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BRIGGS: Here Comes More EPA Intrusion Into Fracking
A shale revolution, shale boom, achieving energy independence, energy security; these are all terms being used in speeches, on television, the Internet, newspapers and at the water cooler. Why? The game changer is hydraulic fracturing. This practice, while not brand... (Continue reading)
BRIGGS: Throw Me Something, Mister!
Louisiana’s business climate is litigious, to say the least. Or to be blunt, our state is extremely sue-happy. Louisiana currently ranks 49th in the nation by a recent national study for having a litigious climate to conduct business. How does this... (Continue reading)
BRIGGS: The Reef Fund Dollars Are A Casualty Of Budget Woes
With the Louisiana state legislative session now in full swing, dollars get added and dollars get stripped from both good and bad funds. One good fund that is facing having its funds stripped is the Artificial Reef Development Fund (ARDF),... (Continue reading)
GREAT MOMENTS IN FRIVOLOUS LITIGATION: Suing The PSC For Breaking your Rice Bowl
The taxpayers ought to really enjoy this. From a press release this afternoon from something called the Alliance For Affordable Energy and the Sierra Club comes news of a legal action… Groups File Lawsuit Against the PSC for Violating the... (Continue reading)
The Keystone XL Pipeline Infographic Everybody Should See Today
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing yesterday – which, yes, has not been proven to have been a jihadist attack but it certainly appears to have been – is it not time to re-think the strategy we’re employing... (Continue reading)
BRIGGS: Breaking Down Gasoline Prices
The general public often thinks the President of the United States has a button or lever that he can simply adjust gasoline prices higher or lower. This, however, is simply not the case. Many factors go into the breakdown of... (Continue reading)
(UPDATED) Vitter: Get Those Feds Out Of My Water
A release this morning from Sen. David Vitter… U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Offshore Fairness Act, which would extend the offshore jurisdiction for states from... (Continue reading)
SADOW: Exemptions, Did You Say? Here’s One That Can Disappear
With his concession/challenge yesterday abating his tax swap plan in favor of the Legislature’s pursuit of something similar, Gov. Bobby Jindal gave clear advice on the direction to head to lower income tax rates if not abolish it: excise tax... (Continue reading)
BRIGGS: Jindal’s Tax Plan Could Make Or Break The State’s Oil Patch
The 2013 Louisiana legislative session is less than two weeks from beginning. Legislators will convene at the state capitol on April 8th to kick off a 60-day fiscal session. Unlike the alternate-year 90-day session, this one will be a bit... (Continue reading)
Scalise’s CPAC Speech
He didn’t have a full room to work with, but the folks who were there got a kick out this. Some good points made. Among them, that Obama might have gotten re-elected – but so did the GOP majority in... (Continue reading)
BRIGGS: Obama’s New Nominees Have Big Jobs Ahead
President Barack Obama’s second term is now in full swing. New terms equal new department heads and new nominations. The president recently nominated Gina McCarthy to become the Environmental Protection Agency chief administrator and Ernest Moniz to become the secretary... (Continue reading)
SKRMETTA: Why We Dumped The LPSC’s ‘Energy Efficiency’ Program
Written on 13 Mar, 2013 at 19:12 By: Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta in Energy, High Popalorum
A recent opinion written in Forbes.com attacked the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) for overturning the energy efficiency (EE) program that was first voted into place by the LPSC in December 2012. The article published on March 3, 2013 stated, Forty six... (Continue reading)
SADOW: Mary Forgets Re-Election Chances, Touts Tax Hike On Oil Companies
Did Sen. Mary Landrieu commit political suicide with remarks recently published about her willingness to end tax breaks for oil companies? The Democrat has walked, successfully to date, a fine line in staying on office in a state whose people... (Continue reading)
Scalise: The Results Are In, And Obama’s Performance On Energy Is Unmistakable
From a release out of Rep. Steve Scalise’s office… Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after a new Congressional Research Service report highlighted the impact of President Obama’s failed energy policies on oil and gas production on federal... (Continue reading)
BRIGGS: Louisiana, And America, Is Better Off Exporting Natural Gas
It is no secret that an oil and gas shale revolution is taking place around the world. Right here in the United States, over a dozen shale plays are being explored. Companies are drilling for oil and natural gas from... (Continue reading)
JUNEAU: The Carbon Tax Is A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
President Obama was mostly silent about the “climate change” issue during his re-election campaign last year. That was undoubtedly due to the low standing the topic has with voters. In his State of the Union speech, however, he hit the... (Continue reading)
VIDEO: Have We Finally Come Up With A Battery That Will Change The World?
You probably haven’t heard of graphene. That’s OK; the inventors of it won the Nobel Prize in 2010 for bringing it into the world. Graphene is a carbon polymer which, as it happens, is something called a supercapacitor; what that... (Continue reading)
CASSIDY: Is Louisiana Natural Gas The Future Of American Energy?
America’s economy, manufacturing sector and energy security is poised for a comeback if Washington is willing to get out of the way and let a new fuel source once again lead us to prosperity: domestic natural gas. There are major... (Continue reading)
Our Moronic Federal Government Is Massacring Red Snapper In The Gulf
If you’ve any question about the stupidity of the people who run our federal government, this might put it to bed. Following the BP oil spill, a directive came down from Washington that oil companies operating in the Gulf of... (Continue reading)
VIDEO: David Dismukes On The Fracking Revolution In Louisiana
Well worth a watch. This is an examination of the massive impact that natural gas is having on the Louisiana economy, with input from Dr. David Dismukes, a Ph.D. from LSU’s Center for Energy Studies. Specifically, it discusses how natural... (Continue reading)
Quote of the day
Quote Of The Day, May 22, 2013
“Add up all the recent scandals and the message is clear: the Obama administration is showing that it cannot be trusted with the basic functions of government: law enforcement (surveillance of reporters), taxation (IRS scandals), and national security (Benghazi).”- John Yoo