Two Down, One to Go »
It was probably the easiest prediction we’ve made in the last decade…
When news came out earlier this week that North Dakota supplanted Alaska as our second-largest oil producing state, we couldn’t help but smile and pat ourselves on the back.
North Dakota has rocketed past our largest oil producers, California and Alaska, in just a few [...]
Marcellus Boom Brings Rock Bands, Directors »
A very interesting story broke this week from Frackland.
Indie rock band Here We Go Magic was getting on Route 70 in eastern Ohio when they passed a hitchhiker.
Bass guitarist Jen Turner wanted to pick him up, but a sound guy convinced the band to turn back around.
And boy, are they glad they did.
Frackin’ and Hitchin’
But [...]
Presidential Gas Investments »
If you haven’t noticed by now, true energy independence is at the end of a long and winding road of broken promises and wordy speeches.
We know the song and dance all too well.
It begins with a few notes about eliminating U.S. dependence on foreign oil entirely, followed by a two-step over [...]
Energy Investments »
“The oil boom in western North Dakota has sparked one of the largest migrations to a single area in the United States since the Great Depression…
“Communities that once struggled to keep people at all are now struggling to absorb all the newcomers as workers from across the country arrive to seek their fortunes in oil.”
Those [...]
You Should Be Bullish in the Bakken »
“It’s the perfect storm here for drillers, Keith. Not a dry hole in sight.”
That’s how I was greeted by an old friend as I stepped onto the rig last week.
I’ve heard these same words time and again since my first visit to the Bakken. And I can’t blame my friend for his rosy outlook…
The rig [...]
French Nuclear Investment Opportunities »
It didn’t take much to bomb the Bugey nuclear power plant in France…
Just a motorized paraglider and an anti-nuclear activist with a serious set of stones.
It all went down a couple of weeks ago, when an unnamed activist flew over the 3 GW power station, threw a smoke bomb, and landed safely inside the facility.
He [...]
Go Government! »
Your government is ineffective.
But you knew that.
All it should be doing is providing defense and emergency services and maintaining infrastructure. Instead, it’s found ways to inefficiently infiltrate every corner of our lives.
Term limits and ending the revolving door of corporate/government payola and employment would do much to fix it.
But what politician would do such a [...]
Obama’s Favorite Gas Stocks »
Forget $2, $4, or even $6 for natural gas.
When a friend asked me last week where I thought natural gas was headed, my answer wasn’t what he expected…
It doesn’t matter.
I’ll get to why in just a moment, but first let me say I can understand my friend’s concern when it comes to [...]
Westinghouse and Canadian Solar First Quarter 2012 Results »
Solar power system developer and manufacturer, Westinghouse Solar, Inc., announced first quarter revenue of $2.4 million today following yesterday’s announcement of its merger agreement with Australian renewable energy company, CBD Energy Limited.
Total revenue was up 22 percent from quarter one of last year.
Interim CEO, Margaret Randazzo, attributes the year-over-year increase to substantial growth in the [...]
West Virginians Protest Obama’s ‘War On Coal’ »
Convicted felon, Keith Russell Judd, gives Obama a run for his money in West Virginia, winning more than 40 percent of the Democratic vote against Obama on Tuesday.
The state’s senators and political experts alike contend that the Democratic primary’s outcome is a direct result of West Virginians’ frustration with the Obama administration’s stance on coal [...]
