Energy

Data Point – A Time to Drill

April 29, 2013

It is clear that if energy is needed, and it is found, it can be drilled for and drilled quickly.  It is also clear that Obama’s Administration does not believe it is needed nor wanted, so they slow walk it (if moving forward on one’s knees is construed as reasonable progress). (H/T: RedState)

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Data Point – US Energy Consumption per Dollar of GDP

April 28, 2013

Efficient! (H/T: AEIdeas)

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But can you get a Bachelor’s in both kinds of stupid?

February 11, 2013

              Following in the footsteps of Steve’s great post, I thought I ought to mention (if you hadn’t already heard) there is a student- advocacy organization at UNH called the Student Environmental Action Coalition pressing the university to divest itself from ‘oil and other fossil fuel’ companies.   Mimicking other non-reality-based [ Read more ]

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Another stupid TV anchor – one of the MSM’s finest sounds a bit off key.

February 10, 2013

Progressives – the ones that claim that they are the reality based ones that are science oriented.  Well, Steve’s got the CNN looney bird that thinks approaching asteroids are due to our so-called “global warming” – her exclamation had to be both reality and scientifically based, eh?  And now, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell decides to lend [ Read more ]

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Watt The CFL Is Going On Here?

January 2, 2013

While the total ban on incandescents was averted the old reliable ‘heat-ball’ is still nearing extinction in the US.  When we rang in this new year, January 1st 2013 began the ban on the 75 Watt incandescent bulb.  It may no longer be produced or sold once supplies run out.  It’s smaller cousins will not [ Read more ]

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This will drive the Greenies at TreeHugger nuts!

December 19, 2012

Over at Breitbart is a post with this headline:     “Coal Use Set To Surpass Oil In  A Decade: IEA“.  I used to go over and post comments over at TreeHugger, as regular readers of the ‘Grok know, and bring the Lefty Enviro-wacko stream of consciousness back here just so that you see what the mindset [ Read more ]

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Wither Thee A Thermostat – One Example of How Government Can Ruin Your Life

December 7, 2012

Here is a very good example of why the Government sucks, and why the very nature of the state as a reliever of ills is actually destructive to that very end.. Throughout the entire winter, every winter lately, the temperature in my house is around 63-65 degrees.  At night, and when we are out, it [ Read more ]

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Good Call, Maggie – Higher Electric Rates for NH

October 6, 2012

From inception, Maggie “The Red” Hassan has been a strong proponent of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the “Cap and Trade” program that New Hampshire participates in with other northeastern states.  She was instrumental in its 2008 passing and continues to advocate strongly for this nonsensical government swindle. On her campaign website, Maggie declares that [ Read more ]

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Ask New Hampshire Democrats…About Gas Prices

October 5, 2012

Nothing says ‘we have no principles whatsoever’ like a crowd of screeching banshee gone silent when the shoe is on the other foot. If you’ve failed to notice this happens to Democrats often and no example is more prominent than gas prices. Back when it was politically expedient, Democrats in New Hampshire were wailing like [ Read more ]

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Data Point – US Energy Production as a ratio of US Energy Consumption

October 3, 2012

(H/T: Business Insider)

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This seems about right – but he’s WAY too polite

September 20, 2012

‘Grok friend Chan over at Weekend Pundit has a quick succinct summary of Barack Hussein Obama’s 4 years: Despite the water-carrying the MSM is doing for Obama, the narrative has been shifting from Romney’s perceived ‘deficiencies’ to Obama’s failures, both foreign and domestic. His Middle East foreign policy has been shown to be a disaster [ Read more ]

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Where I Give Lessons on Efficiency to Senator Jeanne Shaheen

July 28, 2012

New Hampshire Senator Shaheen would like me to sign a petition in support of Senate Bill S1000, a piece of legislation she is sponsoring with Senator Rob Portman.  From her email…. While disagreements remain about the right approach to fixing our nation’s energy problems, there are also areas of broad agreement that Congress can act [ Read more ]

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Where environmentalists explicitly wish no access AT ALL to anyone – and are willing to kill people to enforce it.

July 24, 2012

I’m not sure if the proper metaphor is “enough rope to hang themselves with” or “let them babble long enough to find out what they really believe.  Once again, from that crazy hothouse of Environmentalism meets Totalitarian Murder, TreeHugger.  This post’s author is absolutely aghast that our civilization has found just SCADS of high amounts [ Read more ]

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Where’d All The CO2 Go?

July 3, 2012

This is curious.  Just when the Global Warming Monkeys we’re complaining about how its totally hot, like…as if we were experiencing, like, Global warming, Ok?  OMG! So why is it so damn hot if US CO2 emissions from energy are nearing their lowest since 1991…without cap and trade?   Could it just be the weather?   [ Read more ]

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Where Has The Other Senator Ayotte Gone?

June 23, 2012

Obama’s war on coal is netting some unusual suspects as supporters.  New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, who indicates that she has a history of preventing outside meddling with policy of this nature, voted against a resolution that would have overturned the EPA’s utility MACT rule. From her Web Site Continuing New Hampshire’s tradition of protecting [ Read more ]

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If you wanted America to fail….

April 23, 2012

From FreeMarketAmerica.org, via Instapundit: “If I wanted America to fail…”

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Regressives hate this energy-producing process

March 30, 2012

See the “oil pyramid” in the diagram below? Note the 800 billion barrels of “oil shale” reserves. But wait…how the heck do they get oil out of rock? Have you ever wondered exactly how “horizontal drilling” and “hydraulic fracking” is done? It’s a process making the U.S.A. the world’s biggest energy-producer…as in “Saudi Arabia won’t matter [ Read more ]

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What was That Obama Said About Production Being Up?

March 18, 2012

I think Mr. Obama said something about us drilling more now than before he was president.  Drilling for what, Bull S**t? And just to reiterate a point I, and many others, have made previously about “subsidies, tax breaks, and special Federal deals for energy companies, and let me add ‘any’ companies–don’t just stop subsidies for [ Read more ]

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Facebook doodlings – Obama doctrine of Determined Weakness (as applied to energy)

January 2, 2012

From almost a year ago: Oil is energy. No oil, no energy. No energy, no work.  No work, no economy. No economy, we’re no longer the lone Superpower. Presto. Determined Weakness

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“Not Our Fault, ” Says PSNH CEO Gary Long

December 2, 2011

“An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.” —Bo Bennett  Wednesday, Public Service of New Hampshire President Gary Long went before The Governor and Executive Council and members of the Public Utilities [ Read more ]

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Dispatch from AFP’s “Defending the American Dream” #6 – The job crushing EPA

November 4, 2011

Rep Mike Pompeo, moderator Alan Cobb of AFP, Chris Horner of CEI, Kathleen Hartnett White of TX PPF, Ann McElhinney. Came in on the end of Rep Pompeo’s speech, unfortunately. Seems like he’s well informed on free market energy policy. Kathleen Hartnett White had lots of good info, but a bit dry. Find more here: [ Read more ]

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Granite Wind Update. Podesta, Another Major Dem Donor, And More…

October 19, 2011

Brookfield Renewable, Granite Wind, Freshet Wind, Wanger Forrest Management and Wagner Wind Energy, all tied to Obama energy hand outs, wealthy left wing donors and investors, and who knows what else we may find.

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NH Wind Farm Project Comes With Inside Deal Making?

October 13, 2011

Just about everyone is short stroking that set of circumstances, and it is far too convenient to seem like a random coincidence, but there is a New Hampshire connection that is far more interesting if you just take the time to dig a little bit deeper.

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Laying Some Pipe

August 15, 2011

The Democrat controlled Senate had the opportunity to create jobs, generate growth, add some tax revenue, and did I say create jobs? But Harry Reid couldn’t bring himself to get the Keystone XL Pipeline project approved before the recess.

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Jeanne Shaheen’s Sticky Situation

June 12, 2011

In the “stupid things said by former governors of New Hampshire who have become US Senator’s category,” Jeanne Shaheen (Greene Shaheen) dominates. As another hack of the environmental movement she has said some incredibly stupid things and intimated plenty of others, forever making us proud.

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