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Change the Gas Tax

bfarrey wrote 10 months ago: This is a follow up to a post from a couple of months ago <Green Fee Now>.  Lower gas prices h … more →

Tags: Tax, Green, federal gas tax, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, Investment, Venture Capital

A call to action from Michael Dahl

clark4343 wrote 1 year ago: This post is a transplant from the facebook page. Here’s what Michael Dahl said: Campus Activi … more →

Tags: Announcements, Message from MCH, Homelessness, Solutions, Affordable Housing, poverty

Green Fee Needed Now

bfarrey wrote 1 year ago: Impose higher federal and or state gasoline taxes now.  Ok, I said it.  Call it a ‘Green Fee … more →

Tags: Alternative Energy, Tax, green fee, Congress, Policy, gasoline tax, green investment council

Oil Prices will continue to fall3 comments

bfarrey wrote 1 year ago: I wish I could predict more things like this. Oil prices have fallen to below $80 a barrel as of Fri … more →

Tags: oil prices, Market, falling, Global, OPEC, Russia, Venezuela, retail gas price

South Carolina Endorses Green Socialism1 comment

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: Back in 2007, Gov. Mark Sanford created the South Carolina Climate, Energy & Commerce Advisory C … more →

Tags: State Laws, stupid ideas, South Carolina, Environmentalism, government power, Mark Sanford, Montaña, Education, vermont

The Energy Deficit and the Pickens Plan1 comment

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: This graphic is from the EIA in their energy brief on energy subsidies: From this graph, we consume … more →

Tags: Pickens Plan, T. Boone Pickens, Energy Independence, picken's plan, foreign trade, Department of Energy

Pickens Continues to Use $700 Billion Myth

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: From a Cato Institute Blog Post by Will Wilkinson: Pickens: It’s more than me. I mean, this is about … more →

Tags: Pickens Plan, T. Boone Pickens, Economics, picken's plan, foreign trade, Oil, Cato Institute

Drill, Baby, Drill !2 comments

bfarrey wrote 1 year ago: Coal companies and Oil companies are defining the future energy plans of this country. We are at a k … more →

Tags: Campaigns, Coal, drill baby drill, energy policy, Oil

Clean Coal ?1 comment

bfarrey wrote 1 year ago: American Clean Power ? Please stop talking about Clean Coal as some kind of solution for energy inde … more →

Tags: Alternative Energy, Global Warming, Al Gore, obama, Clean coal, Nuclear Energy, McCain, Carbon Sequestration

John McCain Uses the Pickens Lie

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: From John McCain’s acceptance speech last night: My fellow Americans, when I’m President, we’r … more →

Tags: federal laws, Pickens Plan, Republican Party, Natural Gas, T. Boone Pickens, Energy Independence, Energy, picken's plan, Federal Government

Politics as Usual with Palin and the Media

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: So we’ve gone through a weekend of hearing about Sarah Palin as the new Republican VP nominee. … more →

Tags: State Laws, Republican Party, Democrat Party, tax laws, Rush Limbaugh, Oil, Sarah Palin, Alaska, windfall profits

National Party Platforms on Transportation and Energy - Constitution Party

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: Continuing the series on party platforms on transportation and energy, we come to the Constitution P … more →

Tags: Constitution Party, Energy, Alternative Energy, party platform, Department of Energy, political parties

National Party Platforms on Transportation and Energy - Green Party

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: I have to give credit where credit is due: the Green Party is very, very open about what they want t … more →

Tags: stupid ideas, Green Party, Environmentalism, Conservation, alternative fuels, Energy Markets, Federal Government, Alternative Energy, Nuclear Power

Stephen Spruiell on Energy & Environment on National Review Online

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: Stephen Spruiell on Energy & Environment on National Review Online Sigh… is there any more … more →

Tags: political parties, Energy, Environmentalism, Federal Government, Republicans, party platform, climate change, John McCain

Response to a Barrett Comment

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: From the comments on the Gresham Barrett Brings the Stupid post: Right on, Mike! I’m with you all th … more →

Tags: federal laws, stupid ideas, South Carolina, Energy Independence, alternative fuels, Congress, Alternative Energy, Gresham Barrett, Jane Dyer

National Party Platforms on Transportation and Energy - Libertarian Party

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: In a multi-part series, I am going to find and post the party platforms for all of the national poli … more →

Tags: Libertarian Party, Energy, Energy Markets, Alternative Energy, party platform, Utilities, Transportation

Proliferation of Protectionism1 comment

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: Has anyone noticed the noticeably increased amount of protectionist attitudes recently? From Obama … more →

Tags: stupid ideas, Pickens Plan, Economics, picken's plan, foreign trade, Protectionism, Free Trade, comparative advantage, Oil

Columbia's HOV Future - Part 2 (I-20 Northeastern Richland County)

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: This is the second in a series of looking at the various stretches of highway in Central South Carol … more →

Tags: State Laws, South Carolina, SCDOT, tolls, toll roads

Another Rent Seeker Using Scare Tactics to Get Government Money

Mike The Highwayman wrote 1 year ago: Ladies’ Home Journal’s Red Light Problem – Reason Magazine. This is similar to ano … more →

Tags: local laws, federal laws, stupid ideas, picken's plan, Federal Government, Wind power, Alternative Energy, Red Light Cameras


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