Category Archive: fracking

Dec 18

Fracking Boom Is Dollar Boon in Energy Independence

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Oil’s negative drag on the dollar is weakening as rising U.S. natural gas and crude production propels the nation to the highest level of energy self- sufficiency in two decades. As fracking technology improves the United States is producing more of its own petroleum products. Full story

Jul 27

ALEC Speaker Outlines the Obama Obstacle to Energy Independence

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Our latest speaker at ALEC, Robert Bradley Jr. is an energy historian and author of several books on energy production. Bradley spoke about energy as the “Master Resource” and highlighted the “Ultimate Resource” theory developed by Julian Simon which explains that as resources become more scarce, prices rise, creating an incentive to adapt. The more …

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Feb 12

SD Senate Passes Sen. Schlekeway Resolution On Hydraulic Fracturing

The recent resolution passed by the South Dakota Senate about “fracking” shows that Sen. Schlekeway and a few others understand the importance of energy independence, and what it will take to achieve it. Real energy independence will require a long term strategy that relies on a variety of energy sources. At the same time, the …

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