It’s been many years since the very honorable Sen. George Aiken (D) indicated that in effect, America should declare it won the war in Vietnam and get out. His profound remarks were more extensive than my quick summary. He was… Continue Reading →
“The natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence…much of our newfound energy is drawn from lands and waters that we, the public, own together. So tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and… Continue Reading →
Our lives are full of “what ifs.” Sometimes we can, with some degree of certainty, agree that if the “what ifs” had occurred, our well-being and our nation’s well-being would be different. When some of the “what ifs” would have… Continue Reading →
Jack Gerard, head of the American Petroleum Institute, is a paid lobbyist and advocate for the oil industry. He is not known for measured temperate presentations. Recently, he indicated that the federal government should not raise or reduce taxes, what… Continue Reading →
Recently, Exxon Mobil Corp. announced plans to drill off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. What’s most interesting about this announcement is not necessarily the decision itself, but the fact that the oil extracted from the sensitive region will fetch Exxon… Continue Reading →
Overnight, the most popular headlines have become “Gas Prices Hit Low for a Year,” “Gas Prices Continue to Decline” and the list goes on. According to Daily Fuel Gauge, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the… Continue Reading →
As we approach the end of a very long election season, full of increasingly negative ads and hardening partisan positions, it’s important that we remember what unites us. One of the greatest forces that tie us together is the desire… Continue Reading →
It is the decade of the iPhone, Twitter and Justin Bieber. It is a decade where there are more music reality TV shows than you can count. It is a decade where Americans are spending more on transportation than on… Continue Reading →
Say it ain’t so, Joe? This question and phrase was immortalized by a child who supposedly tearfully asked “Shoeless Joe” Jackson, the disgraced star baseball player, if he really threw a World Series game.
I wish I could find similar,… Continue Reading →
Everyone, except the most rapid ideologue among us, decries the lack of bipartisanship in responding to the nation’s ostensible energy problems. Forgive me for being a bit of a skeptic about the honesty of the pleas. The last time we… Continue Reading →
