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    Gas Prices: There Are Things the Government Can Do

    February 22, 2013 at 11:02 am

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    Gas prices have been consistently climbing across the country, up 46 cents per gallon in the past month and 20 cents higher than they were a year ago today. The pain at the pump appears to be on everyone’s front burner, except in Washington, D.C., where all the attention is … More

    Morning Bell: 10 Ways to Lower Gas Prices

    June 4, 2012 at 8:43 am

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    The average price of a gallon of regular gas is now $3.66, and has been decreasing for eight straight weeks. This is causing some of the President Obama’s advisors to declare energy prices an irrelevant issue. Political advisor David Axelrod recently tweeted: “Gas prices have been going down for the … More

    VIDEO: 10 Years Ago Today, Dems Say ANWR Won’t Yield Oil for 10 Years

    April 18, 2012 at 1:31 pm

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    On April 17 and 18, 2002, a number of Senators took to the floor of the upper chamber to decry efforts to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to fossil fuel exploration and development. Their objections voiced a common concern: ANWR wouldn’t begin to produce oil for up to ten … More

    The Obama Oil Embargo

    April 18, 2012 at 6:46 am

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    From canceling oil leases in his second week in office to denying the XL Pipeline this year President Obama and his administration have offered up a non-stop assault on affordable energy.  Now that high gasoline prices have come home to roost, the president is flailing around for an energy policy. … More

    How Higher Energy Prices Threaten U.S. Jobs

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    July 1, 2011 at 8:21 am

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    America’s trucking industry is on pace to pay a whopping $138.7 billion for fuel in 2011 — an increase of $37.2 billion over last year due to higher energy prices. That’s a lot of money for gas. And unfortunately for consumers, they’re likely to pick up the tab. A new … More

    Quit Repeating Nonsensical Oil Statistics!

    March 31, 2011 at 12:00 pm

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    “I give out this statistic all the time, and forgive me for repeating it again: America holds about 2 percent of the world’s proven oil reserves.” – President Barack Obama, March 30, 2011 It would be easier to forgive the President’s repetition if it the way he used it made … More

    Ten Don’ts for Our Government on Gas Prices

    March 9, 2011 at 4:00 pm

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    As gas prices in the United States continue to soar, policymakers in Washington are eager to point fingers and offer solutions. Most of the ideas are not new, and some are certainly much better than others, but they will inevitably be part of the debate. As legislators turn their attention … More

    Egypt and Renewable Energy

    February 1, 2011 at 11:00 am

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    Aiding and abetting the solar and wind energy industries in their continuing efforts to mislead the American people, Energy Secretary Steven Chu called for a shift to renewable energy to insulate us from petroleum price spikes. Recent events in Egypt are partially responsible for a recent jump in oil prices, … More

    Oil Prices and the Economic Recovery

    April 12, 2010 at 5:45 pm

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    As oil prices steadily rise, many oil and gas experts fear higher prices could stunt economic recovery, not just in the United States but around the globe. From the Financial Times: This week oil climbed to $87 a barrel, its highest level since October 2008 and prompted concerns that triple-digit … More

    $7-A-Gallon Gas Needed to Meet Government’s CO2 Cuts

    March 3, 2010 at 12:08 pm

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    As the national average of gasoline creeps to three dollars a gallon, economists are warning that high gas prices in the United States could slow the economic recovery. Other countries’ economies are recovering more quickly and increased production and activity is putting upward pressure on oil prices. That coupled with … More

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