Tag: oil production
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Brother Love the Earth’s Traveling Salvation Show
by Paul Driessen, ©2026 (Mar. 23, 2026) — Former National Audubon Society COO Dan Beard once confessed, “What you get in your mailbox is a never-ending stream of shrill crisis-related material designed to evoke emotions so that you will sit down and write a check.” Neil Diamond sang, “Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies,…
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Good Friday Coronavirus Briefing: Gratitude for Medical, Government, Grocery Employees
AND AVERAGE AMERICANS’ EFFORTS by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2020) — Friday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing occurred earlier than usual, beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m. EDT. President Trump reported that the U.S. and Mexico have agreed on mutual actions to reduce the “glut of oil” now on the market. “In the midst of…
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Higher Energy Prices for Everyone — Thank You, Mullahs
WHAT IS THE “MESSAGE?” September 15, 2019 Dear Friends and Colleagues: On Saturday, the largest oil-processing facility in the world, along with a nearby major oil field in Saudi Arabia, were “mysteriously” attacked and destroyed by massive fires deliberately set by drones. Immediately, the guilty party told the world that their unholy hands were totally…
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Keystone: Diminished Returns for Jihad
“ONE SMALL STEP CLOSER” TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE by OPOVV, ©2015 (Feb. 25, 2015) — The first rule of warfare is to have enough food to feed the troops. No food, no troops; no troops, no war. But let’s take the discussion all the way down to the purest basic fact: fresh water. No water, no anything,…
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Jobs, Prosperity and Security Via Oil Exports
ENDING THE ANTIQUATED BAN ON OIL EXPORTS WILL ALSO SPUR U.S. PRODUCTION AND KEEP OIL PRICES LOW by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Nov. 9, 2014) — The midterm elections underscore how much Americans value energy, job and economic revival – and how much they want less Washington control of their lives, livelihoods, and dreams for their children…
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It’s Rarely About the Environment Anymore
IT’S ABOUT SLASHING OUR ENERGY USE, FREE ENTERPRISE, JOB CREATION, LIVING STANDARDS AND FREEDOMS by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Oct. 25, 2014) — Back in 1970, when I got involved in the first Earth Day and nascent environmental movement, we had real pollution problems. But over time, new laws, regulations, attitudes and technologies cleaned up our air,…
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Obama AWOL Again – On Energy Terrorism
OBAMA FAILS TO PREPARE FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT VACATION, GOLF AND CLIMATE CHANGE by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Sep. 2, 2014) — Four news stories in four days sum up the Obama presidency and help explain why the world and U.S. economy are in such a mess. Obama just returned from his two-week beach and golf vacation at…
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Should California Dictate US Energy Policies?
CAN THE REST OF AMERICA AFFORD ITS ALICE IN WONDERLAND ENERGY POLICIES? (CAN CALIFORNIA?) by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Apr. 27, 2014) — California loves to be seen as the trendsetter on energy and environmental policies. But can we really afford to adopt their laws and regulations in the rest of America? Heck, can the once Golden…
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Back from the Brink of Extinction
WOODS BISON, MUSKEG SWAMPS AND CANADIAN OIL SANDS PROVE ENERGY AND WILDLIFE COEXIST by Dennis T. Avery, ©2012 (Dec. 19, 2012) — The last woods bison in the United States was apparently shot by a hunter in West Virginia around 1835. For many decades, the woods bison was presumed extinct – until an airplane spotted an…
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Fractured Fairy Tales
GREENS HATE NATURAL GAS AND FRACKING, BUT COSTLY, PARASITIC WIND ENERGY CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT by Paul Driessen, ©2012 (Nov. 2 2012) — Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have boosted shale gas production from zero a few years ago to 10% of all US energy supplies in 2012, observes energy analyst Daniel Yergin. Fracking has also…