Like it or don't like it, the new House bill certainly fits the "All of the Above" approach conservatives claimed their support for more drilling was rooted in.
Instead of business providing men who worked for the government with women, it was women who worked for the government that were having sex with oil-industry agents.
The legislation likely to move to the floor tomorrow in the House and next week in the Senate has been crafted specifically to attract Republican votes. It contains generous provisions for off shore drilling.
People have been impressing their dates with chopstick dexterity since the Shang Dynasty. But the throw-away version of chopsticks is a less romantic yet marvelous invention.
Start-up innovators can't match the campaign contributions made by the big petroleum interests. We need a more democratic political system in order to move on to a fossil fuel-free future.
The candidates love to talk about the economy, oil and gas prices at every campaign stop. But not water -- no one likes to talk about water, perhaps because the problem is a much larger one.
Will the winning flavor be the candidate of change, Pomegranate Berry? The red-white-and-brown White Chocolate Raspberry? The sublime Dulce de Leche, or the savory Pina Colada?
As renewable energy technology becomes cheaper and more efficient, coal companies are finding it a lot more difficult to justify such crude and environmentally disastrous techniques for powering America.
Even more surprising, the United States produces more oil than the U.A.E. -- 8 million barrels a day compared to the the U.A.E.'s 3 million.
These are the kinds of stories we love -- ones where more Americans get the opportunity to see first hand that clean energy is real, it's here and it's working.
Beauty and the beautification of our surroundings, our world, certainly reside well within the domain of environmentalism.
All you need is a zip code or the name of a Congressperson and they tell you the oily story: how many petroleum industry dollars flowed into your representative's campaign coffers since 2000.
My kids came home with a Cool the Earth Coupon Book. Each child is supposed to convince their parents to commit to at least five actions to lower the family's carbon footprint.
