Category Archives: Energy Issues

Mitt’s Attack on Crony Capitalism

Tough stuff. The right stuff. By Larry Kudlow Let me build on Charles Krauthammer’s great Friday column, “The GOP’s Suicide March.” Krauthammer argues that just as President Obama’s class-warfare, soak-the-rich mantra started lagging in the polls, some Republicans on the campaign trail started making the case that Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital was involved in nothing [...]

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Political Cartoons: “Obama, Greyhound One and New Fuel Economy Standards for the Rest of Us

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Solid Principles Podcast: Episode 40

 Solid Principles Podcast: Episode 40 7/30/2011 The Kangaroo Carbon Diet:  In 2009, The ‘Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill’ also known as ‘Cap & Trade’ passed the house, where it slowly died upon reaching the Senate.  Now in 2011 the Australian Labor Government under the Prime Ministership of Julia Gillard, are on the verge of adopting their [...]

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The Down Under Green Police

A collection of stills from the Audi 2010 Green Car Super Bowl Commercial, while presented as a semi-parody over green hysteria, this scenario might soon become a reality in Australia   AUSTRALIA: Carbon cops will be given sweeping powers to enforce a carbon tax package proposed by the ruling Gillard Labor government. A $23-a-tonne carbon tax Businesses [...]

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USA Environmental groups Target Chilean Energy Development

“In May, the Chilean regulatory body charged with approving such projects gave the go-ahead for building the five dams that will create the power. Immediately, environmental groups organized protest marches in Santiago and threatened lawsuits that could tie up the project for years”. TAKEN FROM: ‘U.S. Greens vs. Chile’s Poor’ by Mary Anastasia O’Grady read complete [...]

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Australia Closer to Carbon Tax

  Australia: Julia Gillard’s Minority Labor Government has pushed forward with it’s plan to introduce a carbon tax. Independent MP Tony Windsor has given his strongest signal yet that he’ll back a carbon tax. CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL STORY (opens in new window/tab) Further Reading:  Australia carbon tax plans spark protests – BBC News Recommend [...]

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Political Cartoons: Michael Ramirez

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Opposition To Offshore Drilling Ban Rises to 55%

Gas prices have been rising dramatically in recent days, and opposition to President Obama’s continuing ban on oil drilling off the Eastern seaboard and in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico is up from early December when the policy was first announced. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 55% of Likely [...]

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House votes to overthrow ‘czars’

  By: ROBIN BRAVENDER POLITICO The House voted Thursday to dethrone nine White House “czars.”   Republicans successfully added an amendment to the continuing resolution that would leave President Barack Obama’s senior advisers on policy issues including health care, energy and others out of a job. The vote was 249-179. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) offered [...]

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The stunning decline of Barack Obama: 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown

By Nile Gardiner The last few weeks have been a nightmare for President Obama, in a summer of discontent in the United States which has deeply unsettled the ruling liberal elites, so much so that even the Left has begun to turn against the White House. While the anti-establishment Tea Party movement has gained significant [...]

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