tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post6622489999885574008..comments2023-10-31T04:37:20.113-07:00Comments on Bloviating Zeppelin: Obama: Crushing The Country Via Energy StupidityBloviating Zeppelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-13002717658342125812011-04-27T16:53:13.508-07:002011-04-27T16:53:13.508-07:00CB: with the exception of ME. I believe it. I kn...CB: with the exception of ME. I believe it. I know the massive restrictions and regulations that just the fishing boats have to obey; moreover, the state has to jump through INCREDIBLE hoops in order to take advantage of ITS OWN resources! People see Deadliest Catch as an exciting show; I see it as a bunch of boats who somehow have managed to succeed DESPITE the onerous regulations placed upon them!<br /><br />People migrate to Alaska because they THINK it's the Last Frontier. Not quite. It might be one of the MOST regulated states in the Union BECAUSE of its free spirit.<br /><br />I submit this, CB: it's up to YOU to try to convey this to your readers, who are infinitely GREATER than mine. I suggest you can be a Great Voice in revealing the Federal Thumb under which Alaskans must operate.<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-23959375469494604242011-04-26T23:33:51.622-07:002011-04-26T23:33:51.622-07:00I personally am ' ' this close to joining ...I personally am ' ' this close to joining the Alaska Independence Party and pushing for a vote out of the Union. Until you live here in Alaska you can not see how much BULLSHIT the Feds put us through on an daily basis. Down south you have the state, county, and local between you. here in many places its the fed telling City Council what to do. All these regulations dreamed up by idiots in Washigton DC who have never set foor in ALaska, much less Dutch Harbor, lived through a 115mph wind storm like we do and still have a soup-off fundraiser in the middle of it. These idiots have no idea of life outside their cities. As much as I love the USA I am beginning think AK's destiny might lie elsewhereCarlisleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946443702898587022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-15905365895123674222011-04-26T15:36:06.884-07:002011-04-26T15:36:06.884-07:00BAA: and what of this, the pipeline that is propos...BAA: and what of this, the pipeline that is proposed from Canada to the US, again, HAMSTRUNG due to regulations and endless examination and analysis. Canada is our GREATEST supplier of oil and we can't even agree to build a frigging pipeline from their country to ours!<br /><br />Scotty: you nailed it. There are TONS of different "boutique" gas blends demanded by the various states and these blends don't just vary from state, they vary from area to area in a given state, like Fornicalia. It is a WASTE of labor and time and dollars! Make ONE BLEND for the entire nation!<br /><br />And let us not forget the gas additive that Fornicalia "Greenies" DEMANDED be added to fuel -- MTBE? Which turned out to be TOXIC? Anyone remember THAT?<br /><br />And oh yeah, on the topic, what about CFLs which, it turns out, are TOXIC and filled with MERCURY as well -- more expensive, toxic, less light -- hey, the best of all possible worlds for the fucking idiotic, emotional Religious Left.<br /><br />But not like I'm pointing fingers or anything.<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-45502510828976578672011-04-26T15:30:04.673-07:002011-04-26T15:30:04.673-07:00Agree with WSF... Releasing some of the reserve wo...Agree with WSF... Releasing some of the reserve would drive the price down quickly, but that's too easy... Also, Shell just got bit on the Alaska drilling, that may not happen now after $4B spent.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-26762628975874581822011-04-26T08:32:38.025-07:002011-04-26T08:32:38.025-07:00One thing that many people are not aware of what a...One thing that many people are not aware of what also causes rises in gas/diesel/heating oil prices is, each state’s demands on the various providers on such things as additives. <br /><br />So many years ago I was curious about how much gas prices from one state to another can vary, often by large amounts. Of course the amount of taxes each state takes out from each gallon of gas is often the largest factor in that but, it wasn’t until I worked for a company that was a distributor of the various products did I realize the many demands from states to state, demands that vary widely, more often than not.<br /><br />The demand on the amount of sulfur that diesel produces, as a by-product, varies from state to state. Some are more stringent than others. <br /><br />The most obvious one is the gasoline that is tainted with ethanol. The various amount of ethanol or percentages of ethanol affects the price of gasoline also.<br /><br />The other additives that supposedly make gasoline and the other fuels more “environment friendly” can vary widely among the states, affecting that cost at the pump. <br /><br />What’s added to the gallon of gas you buy in California can be quite different from that gallon from the very same company, let’s say, here in Florida.<br /> <br />There is very little “meeting of the minds” between the states on so many regulations, not just on oil products.Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121811949825846208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-54979941586706759932011-04-26T02:57:09.209-07:002011-04-26T02:57:09.209-07:00Just yesterday these idiots closed down Shell Oils...Just yesterday these idiots closed down Shell Oils operations in Alaska resulting not only with Shell losing a $4 billion investment, poof, but threatening due to lack of production shutting down the Trans Alaska pipeline... Does that make any sense?The Born Again Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069983585913753686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-71728222212282065692011-04-25T22:41:51.716-07:002011-04-25T22:41:51.716-07:00Who could have foreseen this disaster of leadershi...Who could have foreseen this disaster of leadership..who could have predicted this mess we find ourselves in... Oh yeah pretty much all of us on "Extreme Right"...<br /><br />IF the media would have done it's job perhaps we would have been spared. IF the GOP had done it's job perhaps we would have been spared, if GWB would have done his job perhaps we would have been spared... But nope. We Americans are a stupid lot. We don't remember history. OR in this particular generation we are being taught "History that isn't fact".<br /><br />Gas prices are the least of our worries right now BZ. Seriously. We are one disaster away from collapse. <br /><br />Our only hope.<br /><br /><a href="http://americanandproud.net/2011/04/the-time-is-now-draft-allen-west/%22" rel="nofollow">Draft Allen West for POTUS in 2012</a>Bushwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526043643313096753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-84640807912300509382011-04-25T19:03:40.523-07:002011-04-25T19:03:40.523-07:00There you go again, making sense. They have their ...There you go again, making sense. They have their "vision" and the power to ram it down our throats. <br /><br />In the end, we may need to use thew vote they cannot control (thnk you 3%ers).Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com