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The Obama/McCain Energy Charade: Nothing But Empty Ideas

The political monopoly enjoyed by the two major parties illustrates why monopolies are considered bad.
Paris Hilton's energy plan is as good as either candidates.

Oil Price Drop: Bad News and Faulty Inferences

I agree with the cavalier assessment, do you consume food? anticipate an increase in rent based on energy costs? notice an increase in almost every product available that is delivered by trucks?

Hard to take the info in the article seriously after such a personal rant.

Is the Global Economy Drowning in a Sea of Black Gold?

Government satistics are unreliable. Any government that would change the way it counts traffic fatalities to justify the 55mph speed limit in the 70's would manipulate satistics for fun or profit.
See Mark Twain's comments on satistics.

Hey, Congress, Speculators May Not Be the Bad Guys

if you want to call someone a mental dwarf, don't misspell weigh in the same sentence.

China Raising Fuel Prices Unlikely to Cool Red Hot Oil Market

Try driving through Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Ghangzhou or Chengdu.
Discounting extreme rural areas which are in the "first mo-ped" phase, the number of automobiles in China is staggering. Curiously enough, there are more Lambourginis, Rolls, and Ferraris on the road in Southern China than in the US.
The inclusion of India in the auto buying race is appropriate although the demographic data may require a closer look.
The amount of mis-information about China we are fed is astounding, even propagandistic in nature.
Spend a month or two in China, everything you think you know is significantly distorted.

Reasons to Love 3-Digit Oil

interesting article,......possibly the most important point is the need to agressively make our dissatisfaction known to the elected representatives who have behaved more like prostitutes regarding energy than responsible leaders.

Is Invading Venezuela a Good Way Out of an Oil Crisis?

If war answers the need for oil, why has the cost of oil risen steadily thru the middle east wars? and the economic capacity of the US declined like the Solviet Union's during their adventures in Afganistan?
Pretzel Logic I think.