Posts Tagged ‘Gas Prices’

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Mitt Romney’s No Friend of Cheap Gasoline

on October 7th, 2012 at 7:44 pm

Mitt Romney likes to talk about war, specifically war with the country that has the third largest oil reserves in the world, Iran. Over the years, Mitt Romney has developed a very close relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, who talks up a military strike with Iran every time a microphone is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Romney’s Reveals His Koch Problem at Hampton Getaway

on July 12th, 2012 at 4:29 am

Before heading to Aspen, “Mitt Romney headed to the sprawling estates of the Hamptons, where he held a whirlwind series of fundraisers, charging up to $50,000 a head and infusing his campaign with an expected $4 million.” He was there to meet with one of his closest friends and allies. Mitt Romney declared he was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Billionaire “Petro Prince” = Romney’s Top Energy Advisor

on March 23rd, 2012 at 9:19 pm

I guess it’s not surprising that Mitt Romney would pick a billionaire to be his top energy advisor, Harold Hamm, a man who makes a fortune whenever oil prices go up. Politico has the story;  Romney has been touting his understanding of the industry on the trail, but his ties to Big Oil – and a handful of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Under President Obama, Oil Production Has Steadily Climbed

on February 25th, 2012 at 11:08 am

Besides developing new sources of energy and decreasing our dependence on foreign oil,  American oil production has increased by an average of 640,000 barrels of crude oil  a day.    Read more

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Is It Ethical For Republicans to Drum Up a War With Iran and Then Complain About Rising Gas Prices?

on February 23rd, 2012 at 11:57 am

Let’s get this straight, Fox News and all the Republican candidates for president, except Ron Paul, want to bomb Iran. They wanted this in the summer of 1998 and gas prices rose just as high under George W. Bush. Do they not know that this drumbeat to war gives their financial friends a chance to gouge the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Financial Speculators Pushing Gas Prices Through the Roof

on February 21st, 2012 at 6:41 pm

Robert Reich breaks it down; Speculators have pushed crude oil to $105.28 per barrel, up 35 percent since September. Brent crude, Europe’s benchmark, is now $120.37 a barrel – also worrisome because many East Coast refineries use imported oil. Funny, I don’t hear Republicans rail against speculators. Could that have anything to do with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Obama: End Tax Breaks For Big Oil Now!

on April 26th, 2011 at 11:33 pm

Congress should take “immediate action” to end “unwarranted” tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and use the savings to invest in clean energy, President Barack Obama wrote to congressional leaders on Tuesday.   Read more Now it’s up to the Republicans in Congress to pick up the ball. Hopefully, John Boehner and the other […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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