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Keystone XL Pipeline Becoming an Influential Political Issue
When you turn on the television or open the paper, it’s hard to avoid the non-stop coverage and buzz over the upcoming presidential election. Americans everywhere are vetting the positions of Republican primary candidates and sizing them up against President... (Continue reading)
Tangipahoa Parish The Latest Potential Boom Area As Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Rollout Continues
Our buddy Doug Mouton at WWL has the story… Tangipahoa isn’t the first place the wells are going up. Penny Font at the Baton Rouge Business Report had a piece late last month about the activity in the Felicianas as... (Continue reading)
Turns Out They’re Not So Beyond Petroleum Anymore
One of the most obvious criticisms to be made about BP in the wake of the Macondo/Deepwater Horizon disaster was that for an oil company, they certainly seemed to expend a lot of resources on government lobbying and green energy... (Continue reading)
Save The Incandescent Bulb, Screw The Planet
I am happy to report that Republicans managed to block new federal light bulb standards in the new spending bill created to avoid a government shutdown. The standards would have meant the end of the old-fashioned incandescent bulb in favor of... (Continue reading)
BANANAS FOSTER: A 10 Percent Profit Margin Is Too Much For Utilities To Make
The highest-ranking Longite socialist in Louisiana was back to his usual clown act at the Baton Rouge Press Club yesterday. A Louisiana regulator said Monday that utility companies make too much and changes are needed so that some of the profits... (Continue reading)
We’re On The Verge Of A Long-Term Energy Boom
In 1956, M. King Hubbert established the first scientific model behind peak oil to accurately predict the height of U.S. oil production. Hubbert, a well-known geologist, theorized that oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970. In 1971, oil production did... (Continue reading)
VIDEO: Vitter On Kudlow Touts Measure To Force Obama To Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
Sen. David Vitter is pushing a bill that would give President Obama – or more accurately, the Secretary of State – 60 days to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, and he talked about that bill on Larry Kudlow’s show last... (Continue reading)
The Next V-Vehicle? Part Deux
As a post yesterday outlined, state leaders are once again selling the promise economic prosperity through green-jobs –this time with the announcement of Sundrop Fuel’s proposed $450 million biofuel plant in the Alexandria area. I have nothing against green energy... (Continue reading)
Louisiana’s next V-Vehicle?
It all seemed a little too familiar, with Gov. Bobby Jindal flanked last Tuesday by executives from a green-friendly startup with promises of jobs and an economic boon delivered by a different kind of company that has chosen Louisiana... (Continue reading)
Stand-By Offshore Vessel Proposal Another Bone Of Contention Between Landry And Boustany
Rep. Jeff Landry’s latest amendment to require an offshore rescue vessel within striking distance of Gulf oil rigs is generating a considerable bit of steam this week. KLFY-TV in Lafayette had a segment on the legislation and its reaction last... (Continue reading)