Category Archives: Energy

Natural Gas Trucks: Progress, But No Breakthrough

Posted on September 17, 2014 by matt ohern

(Editor’s note: I recently attended a meeting on off-shore drilling potential off Virginia’s coast and the issue of natural gas fueled trucks came up and was briefly discussed. This article shows where we are in the nation on converting our … Continue reading →

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Trampling on Coal Country Families

Posted on August 20, 2014 by matt ohern

Between 1989 and 2010, Congress rejected nearly 700 cap-tax-and-trade and similar bills that their proponents claimed would control Earth’s perpetually fickle climate and weather. So even as real world crises erupt, President Obama is using executive fiats and regulations to … Continue reading →

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Let's Drill Off-Shore

Posted on July 24, 2014 by matt ohern

Ten years ago Virginia started down the road of lifting the federal government’s moratorium on offshore drilling. Late last week, the Obama Administration announced it was going to allow seismic testing off the Atlantic coast so that energy companies could … Continue reading →

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More Bad Science from EPA

Posted on April 10, 2014 by matt ohern

The Obama Environmental Protection Agency recently slashed the maximum allowable sulfur content in gasoline from 30 parts per million to 10 ppm. The agency claims its new “Tier 3” rule will bring $7 billion to $19 billion in annual health benefits by … Continue reading →

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US Electricity System in Regulatory & Terrorist Crosshairs

Posted on March 27, 2014 by matt ohern

Government agencies are forcing us to spend countless billions on illusory risks and anti-fossil fuel mandates, while ignoring real threats to our livelihoods, living standards and lives. America runs on electricity. Our lights, refrigerators, air conditioners and furnace controls, computers … Continue reading →

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