by Gary Ivey | Sep 10, 2022 | Current Events, Current Posts, Energy and Environment
We often hear, “We will soon run out of oil” as a reason to abandon gasoline-powered vehicles, but we shouldn’t accept that statement at face value. There are at least two assertions which require backing up with facts: 1) “We will run out of...
by Gary Ivey | Aug 28, 2022 | Current Events, Current Posts, Energy and Environment
Articles this week declared that California is moving forward with a total ban on the sale of gasoline powered vehicles by 2035. Everyone knows that California is a state on wheels, with around 2 million vehicle registrations each year, so that is a huge move that...
by Gary Ivey | Aug 21, 2022 | Current Events, Current Posts, Energy and Environment, Government Abuse, Politics
I guess I was in college the first time I heard Credence Clearwater Revival’s Apocalyptic-themed song “I See a Bad Moon Rising.” Good chance, since they recorded it in 1969 and I started college in 1970. The song is all about bad things happening...
by Gary Ivey | Mar 26, 2022 | Current Posts, Energy and Environment, Loony Lefties
When President Joe Biden was campaigning, he repeatedly promised to end fossil fuels in America. There’ll be “no more drilling, including offshore,” he said. “No ability for the oil industry to drill. No more pipelines.” Since his...
by Gary Ivey | Mar 10, 2022 | Current Events, Current Posts, Energy and Environment, Loony Lefties
$6.00 per gallon gasoline? Looks like it’s happening. In my novel series, “Backlash,” I examine how political philosophy influences energy policy and how manipulation of energy policy affects ordinary people in their daily lives. In the first book of...
by Gary Ivey | Mar 5, 2022 | Current Events, Current Posts, Energy and Environment
The price of a barrel of oil is approaching $120. In 2020 it was less than $50. This is very good for Russia. If that hadn’t happened, Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have been able to afford the invasion of Ukraine. But why did it happen? Recently it has come out...