AUTHOR ARCHIVES: Daniel Simmons

North Dakota’s Oil Production Increases by 55% In One Year Blog Oil

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North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources has announced the oil production numbers for 2011 and the results are pretty stunning. Oil production in North Dakota jumped by 55 percent from December 2010 to December 2011. Total oil production for  2011…

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Impact of EPA’s Regulatory Assault on Power Plants–February 7 Update Analysis

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Impact of EPA’s Regulatory Assault on Power Plants:
New Regulations to Take 33 GW of Electricity Generation Offline and the Plant Closing Announcements Keep Coming…
“So if somebody wants to build a coal-fired plant they can. It’s just that it…

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ANWR—Is President Obama Serious About Domestic Oil Production? Blog Oil

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In the State of the Union, President Obama touted a rise in U.S. oil and natural gas production. But he failed to note that oil production on the West Coast and Alaska is down. This means that the West Coast…

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President Obama’s Record on Oil and Gas Production Analysis

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Since President Obama took office, total U.S. oil and natural gas production has increased. This increase, however, has happened in spite of the President, not because of him. The increase in production is occurring on private and state lands, the…

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Fact Checking President Obama’s Claims About Domestic Energy Production Blog

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The Obama campaign just released a website that purports to provide “the facts of President Obama energy record.” This is an intentional effort by the Obama campaign to distort the President’s abysmal energy record. After all, energy production on federal…

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