October 16, 2012 – 10:48 am
I wonder of Gov. Romney will bring this up tonight? (Bloomberg) A123 Systems Inc. (AONE), a maker of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, filed for bankruptcy after failing to make a debt payment that was due yesterday. The company listed assets of $459.8 million and debt of $376 million as of Aug. 31 in […]
October 12, 2012 – 11:25 am
Ford is coming out with a vehicle in the US, which has been available in Europe for a couple of years, called the C-Max, designed to give the Toyota Prius a run (which it won’t any time soon. The Prius is refined, available in several models, and has seen its price drop to where it […]
October 11, 2012 – 1:58 pm
As Grist points out, this comes a mere 3 weeks before the election (Interior Department) As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced approval of a ‘land-into-trust’ application from the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Today’s action is […]
October 8, 2012 – 7:51 pm
Here we go again. One would think a sitting US Senator would understand some market economics (and the fact that Ca. regulations and taxes artificially inflate the prices), or would at least have someone explain it to her. Alas, no (Boston Herald) The average price in the state hit $4.668, according to AAA. Sen. Dianne […]
September 25, 2012 – 8:44 am
The main problem with “green” is that it’s no longer about being environmentally friendly: it’s about globull warming, the climate change hoax, hotcoldwetdry. Every issue has been linked, no matter how commonsense, and consumers are constantly barraged with preachy advertisements and news reports. Oh, and they realize that there are a ton of scams, and […]
September 22, 2012 – 12:21 pm
Imagine that Congress managed to eliminate the tax deductions that oil companies benefit from: what would happen? Would there be massive layoffs? Would plants shut down? Er, no, we’d just see a rise in cost of oil and gas. What happens when an “alternative energy” tax credit is not extended? (CBS) Wind energy equipment manufacturer […]
September 14, 2012 – 9:10 am
It’s never a good thing when a Democrat loses the editorial board of a major liberal leaning paper GM’s vaunted Volt is on the road to nowhere fast The Energy Department study assumed that General Motors would produce 120,000 plug-in hybrid Volts in 2012. GM never came close to that and recently suspended Volt production […]
September 11, 2012 – 9:04 am
It’s interesting to note that every time there is a big storm that knocks out power, people immediately assault power companies for failing to spend oodles of money upgrading their infrastructure. Like just last year in New Jersey. This past July saw people and government freaking out on PepCo, a Maryland power company, along with […]
September 9, 2012 – 8:18 am
Proponents of wind turbines say that this is all incidental and coincidental. Enough so that there is actually a medical condition name for it (UK Daily Mail) It was Uplawmoor’s tranquility and wild beauty that drew civil servant Aileen Jackson to settle there 28 years ago. She’d had enough of life in the big city. […]
August 24, 2012 – 9:00 am
Romney just released his detailed energy plan Thursday morning, a 21 page plan that outlines how America can strive for energy independence. Fortunately, Politico is there to attempt to shoot it down just a few hours after it was released, offering four roadblocks Energy experts say Mitt Romney’s goal to achieve North American energy independence […]
