AUTHOR ARCHIVES: Daniel Simmons

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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Blackout: Monday Night Football Previews Living In a World Governed By Increasin Blog

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Last night, the power went out twice during the San Francisco 49er’s return to Monday Night Football. This is significant for two reasons. First, we live in a country with such a reliable electrical system that it’s news when the…

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Update on the Impact of EPA’s Regulatory Assault: New Regulations to Take 30 Analysis Natural Gas

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Update on the Impact of EPA’s Utility MACT and Transport Rules:
New Regulations to Take 30 GW of Electricity Generation Offline and the Announcements Keep Coming…
“So if somebody wants to build a coal-fired plant they can. It’s just that…

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Can anyone figure out President Obama’s job creation strategy?? Blog Oil

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Can anyone figure out President Obama’s job creation strategy??
It’s difficult to understand President Obama’s job creation strategy.  He claims he wants to see more Americans working, but then he rejects private sector projects that would create tens of thousands…

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