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Now more than ever, EAT LOUISIANA SEAFOOD!! It is delicious, healthy, and the best in the world. Test after test has shown conclusively that our seafood on the market is not tainted in any way by the oil spill or the dispersants used to break down the oil. The vast majority of Louisiana’s coastal waters [...]

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As the Times-Picayune’s David Hammer writes this morning, yesterday’s accident aboard Mariner Energy’s Vermilion 380 platform in the Gulf, which resulted in a fire it took several hours to put out, is being put forth as further evidence the offshore oil industry is out of control and needs to be curtailed if not ended. And [...]

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Currently, the deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) still remains in place. Many may not be aware that there also remains a de-facto moratorium on shallow water drilling in the GOM. While the Administration made it clear that only deepwater drilling would be affected, in the past four months, the federal government [...]

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UPDATE, 4:40 p.m. – Now the Coast Guard says they can’t actually confirm an oil slick. Go figure. The Coast Guard says they heard there was one from Mariner Energy, but the company said in a statement they didn’t have any evidence there was a slick.

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Hat Tip: Ed Lasky “George Soros” is a name that arises frequently when conservatives discuss the Democrat political machine.  He has invested heavily in that movement, and the legacy media would have us believe that his donations are totally altruistic and have no personal motivation.  We’re here to refute that.  Hope you can keep your [...]

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We repeatedly hear that the nation, the world, must convert its powerplants to renewable wind energy technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  From the American Wind Energy Association –  Wind turbines are extremely effective at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the leading greenhouse gas.  From the Global Wind Energy Council – Wind energy has [...]

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My response to the naysayers that say America cannot become energy independent is summed up in the following quote: “Everyone is allowed their own opinion but not their own facts.” – Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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“CLECO” will soon begin installing “smart” electric meters at the homes and businesses of its 277,000 customers.  They are awaiting approval of the Public Service Commission, to whom they sent an application on June 9.  Meters and their installation will be paid for with $52.9million of its own money, and $20million in stimulus money.  Whether [...]

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  Remember “we have to look to Germany, Spain and Japan for successful ways to harness and expand renewable energy sources, grow our economy with green jobs, and reduce our dependency on fossil fuels?”  We paraphrase, but the White House frequently used such language to justify similar programs proposed for the US, while we reported [...]

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(Hat Tip – American Thinker) A few days ago we reported on a move in New York State to ban hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus shale gas in that state.  We’ve learned more.  

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