U.S. shale producers can’t rescue us

Oil prices are up 70% since last year. Prices at the pump are well over $4.25/gallon. Everyone from President Biden on down is scrambling to find a way to reduce energy prices. Why, therefore, aren’t we looking at our own domestic oil producers? Unlike Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, which can increase the…

By Bill Schmick
March 24, 2022

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Climate change is costing billions

In 2021, worldwide, the costs of the ten worst disasters caused by climate change totaled more than $170 billion. It was the fourth time in the last five years that we have suffered that level of damages. Scientists expect next year to be even worse. Insurance companies, like Zurich-based Swiss Re, bear the brunt of…

By Bill Schmick
December 29, 2021

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