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The U.S. Has A Lot Of Shale Oil, So What?
The U.S. Has A Lot Of Shale Oil, So What?
 Quite a few conservative commentators are making waves about a Government Accountability Office statement (PDF) which says that 1.5 trillion barrels of shale oil in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming m...
Romney, Ron Paul & RNC Rules
Romney, Ron Paul & RNC Rules
The blogosphere is in a flurry today on the heels of the Ron Paul campaign announcement. Concerning its future in states yet to hold Republican primary elections, it looks like Dr. Paul will not be po...
City of Los Angeles Making Bumpy Transition to Clean Energy
City of Los Angeles Making Bumpy Transition to Clean Energy
How do power companies transition from dirty energy to renewable energy while keeping the lights as they do it? The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is finding out, as they work towar...
Swing States Crucial for Presidential Race
Swing States Crucial for Presidential Race
 One of the enduring oddities of the American political landscape remains the electoral college, the antiquated system that makes selective states disproportionately important to the election pro...
Americans Still Confused & Polarized Concerning Race
Americans Still Confused & Polarized Concerning Race
The misconception that you must only be of one race reached almost ludicrous proportions last week when bloggers said that accused Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman was Black, because his great-...
Federal Spending Gone Wild
Federal Spending Gone Wild
  I remember as a young high school student hearing Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois making the comment, “A billion here, a billion there, before you know it you are talking about real mo...
Water Wars: Green River Nuclear Power Plant
Water Wars: Green River Nuclear Power Plant
Blue Castle Holdings, an ambitious Utah company, wants to build the 3 gigawatt (GW) Green River nuclear plant in Utah. This would be enough power for about 2 million homes and would increase Utah...
California Water Wars: Nevada Didn’t Grab Enough
California Water Wars: Nevada Didn’t Grab Enough
What, you ask, does Nevada and Las Vegas have to do with California water?  Well, water wars aren’t just fought within states. They are also fought between states. Southern Nevada gets almost 90%...
The DC Delegate
The DC Delegate
Yesterday evening, I had a chance to hear my friend Tom Goss sing in my city.  He's from Washington DC, so I usually only get to see him perform once a year.  It's always a good time, and a ...
Unemployment Lowest in the Rural Heartland
Unemployment Lowest in the Rural Heartland
 Jobseekers might consider moving to fly-over states instead of perhaps making dismissive comments about them while on transcontinental flights. With a few exceptions, the lowest unemployment rat...