Al Armendariz, EPA Official, Apologizes for Call to 'Crucify' Oil Companies

The Daily Caller has the video, which was pulled, naturally: " YouTube pulls Armendariz ‘crucify them’ video ." And Ed Morrissey h...

Oil Industry Pays More Federal Taxes Than Any Other Business

More on oil politics, from the Wall Street Journal , " Big Oil, Bigger Taxes ": President Obama says he wants to end subsidies for...

Obama Approval Numbers Crash Amid Surge in Gas Prices

Well, finally, something in the news not rolling in favor of the Obama-commies in Washington. At WaPo , " Gas prices sink Obama’s ratin...

Shell Sues a Dozen Environment Groups Over Arctic Drilling

Now that's what I'm talking about! At Los Angeles Times , " Arctic Ocean drilling: Shell launches preemptive legal strike ...

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Delivers GOP Weekly Address

Sen. Hutchinson will retire at the end of this Congress. A genteel Southern lady:

Iran Halts Oil Exports to Britain and France

This move is a major escalation of international tension, and despite Iran's minuscule shipments, the historical precedents of such emba...

Ezra Levant Slams Obama Administration's Keystone XL Rejection

Via American Digest :

Ezra Levant Rips Chiquita Brands International Senior Vice-President Manuel Rodriguez

At Five Feet of Fury, " Ezra Levant: ‘I only regret that it did not get more coverage…’ " Video c/o Blazing Cat Fur .

Iran Films U.S. Aircraft Carrier

At Telegraph UK , " Strait of Hormuz standoff: Iran films US aircraft carrier ." Iran claimed to have taken surveillance footage o...

Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz Over Tension on Oil Exports

This is the kind of saber rattling that precedes the outbreak of war. At New York Times , " Noise Level Rises Over Iran Threat to Close...

Big Oil Companies Are Shifting Their Focus Back to the West

A great piece. At Wall Street Journal , " Big Oil Heads Back Home ": Big Oil is redrawing the energy map. For decades, its main st...