Category Archives: Energy

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 →

Posted in Energy | Comments Off on US Electricity System in Regulatory & Terrorist Crosshairs

A Key Moment for Future Investment in the United States

Posted on October 2, 2013 by matt ohern

By George Allen & Blanche Lincoln Washington isn’t known for getting things done quickly, but the wrangling over the Keystone XL pipeline is taking this reputation to an extreme. Now in its fifth year, the approval process is ensnared in bureaucracy … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Top Story | Comments Off on A Key Moment for Future Investment in the United States

Virgnia's Energy Future

Posted on September 5, 2013 by matt ohern

(This is the text of a speech delivered to the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy on July 18, 2013 at its “Virginia’s Energy Future” Leadership Round Table Discussion in Richmond, VA. Over 50 key stakeholders attend this Leadership Round … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Comments Off on Virgnia's Energy Future

Why Restrict Energy Development in George Washington National Forest?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by matt ohern

Oil Sheikhs finance Hollywood movies against it. HBO “documentaries” are made about it. TV “news” complains about it.  Opposing it is the latest cause celeb in environmental politics. What can cause such a commotion? It is hydraulic fracturing, a process … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Top Story | Comments Off on Why Restrict Energy Development in George Washington National Forest?

Fracking Brings Employment and Economic Revival

Posted on August 8, 2013 by matt ohern

Signs of pride and prosperity were evident all over Williamsport and the gorgeous northern Pennsylvania countryside around it. Friendly, happy people greeted us. New cars, trucks, hotels and restaurants sparkled in a clean, bustling downtown. New roofs topped barns and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Comments Off on Fracking Brings Employment and Economic Revival