Monthly Archives: April 2012

What If Oil and Natural Gas Are Renewable Resources?

By Greg Lewis President Barack Obama and his green energy confederates are determined to scare the public about a declining supply of “fossil fuels.” If we accept the idea that oil is produced by the conversion of organic matter — from plants to dinosaurs – – under extreme pressure, we must also accept the idea…

Al Gore & Duke Energy: Marriage Made in Regulation Hell

By Paul Chesser The North Carolina fuel cell project in which former Vice President Al Gore has a conflict of interest as a director of Apple, Inc., illustrates how crony socialism and state mandates to utilize so-called “Green” energy converge to benefit wealthy corporatists at the expense of regular citizens. Yesterday NLPC reported that Apple’s…

10 Reasons Why Fisker May Be Worse Than Solyndra

By Paul Chesser Automotive and green technology advocacy Web sites are abuzz with a story about a former employee of Fisker Automotive who claims the company released its $102,000-plus Karma electric sport sedan prematurely, in order to meet targets set forth by the Department of Energy, so Fisker could access funds from a $529 million…

Class Action Filed Against Taxpayer- Backed First Solar

By Paul Chesser Securities law firms are lining up to get a piece of the action after a class action lawsuit was filed against federally subsidized First Solar, Inc., allegedly because the company failed to disclose the massive costs it was incurring due to defects in its solar panels, leading investors to believe the company’s…

Real American energy could create real American jobs

Domestic oil and gas production, plus fuel exports, equals real jobs and revenue By Joe Wurzelbacher President Obama supports job creation, economic growth and revenue generation – except when he doesn’t. Official announcements from his Labor Department reported that the nation’s February unemployment rate is still 8.3 percent. That’s a decent decline from previous months.…