Another gas crisis? Helium dwindles in U.S.
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Snip: The United States is running out of helium. Yes, helium. Thanks to a 1996 law that has forced the government to sell off its helium reserves at bargain-bin prices, the country’s stockpile of the relatively rare and nonrenewable gas could soon vanish. Party supply stores are already feeling the pinch, as helium shortfalls are driving up the price of balloons........ A severe helium shortage, experts say, would cause problems for large swaths of the economy, from medical scanners to welding to the manufacturing of optical fibers and LCD screens. |
Perfectly Planned Destruction
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Most Conservatives have for many years tried to make the case that “Liberalism” is synonymous with “Socialism.” The main point being that liberal politicians can only be elected by ensuring their “constituents” remain dependent on the goodies only liberals can provide. “The Redistribution of Wealth” therefore has to be a primary plank in their campaign platforms. (It’s interesting to note that all these programs are designed to give their constituents just enough to survive, yet never enough to escape the trap of Government dependence). Reagan once said “We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not... |
Pipeline Flip Turns U.S. Oil World 'Upside Down'
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| The U.S. oil boom has created a glut of crude in Cushing, Okla., a major oil storage hub. This sign dubs the city the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World." For years, Cushing, Okla., has been on the receiving end of a 500-mile pipeline funneling oil from the Gulf of Mexico to the American heartland.Starting this weekend, that pipeline will start moving crude in the other direction. That flow reversal could soon have implications at gas pumps around the country."For 40 years, crude oil flowed north," says Philip Verleger, a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "Today, oil... |
Sick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek Answers
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Kay Allen had just started work, and everything seemed quiet at the Cornerstone Care community health clinic in Burgettstown, Pa. But things didn't stay quiet for long. "All the girls, they were yelling at me in the back, 'You gotta come out here quick. You gotta come out here quick,' " said Allen, 59, a nurse from Weirton, W.Va. Allen rushed out front and knew right away what all the yelling was about. The whole place reeked — like someone had spilled a giant bottle of nail polish remover. "I told everybody to get outside and get fresh air. So... |
Interior Approves Anadarko's Uinta Basin Project
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Secretary of the Interior Salazar, on Tuesday signed the Record of Decision, for Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s proposed Greater Natural Buttes project, in which up to 3,675 new gas wells could be developed in the existing gas producing area of Uintah County, Utah over a 10-year period. "The President is (after 3 years is) focused on expanding production of natural gas as ... cheaper and full of new jobs," said Salazar. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, praised the agreement. "We appreciate Anadarko's willingness to meet with us, listen to our concerns, and adjust its project to eliminate and mitigate impacts," |
Federal energy policy? Be careful what you wish for
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Last month President Barack Obama signed an executive order that could lead to more federal rules on gas drilling. Obama said it is important to take advantage of natural gas resources, but he added air and water quality must be safeguarded. Of course. But what Obama did last week was to establish a "working group" to coordinate federal oversight of the natural gas industry. It will be headed by Heather Zichal, who is deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change. Zichal is no friend of fossil fuels. She once worked with the Sierra Club and was an... |
Bryan Mound (Strategic Petroleum Reserve)Pre-election Releases?
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Just got the scoop from my guy who works at Bryan Mound (Strategic Petroleum Reserve). As you may know, the largest reserve site in the U.S. is located a few miles from where I work in Freeport. It hold 200+ million barrels of oil. They got a visitor from Washington D.C. authorizing the release of 80-90 million barrels across all 4 sites in the U.S. It will be sold to Exxon Mobil for the purpose of flooding the market to bring down gas prices (temporarily). Just in time for the election. The president can do this without Congress. What an... |
Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to disperse marchers in Oakland, Calif. And black-clad demonstrators smashed windows in Seattle and occupied a building owned by the Catholic archdiocese in San Francisco OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to disperse marchers in Oakland, Calif. And black-clad demonstrators smashed windows in Seattle and occupied a building owned by the Catholic archdiocese in San Francisco. Activists across the U.S. joined in worldwide May Day... |
The Other Obama Columbia Summit Debacle (w/ Argentina)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Does U.S. President Obama have a foreign policy or should we call it a "dangerous farcical policy." Is he even control of the White House? By now, most people have heard the story of how, "11 Secret Service agents" and "as many as 10 U.S. military personnel," hired prostitutes, drank alcohol, and possibly used illicit drugs -- all in "security preparation" for the president to attend the Summit of the Americas in Columbia. Besides the security debacle, Obama's diplomatic effort, "wasn't exactly smooth sailing." But there's a subtle clincher to Obama's ridiculous Columbia trip which belies his true incompetency, a... |
Salazar: 'No one knows' if US headed to $9/gal gas
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that "no one knows" if gasoline prices in the United States will reach $9 per gallon, and acknowledged that the possibility is outside his control. "I don't think anyone can speculate what will happen with respect to oil prices and gas prices because they are set on the global economy," Salazar told reporters when asked if gas prices could reach $9 per gallon, as they have been in Greece. "Where it will all end, no one knows. He explained that "what we see happening today are the influences first of unrest in places... |
Egypt Says Gas Agreement 'Suspended, Not Cancelled'
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Gas Pipeline Gas Pipeline Reuters A senior official in the Egyptian army said on Sunday the agreement of supply of gas between Egypt and Israel was not cancelled but only suspended. According to a report on Army Radio, the official said that the suspension came about following a dispute regarding the transfer of funds. Earlier, Channel 2 News reported that Egypt had informed Israel that it is unilaterally cancelling the agreement. The announcement was made to EMG, the firm that receives the gas from Egypt. Egypt’s natural gas company declared, according to the Army Radio report, that the gas agreement... |
Egypt Unilaterally Breaks Off Gas Deal, Cairo breaks agreement that is part of the peace treaty
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Egypt informed Israel Sunday afternoon that it is unilaterally cancelling the agreement of supply of gas to Israel. The announcement was made to EMG, the firm that receives the gas from Egypt, and reported on Channel 2 news. The peace treaty with Egypt includes a financial appendix, in which Egypt agrees to supply Israel with oil. Several years ago the appendix was changed so that the oil was replaced by gas. The treaty commits Egypt to supply Israel with the amount of gas it requires for a specified period, in exchange for payment. |
Graphics/Cartoons: Obama, Democrats, and Gas Prices
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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EPA: 2010 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased 3.2 Percent (economic growth, electricity demands)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| EPA: 2010 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased 3.2 PercentBy Rachel Bogart | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Mon, Apr 16, 2012 According to Reuters, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today that greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. increased 3.2 percent in 2010 over the previous year, most likely due to economic growth in the country and electricity demands during the stifling summer. Here are some facts about greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and steps being taken to reduce its emission levels. * Fossil fuel combustion contributes to a major portion of greenhouse gas emissions and in 2010 it contributed about... |
Joe Kennedy III calls for ending ‘cheap oil’
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| As gas prices continue to soar around the country, Joe Kennedy III, the Democratic candidate for Rep. Barney Frank’s seat, wrote an online letter to supporters calling for an end to “cheap oil.” “Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama — they’ve all talked about the same thing: the need to wean ourselves off our debilitating dependence on foreign oil,” Kennedy wrote. “The cycle that allows cheap oil to trump tough choices has to stop,” he continued. “Forty years is enough.” |
Obama to pitch $52M plan to regulate oil markets [Maxine Waters Dream Coming True]
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Under pressure to take action on rising gasoline prices, President Obama wants Congress to strengthen federal supervision of oil markets, increase penalties for market manipulation and empower regulators to increase the amount of money energy traders are required to put behind their transactions. The White House plan, which Obama was to unveil Tuesday, is more likely to draw sharp election-year distinctions with Republicans than have an immediate effect on prices at the pump. The measures seek to boost spending for Wall Street enforcement at a time when congressional Republicans are seeking to limit the reach of federal financial regulations. |
Governor Palin’s Closing Argument On Her Fox News Special “Paying At The Pump”
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Palin: Here’s the deal. There is that inherent link between energy and prosperity and energy and security. Oil prices affect everything in our lives, including even where we send our sons and daughters in war. Bottom line is we need to drill more here where God seems to have dumped a storehouse of safe energy supply right underfoot. Developing resources here grows our economy. It decreases trade imbalance. It creates hundreds of thousands of good paying jobs and it secures our union by eliminating dependence on dangerous foreign regimes, regimes that use energy as a weapon. Access to affordable energy... |
Restricting Supply To Boost Prices
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Energy Policy: The administration claims there's no "silver bullet" to lower gas prices and that they've kept rising in the face of higher domestic production, as if the law of supply and demand has suddenly been repealed. It hasn't, and increased production on private and state lands doesn't blunt the impact on prices when 94% of federal onshore lands and 97% of federal offshore lands are off-limits to oil and gas drilling. A key factor in gas prices is and always has been future supplies and potential disruptions to those supplies. Another is the fact that we are the only... |
How A Dumb Law Blocks A Great Way To Fuel America
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Steven Sterin thinks he has a better way. As president of the advanced fuels division at Dallas-based chemicals company Celanese, he’s supervising construction of two new plants—one in Texas, the other in China—to make ethanol. But you won’t see any vats fermenting corn here. Celanese makes its ethanol by tearing apart and recombining the hydrocarbons found in plentiful natural gas or coal. ..... The problem isn’t science. It’s Washington. Thanks to the 2007 Renewable Fuel Standard law, gasoline refiners are mandated to blend so much plant-based or renewable ethanol into the gas supply that it prevents Celanese or any other... |
Gas Prices Officially Double Under Obama
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Feeling pain at the pump? You're not alone. Gas prices have officially doubled in President Obama's first term. In fact, while just barely, Obama has seen an even higher gas price increase than Carter dealt with under his administration. Under the Carter administration, gas prices increased by 103.77 percent. Gas prices since Obama took office have risen by 103.79 percent. No other presidents in recent years have struggled as much with soaring oil prices. Under the Reagan administration, gas prices actually dropped 66 percent. When Bill Clinton was president, gas prices grew by roughly 30 percent, and under both Bush... |
(-:(-:(-:THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD:-):-):-)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| The Ant and The Grasshopper TRADITIONAL VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself! MODERN VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The... |
TX: EPA drops order against Range Resources in Parker County case [EPA loses AGAIN]
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn an administrative order it filed against Fort Worth-based Range Resources over water contamination in Parker County. The EPA filed the “imminent and substantial endangerment order” in December 2010 and said Range’s drilling in Parker County had caused or contributed to the contamination of at least two residential drinking water wells. The agency ordered Range to stop the contamination, provide drinking water to the two residences and provide methane gas monitors to the homeowners, among other measures. Range’s challenge against the order was pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit... |
MILLER: Sticker shock at the pump: Obama and Democratic Senate push for higher gas prices
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| Americans today are paying an average $3.92 for a gallon of regular gas. The pain of watching the number at the pump tick ever higher doesn’t seem to be shared by President Obama or his allies on Capitol Hill. Democrats see the sky-high cost of petrol as a way to force other people to get around by public transportation and electric cars. Thankfully, they don’t have the support to get away with it. Just before a Thursday vote in the Senate to hike taxes on oil companies, the president appeared in the Rose Garden to make his case. “Today members... |
Fracking – An Existential Threat To Green Dogma
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| USA --(Ammoland.com)- The Sierra Club and other environmental pressure groups are redoubling their efforts to “stop fracking in its tracks.” No wonder. The technology is an existential threat to fundamental “green” dogmas. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is a true “game changer.” In less than two years, this proven but still rapidly advancing technology has obliterated longstanding claims that we are running out of petroleum. Instead, the USA now finds itself blessed with centuries of oil and gas. Thankfully, much of it is on state and private lands, which cannot easily be locked up by federal diktat. Poland and Estonia... |
CNN Money: Gas Price Headlines Then and Now
Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:26:58 AM
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| NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Gas prices are once again dominating the national debate. But despite rhetoric, high gas prices aren't hurting as much as they used to. |
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