Friday, September 12th, 2008
Back to the Issues: O’Reilly Interviews Obama
The following four videos are of an interview between Bill O’Reilly of Fox News, and presidential hopeful Barack Obama. They give a thorough glimpse into Obama’s views on war, his economic plan, his controversial associations, and his promise to lead America to energy independence in 10 years.
Part 1: Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan…
Part 2: Recession, Tax [...]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Breaking Down Taxes on Oil and Gasoline
There was an excellent comment left by Ken Bouley a while back when I babeled on the difference between U.S. and European gas prices that got me thinking: How much money are the various governmental agencies in the U.S. collecting in tax revenues from petroleum-related activities? While there are still angles and pieces to this [...]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
U.S. versus European Gas Prices
Yes, I know I am beating a dead horse. Whatever. The cost of fuel is a hot topic, widely covered and discussed, and often misinterpreted. I tend to babel on oil and gas prices and the tangential issues that influence these moving targets, and have a new piece of the puzzle today.
A [...]
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54 Comments » - Posted in Business, Current Events, Energy by Jason Morgan
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Congress Uses Big Oil as Scapegoat
Congress is once again trying to utilize the private sector as a scapegoat for the undesirable effects of poor policy and governance. Today, Executives from five major energy companies were grilled by Congress amidst the clamor of the American public on rising oil prices. Unfortunately, given the tone I have been reading in [...]
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7 Comments » - Posted in Business, Current Events, Energy, Politics by Jason Morgan
Friday, February 15th, 2008
When will the Oil Run Out?
Note: For the best understanding of the post below, please download the following excel workbook, my Petroleum Demand Analysis.
Petroleum is a commodity that forms one of the cornerstones that make up the foundation of the technological world. Without it, products such as plastics, gasoline, Diesel fuel, kerosene, lubricants, and asphalt would not exist. [...]
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