Good News: Oil Drilling Off Florida Begins Nov. 1. Bad News: It’s in Cuba.

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  September 10th at 01:00 PM  | 

While it’s been the subject of rumor, gossip and misinformation for the last several years, this time it’s real: drilling off the north shore of Cuba is scheduled to begin November 1. Six wells are planned to be drilled with this rig by the various international companies who own exploration rights off the north shore of the island. …Spanish energy company Repsol and its partners | Read More »

Obama’s Energy Ideas: Running on Empty

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  April 5th at 07:00 AM  | 

In his Wednesday address at Georgetown University, President Obama took another stab at elucidating his muddled energy policy: It was just three years ago that gas prices topped $4 a gallon. I remember because I was in the middle of a presidential campaign. Working folks certainly remember because it hit a lot of people pretty hard. And because we were at the height of political | Read More »

Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) Joins House Energy Revolt

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  August 14th at 02:44 PM  | 

Dear Friends, Today I returned to the House Floor in Washington, D.C., calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, to reconvene the House to vote on meaningful energy legislation. Gas prices continue to squeeze family budgets, this is what I heard across Southwest Louisiana. Congress can act to help lower the cost of gas and diesel, but the Speaker and Washington Democrats refuse any reasonable | Read More »