Washington Times: Gasoline up 100% under Obama

Just a little over a week ago, Barack Obama told the people of Brazil he wanted the United States to be their biggest customer in their expanding crude oil export industry.  Never mind his biggest benefactor and leftist political ally, George Soros, stands to make billions from the United States extending U.S. investment to Brazil for this oil exploration, while domestic energy is whithering on the vine--thanks to radical regulations by Obama and his EPA. 

The double-speak continued on Tuesday, with Barack Obama proclaiming he would cut foreign oil consumption by one-third.  Now, which story do you believe?  Barack Obama investing $2 billion in Brazilian oil exploration for his pal George Soros or Barack Obama cutting foreign energy imports by one-third and boosting domestic energy production.

The Washington Times reports that gas prices are up 100% under Obama.  It is time to put up or shut for Obama.  Energy security and independence is at our fingertips; however, Obama fails to lead. We have more energy resources than any other nation, yet we continue to import more and more energy.

"Feeling pain at the pump? Gas prices have doubled since Mr. Obama took office. According to the GasBuddy gasoline price tracking web site, the price of a gallon of regular gas was around $1.79 when Mr. Obama took office. Today the national average is $3.58. The lowest average price in the continental United States is $3.31 in Tulsa Oklahoma, the highest is $4.14 in Santa Barbara, CA. Four-dollar-a-gallon gas has arrived on average throughout California, and a number of other states are headed in that direction."

Economists predict $5.00 gasoline by the end of the year.  With the ongoing turmoil in the Mid-East and the OPEC cartel continuing to gouge the United States--making ONE TRILLION DOLLARS this year alone--$5.00 per gallon gasoline will most likely be here by the Memorial Day holiday.  Investing in new energy development, oil, natural gas, coal, biomass, and renewables, would unleash a wave of new employment and economic expansion.  By focusing on cutting energy imports from OPEC, that is cutting our dependency of imports on the 30% of the energy we import from OPEC, we would not only become energy secure, but we would reduce military and foreign policy threats from Islamic terrorism and shore our economic muscle.

What could you do for ONE TRILLION DOLLARS...become energy secure?  I think so.  We should demand it from our leaders and expect no less.  If they fail to respond, we should vote out the current leaders with elect individuals to office who will do what needs to be done--make America energy secure and break the back of the OPEC cartel.

Gas Prices Skyrocket 67% Since Obama Took Office



Obama Fiddles while consumer
 fuel costs skyrocket 67%

 According to recent analysis in The Weekly Standard, the price Americans are paying at the pump have skyrocketed 67% since Barack Hussein Obama took office in January 2009. This huge increase compares with a 7% increase in the first 26 months of the George W. Bush Presidency--for those keeping score it is the same time-period comparison.

"Now obviously turmoil in the Middle East has something to do with our current astronomical gas prices, but keep in mind that by this point in the Bush presidency 9/11 had happened and we were on the verge of invading Iraq. So while the president can't be entirely responsible for global commodity prices, it's still worth asking what Obama's doing to make things worse."

For more information on the analysis visit The Weekly Standard.

Where is the outrage from the media about the huge increase under Obama? The same media were quick to point to the increase in fuel prices under President Bush as a huge increase, blaming the Bush Administration for the comparatively small increases against the 67% under Obama.

The outrage here is there has been a failure since the Carter Administration to chart a true course to energy security and break the grip of OPEC over not only the American consumer at the pump, but over American mlitary and foreign policy as well. It is the proverbial 'Emperor Nero' Obama fiddling while American economy and the consumer suffocates under rising fuel prices.

Political leaders need to act now to empower the private sector to lead America to energy security.

On the road...

Hello from the Heart of Dixie! As I work with my partners to develop viable energy projects, in my travels I am encouraged more and more every day that people are ready to break the grip of foreign oil on the United States. People are really engaged. They are as concerned about energy independence as they are about healthcare.

Regardless of what your preference and belief in energy solution to our present problem, it's is clear that whatever we do it must include every facet of energy production and include every viable form of energy we presently have at our disposal domestically...and it requires that we devote REAL resources to developing revolutionary technologies that will transform our energy economy.

Today, we had the opportunity to first visit with my good friend (and next U.S. Senator from Kentucky) Trey Grayson--present Kentucky Secretary of State. He gets the need for energy security and independence. He understands that it will take all forms of energy--including coal--and doesn't shy away from that position (nor does he equivocate that position). Then, we left the airport rally and headed to Atlanta, Georgia, where we met with folks from Alabama, Louisana and Mississippi about the potential for utilizing natural gas for transportation fuels. Clearly, we must deploy technologies that are 1) proven and 2) are reliable domestic energy sources. The United States, notably the South and Midwest, have great reserves of natural gas, which will provide us the pathway to energy independence as a clean, efficient and reliable transportation fuel.

CNG Energy, LLC is making great strides in our efforts to develop this market to provide natural gas for vehicles. We are building every day and continue to work to conclude agreements that will provide dependable, cheaper transportation fuel and to create good-paying jobs for Kentucky, as well as the region we are developing.

I am truly excited about the potential that NGV provides for cheaper and cleaner transportation fuel--and the success the future holds for our company as we move forward.

I welcome you comments and questions about CNG and the great potential for the new energy economy.

Pike County Energy Company Funded for NGV Research

(PIKEVILLE,KY) Pike County-based CNG Energy, LLC, an alternative energy company, was one of the companies hosted by Governor Steve Beshear on Monday at a luncheon and press conference announcing their selection by the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation to receive a Kentucky New Energy Venture Fund grant for their natural gas-to-vehicle project.

The $30,000.00 grant will fund a technology and economic feasibility study to aid the company's planned commercialization of its natural gas vehicle business and utilization of natural gas resources throughout Kentucky as an alternative transportation fuel.

In partnership with the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, CNG Energy, LLC will conduct a technical review which will evaluate proven technologies and processes; in addition, CNG Energy will work with leading business experts to determine the proper commercialization path for natural gas-to-vehicle conversion and transportation fueling systems, including how to harness underutilized natural gas currently not in production.
Local attorney Jamie Hamilton, a senior partner in CNG Energy, LLC, said he was excited about the prospects for the new energy venture.

"In my opinion, this grant will provide the framework to enable us to implement a solid plan for natural gas vehicles. We need alternatives to petroleum-based transportation fuels and natural gas is the most readily available domestic energy source that can be utilized for transportation fuel."

Natural gas vehicles promoters, such as T. Boone Pickens, say natural gas provides a more reliable, cleaner, cheaper, and cost efficient fuel to traditional transportation fuels.
Roger Ford, a senior partner in CNG Energy, LLC, points to the need for energy independence as a need to look at domestic energy sources for transportation fuels.

"When you look at where we need to focus the effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil, it is in the area of transportation fuels. Our dependence on foreign oil is increasing. When you look at what are the most viable resources, clearly natural gas is one source that is abundant, and environmentally sound. Natural gas has some transmission infrastructure in place to utilize it for transportation fuel supply," Ford said.

CNG Energy, LLC points to the success of its proposal that won the funding. The company met recently with Dr. Rodney Andrews and the staff at U.K. CAER to develop the specific scope of work for the study and is moving forward with the research on the project.

"We plan on building a solid set of deliverables--a plan that shows the best technology-- a plan that will be successful. Natural gas-to-vehicles is not experimental technology; it is being supported by both the public sector and by private industry worldwide. Thanks to support form Governor Beshear, Energy Secretary Len Peters, along with the Kentucky Science Technology Corporation, the Morehead State University Innovation Center, as well as Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning and Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky will be an energy leader. Through strategic partnerships and bi-partisan support, CNG Energy, LLC hopes to play a part in the effort," Ford said.