(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 [...]
Back in 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were bouncing around the Gulf of Mexico like pinballs. The ‘bumpers’ were the nearly 2,900 oil platforms in the path of both storms. Yet, with all these targets, surprisingly only 109 platforms were destroyed despite the magnitude of the storms. Considering that we only produced about a third [...]
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!
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 [...]
At $140+ per barrel for oil, a number of viable fossil fuels which serve as alternatives within the mainstream are now making financial sense. Shale is just that alternative as it combines the usable infrastructure of gasoline and natural gas and an abundant supply. From CNBC, see Larry Kudlow and his guest, John Pinkerton of [...]
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.
You want to hear straight talk on energy. Will it come from John McCain or Barack Obama? Perhaps, but more likely, it will come from someone who actually competes in the arena. Legendary oil man T. Boone Pickens is the old dog who’s teaching us all a few new tricks. Here is a fascinating interview, courtesy [...]
In the late 70′s, I used to work with a guy who was in love with his Diesel Rabbit. He was a pseudo-hippie who was less interested in the the overthrow of the establishment and more interested in saving his bucks for partying.
