by Henry Oliner | Jul 31, 2008 | Energy
If Robert Zubrin’s program to convert us to an alcohol economy is in fact adopted, it raises a serious question for the rapid development of domestic oil resources. Given the huge cost and long time frame to develop the domestic resources the advantage of...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 30, 2008 | Energy
I just finished reading ‘Energy Victory’ by Robert Zubrin. I was most impressed by his presentation at AIPAC and was equally impressed with his book. While I recommend you buy and read the whole book (270 pages) here is the quick summary.We need to convert...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 29, 2008 | Obama, Politics
I keep getting some preposterous e-mails about Obama. I recently got one that was a supposed article by Maureen Dowd about Obama getting millions of dollars through the internet from Saudi sources. Dowd never wrote the article, but the e-mail cut and pasted her...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 29, 2008 | Iraq, Obama
7/22/08I was up early and watched an interview with Obama after his tour of Iraq. Obama was asked if he regretted his opposition to the surge since it apparently has worked quite well.He stood by his original vote, and credited the success not to the surge but to the...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 28, 2008 | Energy
Just to show you how open minded I am, Jimmy Carter deserves credit for one successful energy policy.In 1974 about 17% of U.S. electricity was produced by by burning oil and 18% came from natural gas. Carter’s Fuel Use Act discouraged this and by 1985 oil...
