February 29, 2012 – 11:35 am
As DrewM points out, this should be in every GOP commercial from now till Election Day (Politico) The Energy Department isn’t working to lower gasoline prices directly, Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday after a Republican lawmaker scolded him for his now-infamous 2008 comment that gas prices in the U.S. should be as high as in […]
February 27, 2012 – 8:29 am
Jazz Shaw terms this “Obama prepares to fight gas prices with new bumper sticker“. I’m not so sure, because our feckless president doesn’t seem to be taking even that much action (Daily Herald)President Barack Obama will try to head off the political impact of rising gasoline prices as Republicans vow to make the price at […]
February 25, 2012 – 6:56 am
Just kidding. He whines about Republicans and blames oil companies Hello, everybody. Is it just me, or does that address, which he uses every week, seem rather unpresidential? Then again, look who we’re talking about. These days, we’re getting another painful reminder why developing new energy is so important to our future. Just like they […]
February 23, 2012 – 7:24 pm
He does, he really does (Via The Lonely Conservative) (Washington Examiner) President Obama admitted today that he does not have a “silver bullet†solution for skyrocketing gas prices, but he proposed alternative energy sources such as “a plant-like substance, algae†as a way of cutting dependence on oil by 17 percent. “We’re making new investments […]
February 22, 2012 – 5:38 pm
While attempting to toot his own horn (Bloomberg) President Barack Obama will try to head off the political impact of rising gasoline prices as Republicans vow to make the price at the pump an issue in the 2012 election campaign. Obama plans events this week focusing on his administration’s efforts to expand domestic exploration and […]
February 22, 2012 – 11:08 am
This is the result of pushing “green” energy when it is not ready for prime-time (GWPF, translated from Die Walt) Many households in Germany are no longer able to pay their electricity bills. As a result, around half a million households are sitting in the dark. The sharp price increases for electricity and gas is […]
February 17, 2012 – 8:56 am
And The Politico is not particularly happy about it, but has a rather difficult time defending Obama Gasoline prices are on the rise, and Republicans are licking their chops. It’s a familiar refrain: Once again, GOP lawmakers and conservative commentators are on the attack, blaming President Barack Obama for higher prices at the pump. And […]
February 9, 2012 – 3:53 pm
Many were already predicting that 2012 would be yet another record high for gas prices (72 cents higher than 2010’s record), which, if you are Obama, and want to push worthless “green” energy (in order to reward campaign donors), sounds great. Going into an election year in which some are predicting a normal of over […]
January 28, 2012 – 2:40 pm
It’s actually good to see Obama embrace natural gas (Marketwatch) President Barack Obama spoke yesterday at the UPS Depot in Las Vegas, Nevada promoting natural gas-fueled trucking as part of his “Blueprint for an economy that’s built to last,” unveiled at his January 24 “State of the Union” address to Congress, according to Clean Energy […]
January 19, 2012 – 8:50 am
Mostly, the Times writer, Craig Leisher, learns the pitfalls For our year living in the woods of Maine, I wanted a place where I could see and hear wildlife. Someplace both quiet and remote. In our part of Maine, quiet and remote means off the electrical grid. Our summer rental cabin had no electricity except […]
