April 21, 2011

Pandering, Politicians, and Oil Prices

Michael Giberson The Free Dictionary defines pandering as, among other things, “To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses.” Here is a new example of the common political variant of pandering: The newly organized federal Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group. Consumers don’t like high gasoline prices and …

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Fracking Regulation Just Became a Little Bit More Difficult

Michael Giberson Tuesday night a Cheasapeake Energy fracking operation in Pennsylvania suffered a breakdown resulting in the spill of thousands of gallons of fracking fluids at the drilling site and into a local stream. The news reports so far are kind of sketchy on the scope of the potential damages. They report “thousands of gallons” …

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