Deficit Reduction Through Energy Development

  The new report from Joseph Mason, “Beyond the Congressional Budget Office,” explores the various ways that the CBO’s recent estimates vastly understate the economic activity and tax receipts that would be generated if the federal government merely got out of the way of the development of domestic oil and gas resources. In the present […]

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In the Pipeline: 10/12/12

Vice President Gore won his Nobel Prize for his “work” on climate change.  But you know, the market doesn’t really care about that.  They only care that he keeps backing losers. The Street(10/4/12) reports: “Three years ago, First Solar seemed on its way: Interest in solar was at an all-time-high — as were subsidies for making, […]

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Climate Regulations Raise Gas Prices

  A new study put out by the Western States Petroleum Association concludes that California’s statewide cap-and-trade plan, known as AB32, would raise gasoline prices and shut down refineries. The study, performed by the Boston Consulting Group, affirms basic economics by realizing that government regulations will raise the cost of business and necessarily impact retail […]

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How Many Licks?

Hastings Jumpstarts Debate On American Energy Production with Three New Measures WASHINGTON– This morning, Representative Doc Hastings, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, announced three new proposals to increase America’s energy production, create well-paying, long-term jobs, and decrease our reliance on foreign state-owned oil companies.  In response, Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy […]

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