Robert Mongomery: Rick Scott: Will Florida Do It Again

[NotNow]

Sooo, you will provide the statistics that show differently, right?  You know, the ones that show how much Obama has supported the domestic oil and gas industry...

or you could just attack the breadth of the study or the people involved....

[theduvalprogressive]

The Obama Administration has been accepting of the shale oil industry around the XL Pipeline area. In his first term he didn't come out vocally in support, but did show approval, on some level, by simply allowing it to happen.

[NotNow]

The Obama Administration has been accepting of the shale oil industry around the XL Pipeline area. In his first term he didn't come out vocally in support, but did show approval, on some level, by simply allowing it to happen.

It is almost completely private operators on private land.  Obama has no choice except to "let it happen".  The only public approvals needed was for the actual XL pipeline.  That "Presidential decision" still hasn't happened. 

[Ocklawaha]

As a matter of fact we do need to change, we need to reopen the coal mines, railroads, pipelines, refineries, quarries and smokestack industry that will in fact drive down our dependence on foreign imports.

We could just stick with Obama's direction on this. FactCheck.org had the updated numbers for Obama's presidency today and Oil imports are down 48%, US Oil up 67% and Wind/Solar up 231%.  I agree with you energy independence is one of the paramount concerns this nation should have and as much as you hate Obama he is wonderful on this issue.

Who the hell is Glen Beck? Never seen or heard him but I have now been thrice accused of consulting him? And yes I am serious.

Yes I HATE OBAMA! (I just wrote that because somebody was bound to call anything I post 'hate speech'). I voted for the DEAR LEADER myself the first round then discovered he was the least accessible, least transparent, least pro defense, least pro American, least pro 'shovel ready' alternate fuels guy we've ever elected. BTW he has done NOTHING for Amtrak either, and screwed the pooch on HSR with overreaching plans that the republicans were wise to kill. I do follow the traffic and projections, and overall since his election the performance has been abysmal. Wonderful? Where?


Association of American Railroads.

[finehoe]

Association of American Railroads.

And in up-to-date information:

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported increased U.S. rail traffic for June 2014, with both carload and intermodal volume increasing compared with June 2013. U.S. Class I railroads originated 1,177,655 carloads in June 2014, up 3.6 percent (41,310 carloads) over June 2013.  Year-over-year monthly carload growth averaged 4.9 percent from March 2014 through June 2014, the highest average for any four-month period since December 2010 through March 2011. Total carloads averaged 294,414 in June, the highest weekly average for June since 2008.

[theduvalprogressive]

NOTNOW... Come on. Surely the President has some say in a situation after six years