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COULD SHE KEEP HER $2 GAS PROMISE?, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

Michelle Bachmann recently promised that, if elected President, she would get gasoline prices back down to $2 per gallon, She reminded us that gas was $1.79 when President Obama took office. Was this foolish campaign-speak? Probably not. An administration really … Continue reading

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GREEN JOBS OR SHALE GAS? THE NUMBERS TALK, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

The shale gas industry’s boom is creating 100,000 jobs in Pennsylvania during 2010, according to Penn State University. Only a few of these new jobs are on drill rigs; many of those jobs go to highly-skilled oil patch veterans from out of state. But the gas industry’s expansion has created jobs by the tens of thousands in steel production, construction, and services. Continue reading

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GREENS AGAIN BAIT AND SWITCH ON ENERGY, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—Back during the bad old Bush presidency, the eco-movement loudly endorsed ethanol, particularly cellulosic ethanol, as a good eco-substitute for gasoline. Now they’ve changed their minds. They’re finally admitting that you can’t grow ethanol and food on the same … Continue reading

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GREEN CARS FOR CHEAP GAS, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—Now we’re going to give Ford, GM and Chrysler billions of dollars so the Feds can order them to build more “green” cars—with gas now costing $1.49 per gallon. How many Americans will pay $30,000 for one of these … Continue reading

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