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Saudis agree with McCain: Cut gasoline taxes! |
Joseph Romm |
16 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| If anything should put a stake through John McCain's absurd gas tax holiday idea, it's that the Saudi King advocates it, too! As I have previously noted, the only ones who benefit from the gas tax are the oil companies and the petroleum producers. Case in point, the biggest producer just said: Next month, the Saudis will be pumping an extra half-a-million barrels of oil a day compared to last month, bringing total Saudi production to 9.7 million barrels a ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, gas prices, John McCain, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, Saudi Arabia (all these topics) |
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Drill on the Hill
Republicans exanding their drill base, at least to other Republicans |
Kate Sheppard |
15 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| While Dick Cheney's busy cheerleading for increased domestic drilling from the White House, House Republicans have been cooking up yet another bill to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling. The bill, which they're calling the 'American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act,' would 'direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound prog ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, energy, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Garrisoning the global gas station
Challenging the militarization of U.S. energy policy |
Guest author |
13 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is a guest essay from energy analyst Michael T. Klare. It was originally run on TomDispatch; it is reprinted here with Tom's kind permission. ----- American policymakers have long viewed the protection of overseas oil supplies as an essential matter of 'national security,' requiring the threat of -- and sometimes the use of -- military force. This is now an unquestioned part of American foreign policy. On this basis, the first Bush administration fou ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, energy, fossil fuels, Iraq, Nigeria, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Dick move
Cheney perpetuates myth about China-Cuba oil partnership |
Kate Sheppard |
12 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| During his 'drill, drill, drill' rant yesterday, Dick Cheney complained that Cuba and China are drilling for oil closer to the coast of Florida than American companies are currently allowed. It's become a common talking point for Republicans arguing that more areas should be opened to drilling -- but, reports McClatchy, it appears to be bogus. [N]o one can prove that the Chinese are drilling anywhere off Cuba's shoreline. The China-Cuba connection is 'akin to ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, Cuba, energy, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Drill team coach
Cheney: 'Drill, drill, drill' |
Kate Sheppard |
12 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Dick Cheney has weighed in with his answer to the nation's energy woes: Vice President Cheney yesterday called for a substantial increase in domestic drilling for oil and other natural resources, including in environmentally sensitive areas, saying that only increased production -- and not new technology -- will satisfy the nation's demand for energy. 'We are an economy that runs on petroleum. Some 20 million barrels of it a day. That can and will change over tim ... |
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| Topics: Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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The Will to be ignorant
Drilling in ANWR still isn't the solution to high gas prices |
Andrew Dessler |
09 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| George Will is at it again. His latest bit of inane demagoguery can be found here, in which he excoriates everyone who has ever opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Also disqualified from complaining [about oil prices] are all voters who sent to Washington senators and representatives who have voted to keep ANWR's oil in the ground and who voted to put 85 percent of America's offshore territory off-limits to drilling. Naturally, Will ignore ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, dumbassery, energy, oil, oil and gas drilling (all these topics) |
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Your two cents
Opening ANWR cuts gas prices $0.02 in 2025 |
Joseph Romm |
05 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In the climate and energy debate, conservatives continue to argue that the only solution to high gasoline prices is drill, drill, drill, especially in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This argument is false, false, false. The Administration's own Energy Information Administration found differently in a 2004 Congressionally-requested 'Analysis of Oil and Gas Production in ANWR' (see 'Note to Bush, media: Opening ANWR cuts gas prices one cent in 2025'). I pointed ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, energy, gas prices, oil, oil and gas drilling (all these topics) |
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For on the Floor
Nations meet to hash out claims to Arctic seafloor |
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27 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:47 AM on 27 May 2008 What with climate change melting record amounts of Arctic ice, the five nations that claim land rights in the Arctic region have been rushing to stake claim to the minerals and oil wealth beneath the Arctic Ocean. Starting Tuesday, Denmark is hosting talks among the five countries, aiming to bring a measure of civility to the Arctic's predicted black-gold rush. One item that Denmark hopes the ot ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Truth laid bear?
McCain promotes eco-cred, while his advisers push for more Bush-style policies |
Kate Sheppard |
14 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In honor of John McCain's eco-week, both the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee have launched sites where folks can make personal pledges to protect the planet. The McCain campaign has also put out a line of 'eco-friendly' swag -- shirts, hats, tote bags, etc. Meanwhile, McCain adviser Kevin Hassett, who is also the director of economic-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, argues in an op-ed that polar bears shouldn't be listed as ... |
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| Topics: elections, endangered species, john mccain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, polar bears, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Do as the Bill Says, Not as It Does
Senators both GOP and Dem introduce destined-to-fail legislation |
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07 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:54 PM on 07 May 2008 Senate Democrats are trying once again to yank $17 billion in tax breaks away from oil companies that are enjoying booming profits. The Consumer-First Energy Act, introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, would also put a 25 percent tax on oil companies that don't invest in renewable energy. Bill cosponsor Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sums up, "Big Oil is making money h ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, energy, legislation, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Kunstler meets Colbert
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David Roberts |
03 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: books, energy, funnies, green living, oil, oil and gas drilling, TV (all these topics) |
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When $10.9 billion is just not enough
ExxonMobil's profits huge; shares fall anyway |
Josh Dorner |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| You know we're living in strange and perverse times when ExxonMobil can post a $10.9 billion quarterly profit and still fall short of expectations. This past quarter marked the second most profitable quarter ever for the most profitable company in the history of the world -- a 17 percent increase in year-on profits. And like its competitors at BP and Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon managed to increase its profits despite no increase in production. (Funny what happens when ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, Big Oil, business, energy, oil, oil and gas drilling (all these topics) |
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A Tough Drill to Swallow
President Bush stumps for ANWR drilling and dirty-energy expansion |
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29 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:17 PM on 29 Apr 2008 In a speech Tuesday, President Bush aimed to pacify Americans' concerns about skyrocketing fuel and food prices with the assurance that it's all Congress' fault. Bush advocated tackling energy prices by throwing environmental protection to the winds (in not quite those words), urging Congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and rah-rah-ing new ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, coal, dumbassery , energy, George Bush, news, nuclear power, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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OPEC chief joins $200 oil chorus
Bush, Big Oil offer more of the same |
Josh Dorner |
29 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yesterday, David noted comments by an oil analyst who predicted $200 oil by 2012. Today, that analyst was joined in his prediction by none other than the chief of OPEC, Chakib Khelil (who's also Algeria's energy minister). Mr. Khelil's comments were not date-specific, though this article leads me to believe he was thinking $200 oil could come much sooner than 2012. Meanwhile, we saw more of the same from both President Bush and Big Oil.For its part, Big Oil bega ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, Big Oil, energy, George Bush, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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An Offer We Can't Refuge
Proposed land swap would allow drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge |
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26 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:54 AM on 26 Mar 2008 Photo: usgs.gov The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a land swap with a Native-owned energy company that would open up about 200,000 acres of Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Alaska to oil and gas drilling. Under the pending deal, the energy company would trade about 150,000 acres of its nearby land for 110,000 acres of what it believes is more ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service (all these topics) |
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City Slickers
High oil prices revive urban oil drilling |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:55 AM on 21 Mar 2008 The high price of oil has spurred many drillers to revisit formerly abandoned wells all over the country, including some in towns and cities. Suburban developments that have sprung up near old wells abandoned years ago are seeing oil drillers returning to their old 'hood, often using new techniques to extract every drop of oil possible. Even wells that will only produce five or so barrels of oil a day are b ... |
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| Topics: news, oil and gas drilling, United States (all these topics) |
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Drill Team
Alaska senators introduce legislation to open Arctic Refuge to drilling |
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13 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:22 PM on 13 Mar 2008 Photo: Madhav Pai The push to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is back on. Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens have introduced legislation that would allow drilling in the Refuge if oil should hit $125 a barrel for five straight days. (For those keeping track at home, oil prices Thursday hit a record high of $111 a barrel.) "I can't believe that they would ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic Refuge, legislation, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Familiar refrains from some fossil fossils
Big Energy promotes Big Energy at Houston energy conference |
Josh Dorner |
28 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Today's first panel focused on 'supply-side solutions' and featured quite a line-up: Dana Flanders, President, Chevron Technology Ventures James Hackett, Chairman, President, and CEO, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Thad Hill, Executive Vice President and President, NRG Texas Robert Kelly, Founding Director, DKRW Energy LLC Aubrey McClendon, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Director, Chesapeake Energy Corporation This being a veritable who's who of the ... |
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| Topics: energy, oil, oil and gas drilling, Texas (all these topics) |
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Shelling It Out
Sell-off of oil leases in polar-bear habitat brings record bidding |
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07 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:54 AM on 07 Feb 2008 The Bush administration's sell-off of leases for oil and gas drilling in Alaska's polar-bear-harboring Chukchi Sea raised a lot of controversy -- and a lot of moola. The sale brought in a record $2.66 billion in bidding, well beyond the $67 million the feds had expected and budgeted for. Royal Dutch Shell was the big winner, with the highest bid for a single tract; the polar bear, ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, energy, news, oil and gas drilling (all these topics) |
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Missing in Auction
Chukchi Sea oil lease auction goes ahead, polar-bear concerns ignored |
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06 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:17 AM on 06 Feb 2008 The U.S. Interior Department is auctioning off oil and gas leases on Wednesday to drill in Alaska's Chukchi Sea, despite opposition from environmentalists and some Democrats in Congress concerned about the impact on polar bears. The Chukchi Sea, off Alaska's northern coast, is prime polar-bear habitat and advocates worry that already-stressed bear populations will fare even ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, news, oil and gas drilling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Bear With Us
Green groups sue over delay in polar-bear endangered-species decision |
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01 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:13 AM on 01 Feb 2008 Environmental and native groups have sued -- as they are wont to do -- in an attempt to force the Interior Department to rethink its decision to sell oil and gas leases in Alaska's Chukchi Sea, which is prime polar bear habitat. The lease sale by the department's Minerals Management Service is scheduled to go ahead next week; meanwhile, another agency in the department, the Fish a ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, endangered species, energy, litigation, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
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David Roberts |
30 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| "... there are a number of pieces of legislation where [McCain's] views are out of the mainstream, at least in my view, of conservative Republican thought. So, for instance, he's opposed to drilling in ANWR, I believe. ... ... And then now McCain-Lieberman, which is a unilateral -- meaning U.S.-only imposed -- cap-and-trade program, which puts a burden, as much as 50 cents a gallon, on gasoline in this country. It basically says Americans are going to pa ... |
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| Topics: Arctic refuge, carbon trading, climate, elections, energy, John McCain, Mitt Romney, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics) |
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Mars Attack
Judge rules that natural-gas company can drill on billionaire's land |
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09 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:53 PM on 09 Jan 2008 When we picture candy billionaire Forrest Mars, we imagine him diving into pools of M&Ms à la the coin-swimming revelry of Scrooge McDuck. That said, Mars' attempts to keep oil and gas drills off of his Montana land were foiled yesterday, when a state judge ruled that Pinnacle Gas Resources has the right to access gas reserves underneath Mars' ranch. Drilling is likely to commen ... |
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| Topics: energy, Montana, news, oil and gas drilling (all these topics) |
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Mission of Mars
Reclusive candy billionaire opposes drilling near his Montana land |
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08 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:58 AM on 08 Jan 2008 Ranchers and conservationists fighting to keep drills out of coal and gas deposits along Montana's Tongue River are finding an ally in landowner and reclusive billionaire Forrest E. Mars Jr., former CEO of the Mars candy company. Sweet. From the Archives Let Your Commission Be Your Guide. Federal Trade Commission reviews environmental marketing guidelines ... |
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| Topics: energy, Montana, news, oil and gas drilling (all these topics) |
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Crony Loves Chukchi
Bush administration will offer oil leases in prime polar-bear habitat |
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02 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:50 PM on 02 Jan 2008 The U.S. Interior Department's Minerals Management Service plans to offer offshore oil and gas drilling rights to 29.7 million acres of Alaska's Chukchi Sea. The area is home to one of two U.S. polar bear populations; interestingly enough, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -- also a part of the Interior Department -- is within days of deciding whether to list the polar bea ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, endangered species, energy, news, oil and gas drilling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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