Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
Prices at the pump may be falling but no one expects the days of cheap oil to return for long. Regardless of gas prices, more Americans want our leaders to transition us away from oil by investing in clean energy. ...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
This Halloween the oil industry is enjoying all the treats while we endure their tricks. Fueled by sky-high oil prices over the summer, Exxon Mobil broke its own eye-popping records by raking in nearly $15 billion in profits. Third quarter earnings for...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
Last month I blogged about Congress letting the federal moratorium on drilling the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) expire. This came in the face of political pressure triggered by high gas prices over the summer. The economic troubles have sparked a...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
Interesting article by a Texas college professor who points out that most Americans wouldn't recognize crude oil if it oozed onto their lap. The author of the piece, Professor John Crisp, suggests that those people clamoring to drill offshore ought...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
At midnight on Tuesday, September 30th, the federal moratorium on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) will be no more. The OCS drilling ban, renewed every year by Congress since its enactment in 1981, will be allowed to lapse. ...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
This is the week that Democratic leaders in Congress are expected to bring their energy legislation to a vote. Although details have yet to emerge it’s a safe bet that opening some offshore areas to oil drilling will be a...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Confession: I’m don’t care much for country music. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of Bluegrass and enjoy listening to legendary country artists like Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels and Emmylou Harris. But today’s mainstream country music just doesn’t...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
Answering “All of the Above” was rarely a good idea during multiple choice tests back in school. It always felt like that choice was meant to trip you up. These days it seems that some in Congress are using the...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
House Republicans gathered en masse on the steps of the Capitol this week, ready to launch a choreographed full-throated cheer for more drilling before the Washington press corps. But a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. The...continued→
