Energy

Shell facility attacked in Nigeria

Posted by Shemuses from Al Jazeera

An armed group seeking a greater share of oil wealth in Nigeria says it has destroyed part of Shell's operation in the Niger Delta. The claim came days after the group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), declared an "oil war" on foreign companies working in the country.

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House Adopts Plan to Ease Offshore Drilling Ban

Posted by Shemuses from New York Times

The House on Tuesday night approved a measure that would ease a longstanding ban on offshore oil drilling and try to spur greater use of alternative fuels as Democrats and Republicans engaged in a bitter pre-election clash over America's energy future.

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On The Hill: On Eve Of National Energy Summit, Poll Finds Most Expect Congress To Sink Pickens Plan

Posted by mediaman

Although a vast majority of Americans believe the comphensive and much-touted "Pickens Plan" for energy independence can succeed, they think Congress ultimately will kill it.

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Energy Policy TV - Teleconference Preview of Clean Energy Summit

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV); T. Boone Pickens, Energy Executive, Author of Pickens Plan; Daniel Weiss, Senior Fellow and Director of Climate Strategy, Center for American Progress

Reid, Pickens, and Weiss speak with reporters to preview the bipartisan National Clean Energy Summit to be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Organizers want the Summit to produce energy recommendations to Congress as well as the 2008 presidential candidates.

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IDF vets who trained Georgia troops say war with Russia is no surp

Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

For the past few days, since fighting broke out in the Caucasus, 24-year-old L. from central Israel has been trying to phone the group of Georgian combat soldiers he had been training in Georgia up to a few months ago.

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A View on the Price of Oil --Video

Posted by theauthor from Thenewpundit

Phil Flynn discusses what is driving oil. It is due to the USD, and it is due to supply and demand. Too bad this guy isn't in Congress. The speculators are also watching other indicators to try and figure out if the bad economy will decrease the demand.

He also mentions that just talking about drilling offshore helped the recent drop in prices.

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Congress Opens Self To Law Suit Over Oil Prices | I'm A Pundit Too

Posted by theauthor from Thenewpundit

Let me start out by saying that this isn't going to go over very well at all, but that never stopped me before. I have decided that it is indeed time to sue the US Congress over the high price of energy, and the bill they tried to pass earlier this year has opened them up to the suit. Now, it seems that if anyone were to be able to sue the government, it would be the oil companies who are being restricted. However, I discovered something recently. I discovered that I am the one paying 50 bucks a week to fill up my 4 cylinder Saturn. I also got an interesting email from Florida Power and Light.

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