Saturday, May 19th, 2012

GOP senators are calling for a balanced energy plan (h/t Hot Air) I agree. Senate GOP Calls For “Balanced Energy Plan” – Hot Air

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The charismatic car man and uber-mensch, Lee Iacocca, said in his last pitch before leaving the once-troubled Chrysler Corporation: “lead, follow or get out of the way.” Iacocca took Chrysler’s helm in the late 1970′s as the company was headed for the auto-maker graveyard. In a controversial move, the US Government guarantees loans to Chrysler [...]

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Can a Kansas ranch double as a wind farm too? Take a look and you be the judge. It just occurred to me, if we were looking for an endless stream of wind to turn some turbines, might I suggest setting up shop in Washington D.C.?

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Future Cash Cow May Not Be Cattle In Pennsylvania, farmers who relied on crops to bring home the bacon are looking down. Why? Because they are sitting on top of Marcellus Shale natural gas range. Watch this AP video. As reported in this blog earlier, part of T. Boone Pickens energy plan is to build [...]

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(With apologies to ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat) If I remember my Bible story correctly, back in the day, Pharaoh and those crazy Egyptians were basking in the Mediterranean sun, having a grand old time. Only problem, Pharaoh was having some sleep issues and Ambien wasn’t invented yet. He had some crazy dreams [...]

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Do you want to be a good global citizen? Buy a hybrid vehicle. Want to be a BETTER global citizen?? Buy a tricked-out Prius with solar panels on it roof!

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I guess ol’ Boone was reading my blog last week when I highlighted him speaking The Auto Channel on YouTube. As great captains of industry do when a challenge falls into their hands, T. Boone Pickens rose to the occasion. Dallas Morning News: Legendary oilman Pickens promotes revamping U.S. power policy TAE FLASHBACK -  A [...]

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Coal is to America as oil is to Saudi Arabia. Coal power is also one of the least expensive and most abundant fossil fuels that we in America possess. It is also historically known as a ‘dirty’ form of energy. We all have visions of tall smokestacks belching soot out of the top into the [...]

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If I hear another politician say ‘We can’t drill our way out of this’ or ‘We need to embrace alternative energy’, I am going to hurl! They are full ‘whys’ instead of ‘why nots’. John Kennedy is rolling in his grave.

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