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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2013 24 Comments

We have written many times before about Obama's obsession with wind power, despite the huge massacre of migratory bird populations, questionable technology, and doubtful economics. Via Tim Blair (h/t Iowahawk) come this poinent video of a German windmill falling down, and a description of the techincally...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 10, 2013 6 Comments

We might be hearing more about it. Instead, the pipeline project has been lost in the flood of Obama scandals and diversions. Obama scoffs at the project only creating 50 permanent jobs -- which is another "fact" just pulled out of his ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 26, 2013 13 Comments

Windmills! The backbone of the Obama energy plan, and something of a fetish to him: Because the windmill industry is politically correct, it gets a pass on the wholesale slaughter of Eagles and other migratory birds: AP VIDEO: Wind turbines injure and kill protected birds, but the Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2013 32 Comments

Israel now is pumping natural gas from one of the enormous offshore fields which will transform Israel into an energy-independent nation and a global energy powerhouse: Natural gas from the offshore Tamar field was pumped to Israeli shores for the first time Saturday, four years after...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 19, 2013 12 Comments

In College Insurrection, I recently covered a story showing that North Dakota universities were about the only higher education institutions in the country expecting increased funding.  These revenues are courtesy of the state's recent oil boom. This is one example of how oil shale may prove...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2012 38 Comments

and with all the mockery I have heaped on Obama and windmills, I could not have dreamed up this headline and story, Wind farms may have warming effect - research: Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, research in the United...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2012 62 Comments

From reader Tim, who writes: Was on pump in Wilmington NC earlier this week. Looks like No new oil from anwr, east coast, the gulf. No pipeline from Canada $4 gal Thanks Obama voters I can't imagine that signs like that aren't popping up all across America. Looks like Tim is  right,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2012 75 Comments

Please make more of these sort of arrogant and dismissive speeches. It helps motivate and bring out the base.  Our base: Update:  The Eagle has landed, er, pulled into the driveway, and this low blow on Rutherford B. Hayes has him agitated: The quote cited by Obama does exist...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 08, 2012 37 Comments

I'm all in favor of wind energy.  If it works, do it.  But the notion that windmills will be anything more than a small aspect of electricity production is blowing smoke. I previously highlighted the problem in Britain, where wind turbine owners are paid not to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2012 25 Comments

Historically high winter gas prices: Who to blame? You know. Via American Glob: Obama is still trying to make this about Republicans. Nancy Pelosi has moved on to blaming Wall Street. A few years ago Obama, Pelosi and almost every other member of their party blamed one person. The president. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 25, 2012 27 Comments

Algae is just alright with me, Algae is just alright, oh yeah. I don't care what they may say, Algae is just alright, oh yeah. Via Kurt Schlichter: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 24, 2012 88 Comments

Obama on our energy future: "We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel that’s actually made from a plant-like substance, algae -- you've got a bunch of algae out here," Obama said at the University of Miami today. "If we can...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 24, 2012 53 Comments

Newt has released a 28 minute video discussing energy independence. (h/t numerous readers) Via Human Events, the video will be broadcast in key markets, in its entirety. Also, it was done entirely from memory, without aid of notes or a teleprompter. Big question: Will people watch a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 18, 2012 45 Comments

So Obama is going to kill the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, pending apparently another route being drawn up.  Which means that he has killed it dead, because any route is going to be met with objection and delay. Instead, let's build more of the bird...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 6 Comments

Windmills are a centerpiece of Obama's energy plans for the nation. We've already documented how wind power subsidies take from the windless to give to the winded, and some problems when the wind blows too much. Here's another, from Britain, regarding noise pollution: Wind turbines are being turned off...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2011 12 Comments

Much like windmills, Obama's energy plans for the country turn on "green" energy like LED lighting. From The White House website: Today’s Recovery Act in Action episode takes place in Durham, NC at Cree, Inc., America’s foremost producer of LED lighting.  It’s a tale of many important...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2011 14 Comments

When I dubbed the nascent Solyndra scandal "Teapot Solyndra" in memory of the Teapot Dome Scandal, I worried that I might be getting ahead of myself. But with this administration, it's hard to get ahead of oneself.  Fearing the worst usually is the safest bet. And that worst fear seems...