Comments on: The Energy Crisis Solution: Green River and a Mountain Man http://moorethoughts.com/2008/06/08/the-energy-crisis-solution-green-river-and-a-mountain-man/ Conservatism, Freedom, Capitalism Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:48:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: MooreThoughts » Leadership from Corker and Senate Republicans http://moorethoughts.com/2008/06/08/the-energy-crisis-solution-green-river-and-a-mountain-man/#comment-248154 MooreThoughts » Leadership from Corker and Senate Republicans Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:02:52 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/?p=4074#comment-248154 [...] Though it does not include authorization to explore and drill in ANWR, it is a start. The bill would allow for exploration in the Gulf, as well exploitation of shale oil deposits in the American West (the true answer to our energy crisis - read more here). [...] [...] Though it does not include authorization to explore and drill in ANWR, it is a start. The bill would allow for exploration in the Gulf, as well exploitation of shale oil deposits in the American West (the true answer to our energy crisis - read more here). [...]

]]> By: Jimmy http://moorethoughts.com/2008/06/08/the-energy-crisis-solution-green-river-and-a-mountain-man/#comment-241126 Jimmy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:40:31 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/?p=4074#comment-241126 Ney/Nay... Ney/Nay…

]]> By: Jimmy http://moorethoughts.com/2008/06/08/the-energy-crisis-solution-green-river-and-a-mountain-man/#comment-241125 Jimmy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:38:36 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/?p=4074#comment-241125 Colorado Oil Shale development was just shot down in mid May by a party line vote in the Senate appropriations committee: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/15/panel-defeats-attempt-end-oil-shale-moratorium/ A little Background on US Oil Shale: Highlights: 1.2 to 1.6 TRILLION barrels @ a current cost to produce of between $40 and $60 per barrel. (that's 5 times Saudi Arabia's stated reserves) http://ostseis.anl.gov/guide/oilshale/index.cfm Here's the vote: ROBERT C. BYRD (D) West Virginia, Chairman, "Ney" DANIEL K. INOUYE (D) Hawaii, "Ney" PATRICK J. LEAHY (D) Vermont, "Ney" TOM HARKIN (D) Iowa, "Ney" BARBARA A. MIKULSKI (D) Maryland, "Ney" HERB KOHL (D) Wisconsin, "Ney" PATTY MURRAY (D) Washington, "Ney" BYRON DORGAN (D) North Dakota, "Ney" DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D) California, "Ney" RICHARD J. DURBIN (D) Illinois, "Ney" TIM JOHNSON (D) South Dakota, "Ney" MARY L. LANDRIEU (D) Louisiana, "Ney" JACK REED (D) Rhode Island, "Ney" FRANK R. LAUTENBERG (D) New Jersey, "Ney" BEN NELSON (D) Nebraska, "Ney" THAD COCHRAN (R) Mississippi, "Aye" TED STEVENS (R) Alaska, "Aye" ARLEN SPECTER (R) Pennsylvania, "Aye" PETE V. DOMENICI (R) New Mexico, "Aye" CHRISTOPHER S. BOND (R) Missouri, "Aye" MITCH MCCONNELL (R) Kentucky, "Aye" RICHARD C. SHELBY (R) Alabama, "Aye" JUDD GREGG (R) New Hampshire, "Aye" ROBERT F. BENNETT (R) Utah, "Aye" LARRY CRAIG (R) Idaho, "Aye" KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R)Texas, "Aye" SAM BROWNBACK (R) Kansas, "Aye" WAYNE ALLARD (R) Colorado, "Aye" LAMAR ALEXANDER (R) Tennessee, "Aye" Notice a pattern? Colorado Oil Shale development was just shot down in mid May by a party line vote in the Senate appropriations committee:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/15/panel-defeats-attempt-end-oil-shale-moratorium/

A little Background on US Oil Shale:
Highlights: 1.2 to 1.6 TRILLION barrels @ a current cost to produce of between $40 and $60 per barrel. (that’s 5 times Saudi Arabia’s stated reserves)
http://ostseis.anl.gov/guide/oilshale/index.cfm

Here’s the vote:

ROBERT C. BYRD (D) West Virginia, Chairman, “Ney”
DANIEL K. INOUYE (D) Hawaii, “Ney”
PATRICK J. LEAHY (D) Vermont, “Ney”
TOM HARKIN (D) Iowa, “Ney”
BARBARA A. MIKULSKI (D) Maryland, “Ney”
HERB KOHL (D) Wisconsin, “Ney”
PATTY MURRAY (D) Washington, “Ney”
BYRON DORGAN (D) North Dakota, “Ney”
DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D) California, “Ney”
RICHARD J. DURBIN (D) Illinois, “Ney”
TIM JOHNSON (D) South Dakota, “Ney”
MARY L. LANDRIEU (D) Louisiana, “Ney”
JACK REED (D) Rhode Island, “Ney”
FRANK R. LAUTENBERG (D) New Jersey, “Ney”
BEN NELSON (D) Nebraska, “Ney”

THAD COCHRAN (R) Mississippi, “Aye”
TED STEVENS (R) Alaska, “Aye”
ARLEN SPECTER (R) Pennsylvania, “Aye”
PETE V. DOMENICI (R) New Mexico, “Aye”
CHRISTOPHER S. BOND (R) Missouri, “Aye”
MITCH MCCONNELL (R) Kentucky, “Aye”
RICHARD C. SHELBY (R) Alabama, “Aye”
JUDD GREGG (R) New Hampshire, “Aye”
ROBERT F. BENNETT (R) Utah, “Aye”
LARRY CRAIG (R) Idaho, “Aye”
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R)Texas, “Aye”
SAM BROWNBACK (R) Kansas, “Aye”
WAYNE ALLARD (R) Colorado, “Aye”
LAMAR ALEXANDER (R) Tennessee, “Aye”

Notice a pattern?

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