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	<itunes:summary>Michael Fidanza is The Armchair Energist. News and commentary Monday through Friday on RFCRadio.com.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>CBS is All Over the Swine Flu Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether it be 1979 or 2009, CBS&#8217;s 60 Minutes has you covered for the H1N1, or Swine flu. After viewing the two, I wonder if correspondent Scott Pelley may be doing a follow-up to this story like Mike Wallace&#8217;s in 1979. &#8216;A crisis is a terrible thing to waste&#8217;, eh Rahm? Watch CBS News Videos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Oil Drilling Lead To Lower Taxes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Moylan had a great opinion piece in today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal. Mr. Moylan references the Congressional Research Service estimates the potential federal take from ANWR oil development at $191 billion dollars over the next 30 years. Yes, an incredible $18.36 for every barrel goes to the government. Hey! That&#8217;s only around 6% of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Food For Fuel &#8211; Chapter 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I thought about of starting this blog, my original title was &#8216;No Food For Fuel&#8217;. One reason was because I thought it was too focused and limiting. It&#8217;s not only about energy, but the forces that drive energy prices, current sources and innovation to bridge us to the next viable energy source. However, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov says: &#8216;Say cheese&#8217; &#8211; I Say Something Smells</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/08/gov-says-say-cheese-i-say-something-smells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have NEVER smoked (anything) &#8211; ever. I have visions of my parochial school nurse chain-smoking in the church hall on bingo night and I was scarred for life. However, I do have a problem with the feds taxing tobacco to holy hell to fund &#8216;healthcare&#8217;. Pardonnez moi &#8211; it&#8217;s all BULLS**T!! How disingenuous! &#8216;We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to be Cheerful</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/05/reasons-to-be-cheerful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was it President Bush lifting the executive order prohibiting offshore drilling? Was it the high price of gas that forced many Americans to take &#8216;staycations&#8217; and drive up the gasoline inventories? Was it the GOP revolt to take over the House floor to debate oil drilling while Speaker Pelosi is on the book signing circuit? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Second&#8217; Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is too good not to comment (h/t NewsBusters.org) The media love to hit us with blockbuster stats. CNN: $11.68 billion profit works out to $1,485.55 per second Holy windfall profits Batman!! Want some more shock stats? Let&#8217;s let NewsBusters take a shot: NB: $32.361 billion in taxes works out to $4,114.00 per second In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Feel An A-Tax Coming On!</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/07/28/i-feel-an-a-tax-coming-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a couple of months ago that the City of Dallas, TX was considering shutting off their traffic light cameras. The cameras were installed to promote safety by recording drivers who decided to blow through red lights. The cameras worked and traffic accidents plummeted in some areas. But to the City of Dallas, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;I Don&#8217;t Like Mondays&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/07/28/i-dont-like-mondays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite the contrary&#8230;I DO like Mondays. It&#8217;s the start of the week and a challenge to do great things for the week. It may be a little rainy and overcast in Northern NJ right now, but I am anticipating this week. The Boomtown Rats may have sung that Brenda Ann Spencer didn&#8217;t like Mondays &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boris and Natasha Would Be Proud!</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/07/25/boris-and-natasha-would-be-proud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/07/25/boris-and-natasha-would-be-proud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t have the cohones to be a global player in the petroleum industries, you may want to consider needlepoint. As you may know, I have been following the headlines on the TNK-BP saga and today, I was not disappointed. In a fantastic feature today on Bloomberg.com, the TNK-BP venture is concisely chronicled since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody&#8217;s Gone Drillin&#8217;, Drillin&#8217; F-L-A!</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/07/22/everybodys-gone-drillin-drillin-f-l-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re an energy company. You just obatined a lease from the Federal government to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico. In a brokered deal, the Senate OK&#8217;d a portion off Florida&#8217;s panhandle coast for exploration. Now what do you do? An oil company will spend at least NINE FIGURES [...]]]></description>
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