Posts Tagged ‘Oil’

Is anyone as confused as I am about the latest craze over energy and drilling? Over the past two months, I've noticed that both in the House and Senate, Republicans have been pushing hard to promote a new energy plan.  A couple of rogue Republicans have even flirted with "green" policy, ...

Who is to blame for gas and oil prices? Americans only need look in the mirror.  If you tune into the news of late, what you'll find is heavy coverage of the problem of rising gas prices, record-breaking oil costs, and of course,  record-breaking profits for big oil.   What most Americans ...

Increased unleaded and diesel fuel prices are undoubtedly putting the screws to our economy. Higher fuel prices means higher shipping costs which, in turn, results in higher prices for anything that must be shipped a considerable distance from its point-of-manufacture/point-of-harvest to a sales outlet of any kind. Items fabricated from ...

One might think the greatest threat posed by OPEC member nations would be their tendency to funnel cash through various means into the hands of those hell-bent on bringing about our destruction. While this threat is real and, thanks to Venezuela at the very least, far less remote than ...

Over the years, most anti-War activists have hesitated to raise the question of motive with respect to the Iraq invasion / occupation.  After September 11th, nationalistic unity was achieved long enough to strike Iraq and forget Afghanistan, it was deemed as taboo to bang too loudly on the anti-War drums.  ...