Improbably, here on the night when election returns are coming in, I’ve decided to write about gas prices. But there’s no time like the present to get back to real policy issues. I’ve had quite enough of all this politics, thank you.
The Omaha World-Herald reported today that gas prices in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area [...]
A little over a month ago, I wrote here about the debate on oil speculation.
One of the commenters on S. 3268, The Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 had pointed to a Web site called Stop Oil Speculation Now. I speculated (ahem) that this commenter might be a spinmeister for that campaign.
Whatever the [...]
I wrote about the campaigning on S. 3268, the Stop Energy Speculation Act of 2008, here a few days ago.
The debate has taken a new twist as Republicans have pushed to expand domestic oil production as the preferred way of controlling energy prices.
Well, the World Wildlife Fund wants you to know that [...]
A staple of modern lobbying is the self-identified consumer group. Claiming to represent the interests of consumers, these groups send letters to Congress and issue press releases to create the appearance that a large cross-section of people actually feel strongly about an issue. They often front for different interests than actual consumers, such [...]
This coming week, the Senate is scheduled to debate S. 3268, The Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008. It’s intended to prevent excessive price speculation in energy commodities like oil and natural gas, hoping that this would bring prices down. The debate has already begun on WashingtonWatch.com
One commenter on the bill makes [...]