and does his chores without being asked. Canada is a global citizen, a good neighbor, a northern Puerto Rico with an EU sensibility that earns its gold stars from the United Nations every day. ... more
How to Beat OPEC Thu Mar 7

Cliff May

If you suffer a heart attack but your doctor thinks you've got a nasty case of indigestion, the medicine he prescribes probably won’t cure you. The same applies to policy-making and legislating: Misunderstand the problem, and you’re likely to come up with a useless — or damaging — response. ... more
State Department Finds Keystone XL Pipeline Won't Accelerate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sat Mar 2

Heather Ginsberg
Europe to get its first EU-wide offshore oil and gas law Thu Feb 21

Reuters News
Don't Raise Taxes to Avoid the Sequester Thu Feb 21

Christopher Prandoni

President Obama has a new plan to avoid sequestration: kill private sector jobs. In 2011 Republicans required spending cuts to raise the debt ceiling. President Obama suggested that, in addition to freezing spending levels, broad-based spending cuts be implemented on March 1, 2013 via sequester. ... more
Washington Turns Science to Science Fiction Sat Feb 16

Rich Tucker

Government has replaced science with, well, fiction. Consider the push for renewable fuels. ... more
Tunisia deploys special combat units to protect oil and gas fields Tue Jan 29

Reuters News
No Time to Get LOST Fri Dec 21

Ed Feulner

“It is an outrage.” The source of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s anger? The fact that the United States has yet to approve a treaty known as the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, which often goes by the acronym LOST. ... more
Winners and Losers Energy Policies Thu Oct 18

Paul Driessen

Governor Mitt Romney strongly supports North American energy independence as the foundation of renewed US employment and prosperity. President Obama is waging war on fossil fuels, job creation, and efforts to end our economic recession and reduce dependence on Middle Eastern and Russian oil. ... more
CBO "Energy Security" Report Exemplifies Washington's Failures Sat May 19

Michael Whatley

It’s no wonder most Americans don’t trust politicians and government agencies in Washington, D.C. Too often the city’s power brokers offer talking points that seem to fly in the face of logic. ... more
A Gold Nugget as Big as the White House Wed May 16

Terry Jeffrey

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote a story about a family that discovered a diamond as big as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel sitting beneath a mountain in a remote corner of Montana. ... more
GAO: Recoverable Oil in Western States 'About Equal to Entire World's Proven Reserves' Sat May 12

Erika Johnsen
How Convenient: State Dept Projects No Decision on New Keystone Application 'Til 2013 Fri May 4

Erika Johnsen
US to issue sweeping fracking rules on federal land Fri May 4

Townhall.com Staff
Crucifying Oil and Gas on a Cross Made of You and Me Sun Apr 29

Marita Noon

The revelation of the EPA’s “philosophy” used in their regulation of oil and gas companies—“crucify” and “make examples” of, just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience—provides proof of what many have known. ... more
Excellent: GOP Wants EPA Official to Testify before Congress over "Crucify" Comments Fri Apr 27

Erika Johnsen
Obama is Bluffing on Energy Policy Sun Apr 15

Thomas Pyle

President Obama, highly aware of the re-election vulnerability that comes with high gas prices, continues to hide behind tired “it’s not my fault” campaign rhetoric, while using the opportunity to call for an expansion of his failed subsidy policies. ... more
Obama's Latest Executive Order Doubles Down on the Frack Attack Fri Apr 13

Erika Johnsen
New Ad Hits Obama Where It Hurts on his Energy Narrative Wed Apr 11

Erika Johnsen
2011: The Most Energy-Efficient Year in History Mon Apr 2

Erika Johnsen
Anger, Villification, Misinformation –And No Energy Policy Sun Apr 1

Austin Hill

President Obama was speaking in the White House Rose Garden this past Thursday. Our nation’s energy problems –problems that, as he stated last month, have plagued our country for over thirty years – could now be addressed with one simple juxtaposition and one obvious choice for those who serve in the House and Senate. ... more