by Henry Oliner | Jan 25, 2015 | Energy, Environmental, Politics
From The National Review, Davos’s Destructive Elites-“None of us is as dumb as all of us” by Kevin D. Williamson Conservatives are generally inclined to make a moral case for limited government: that transfers are corrupting, that taxes should be collected only to the...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 24, 2014 | Business, Economics, Energy
At first glance the dramatically lower oil prices is great news because just about everyone we know will have more money in their pocket at the end of the week. The middle class and the lower income will feel the greatest relief. Every business that buys fuel for...
by Henry Oliner | Nov 30, 2011 | Business, Energy, Politics
It is ironic that the greenest president presides over the demise of the green industries while a new oil boom is making us more energy independent in spite of policies intended to stunt the growth and development of fossil fuels. The jobs boom is not coming from the...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 6, 2009 | Business, Economics, Energy
A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline. A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year. So, the average clunker transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year. They claim...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 21, 2008 | Energy
Investment personality Jim Cramer has proposed a great and simple idea- take advantage of the cheap price of oil to build the strategic reserve to huge levels. Build more storage facilities and tankers etc. A huge strategic reserve will keep a lid on future...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 14, 2008 | Energy
High oil prices brought the reality that our purchases were funding hostile regimes. We sought to be independent of imported energy for the purposes of national security.The price of oil has fallen dramatically and now we are faced with a dilemma; do we still pursue...
