Category Archives: Oil

Will the Obama Administration Help the Wackaloon Koch Brothers Get Even Richer?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

And, if so why? By way of John Aravosis, we come across this interesting revelation about who would benefit from the approval of the Keystone-XL pipeline, which is widely opposed–because we need pipelines that have a habit of rupturing travelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Democrats, Environment, Oil | Comments Off on Will the Obama Administration Help the Wackaloon Koch Brothers Get Even Richer?

Note to Unions: This Is Not How You Build a Coalition

Posted on September 1, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Forgetting Cruickshank’s rule: No one in a coalition takes a backward step to advance another member’s cause.
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Posted in Environment, Oh Canada!, Oil, Unions | 1 Comment

Why Do We Fetishize Budget Deficits and Not Trade Deficits?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Deficits don’t matter, the causes of those deficits do.
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Posted in Economics, Energy, Jobs, Oil | 4 Comments

How High Gas Prices Are an Income Transfer to the Very Rich From the Rest of Us

Posted on May 2, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s all about the stock options…
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Posted in Automobiles, Bidness, Oil, Taxes, Transportation | 3 Comments

What Is Really Required to Move to a Renewable Energy Future: The Lance Mannion Edition

Posted on April 3, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

This is not going to be easy to fix. Not at all.
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Housing, Nukular Stuff, Oil, Transportation | 7 Comments

A Defense of Nuclear Power As a Second Best Option

Posted on March 14, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

If we’re not serious about energy consumption, what other choice do we have?
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Housing, Nukular Stuff, Oil, Transportation | 21 Comments

That’s the Sound of the Men, Working on the ChainOil Gang

Posted on July 24, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

I suppose BP could import Hessians to guard its facilities too. That would help.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Civil Liberties, Fucking Royals, Oil | 2 Comments

BP, Scientists, and Gag Agreements

Posted on July 19, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

BP is trying to buy scientists’ silence.
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Posted in Bidness, Ethics, Funding, Oil | 3 Comments

Freedom of Speech Now Costs $40,000. If Only the 2nd Amendment Cost So Much

Posted on July 6, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

BP: not only trashing our oceans, but the First Amendment too!
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Posted in Bidness, Civil Liberties, Oil | 2 Comments

Note to BP Shareholders About Your Dividends

Posted on June 19, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Welcome to the Downside.
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Posted in Bidness, Oil | 3 Comments