Tag Archives: dependency on foreign oil

Of course it’s all about oil… Putin, Trump, and the campaign to keep the world addicted to fossil fuels

By Mark | January 7, 2017

I’ve been struggling since the election to catch even a glimpse of the big picture. Like many of you, despite my best intentions, I tend to get swept up in the horror of the day. I want to look dispassionately at all the moving pieces and see if I can maybe find some logic in […]

Posted in Economics, energy, Environment, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Aras Agalarov, Arctic, big oil, Canada, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC, Donald Trump, Exxon, fake news, FBI, hacking, Hillary Clinton, James B. Comey, Kazakhstan, Lindsey Graham, Michigan, Miss Universe, NATO, offshore drilling, oil, Party of Regions, Paul Manafort, Pennsylvania, Presidential politics, propaganda, Rex Tillerson, Trump Soho, Viktor F. Yanukovych, Viktor Yanukovych, Viktor Yushchenko, Vladimir Putin, Wisconsin | 45 Comments

Pushing a gas tax, declaring Detroit “dead,” and assigning blame to John Dingell

By Mark | September 24, 2009

I don’t typically quote a lot of Thomas Friedman here, but he’s got a column it today’s New York Times on one of my favorite subjects – the gas tax… I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but we desperately need a coordinated campaign for a gas tax in this country… […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11, Arab oil embargo, automotive, carbon tax, Daniel Okrent, David Rothkopf, Denmark, driving the last nail, gas tax, green transportation, healthcare reform, Iraq war, John Dingell, Phil Verleger, Superclass, the public option, Thomas Friedman, Time magazine, war for oil | 19 Comments

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