An FYI post about the price of oil (adjusted for inflation, of course).


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Harry Reid is moving to lock up millions of acres of land by returning to a Clinton-era trick: designating the land as a "federal wilderness".
It’s hard to pinpoint the worst part of the public lands legislation bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is calling up for an under-the-radar Sunday vote ( Read more... )

As more and more scientific evidence erodes the various myths surrounding the unproven theory of man-made global climate change the True Believers have stepped up their efforts to declare victory before all is lost.

In a missive to incoming President Barack Obama, High Priest James Hansen (sounding suitably hysterical) made it plain that time is " ( Read more... )

There is much evil that will be done in the name of good if such ideas become laws.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly ( Read more... )

Supply and demand are harsh mistresses.

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I wonder when the Obamatrons will start scraping off their bumper stickers whining that gas was $1.70 when Bush was elected.

Supply and demand...you can't break the law!

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And you thought $4 a gallon gas was bad! Without a coal industry the demand for oil and natural gas will skyrocket and make $4 a gallon gasoline look like a fond memory.

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Because of course, Palin is a "drag" on the ticket! Quick, smear her with an unsubstantiated, made-up allegation of wrongdoing!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin's signature accomplishment - a contract to build a 1,715-mile pipeline to bring natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 - emerged from a flawed bidding process that narrowed the field ( Read more... )

Sadly, the answer to both questions is "yes". While the stock market seemed to take comfort from the fact that GM staved off the inevitable loss of market leadership for one more month the reality is that both GM's short and long-term prospects are grim ( Read more... )

I like Thompson's answer to whether we should be drilling for oil in Florida (or anywhere else in America, for that matter).
Thompson declined to rule out oil drilling in the Everglades, but he did say it would be "a pretty drastic situation ( Read more... )