False Sense of (Energy) Security

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  August 18th at 01:17 PM  | 

Superficially, it would seem that the nation is successfully pursuing the Obama Administration’s stated energy goals of “increasing domestic oil production” and “reducing our dependence on foreign oil.” Domestic oil production has increased, but in spite of and not because of Administration policies. And while our overall oil import demand has declined, our imports from the Persian Gulf states, and Saudi Arabia in particular, have | Read More »

The Non-Producers

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  January 14th at 11:15 AM  | 

Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom were pikers compared to the Government’s “Green Energy” schemes. Bialystock and Bloom plotted to make millions with a guaranteed Broadway flop. Against all odds, Springtime for Hitler became a runaway hit, and The Producers went to jail. But at least Mssrs. Bialystock and Bloom produced something of value – a hit musical. Our Green Initiative produces flop after flop, but | Read More »

Windmills are not healthy for bats, eagles and other flying things.

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  October 19th at 05:30 PM  | 

The giant Bird Cuisinarts are at it again. Only this time they’re killing bats. Well, a bat, but an endangered bat. Windmills stopped at night after bat death Thirty-five windmills at a western Pennsylvania wind farm have been silenced at night since a bat that belongs to an endangered species was found dead under one of the turbines. The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown is reporting the | Read More »