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  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 12/21/2009 at 10:01 PM
    Re: “FORCED HOT AIR

    Any student of economics will tell you that the LAST unit of any commodity actually controls the price of that commodity..

    Every molecule of natural gas that is produced in Ohio is consumed in Ohio.

    Every molecule of natural gas that is produced in Ohio is a molecule of gas that doesnt have to be imported from another part of the United States...

    Why do you think other states should bear the burden of heating your home this winter?????

    Why do you think other states should bear the burden of producing the electricity that you are using to look at your computer right now????

    Is neogap proposing some other form of energy that will replace natural gas or crude oil????

    Is neogap going to retrofit every house in northeast Ohio that elects not to use natural gas to heat their home this winter with a wind mill or cover their roof with solar panels..

    Is neogap going to set up a 800 number so that, when the wind doesnt blow or the sun doesnt shine,,,, they can field all the calls of complaints when peoples houses are cold and/or dark?????

    Is neogap going to replace the 14,000 plus jobs in Ohio that they are currently trying to destroy???

    S.B.165 is a very good peice of legislation.. It recieved bipartisan support in the Ohio Senate.






  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 12/19/2009 at 4:49 PM
    Re: “FORCED HOT AIR
    Ms. O'brien,

    Senate Bill 165 (Mr. Niehaus) passed in the senate with bipartisan support.

    Mr. Grendall's amendments (every one of them) were voted DOWN by his

    colleagues in the Senate.

    S.B. 165 is a very good piece of legislation. It increases funding to ODNR, provides for more inspectors, addresses idle wells in a very meaningful way, tightens regulations in a substantial fashion.

    Only people or organizations that want to ELIMINATE the oil and natural gas business in Ohio would not like S.B. 165.

    Common sense prevailed in the Ohio Senate. I am confident that the Ohio House will handle this situation in the same fashion.

    Everyone is for alternative supplemental) sources of energy.

    But right now they only account for 7% of the energy supply to this nation.

    So, until alternatives can substantially contribute to our overall energy mix,, this country needs a strong, vibrant oil and natural gas industry.

    You cant run your car on "hate for the petroleum industry"

    You cant heat your home this winter with "hate for the petroleum industry".

    You cant take a hot shower with "dreams of a carbon free society".

  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 12/16/2009 at 8:12 PM
    Re: “THIS PROJECT BLOWS
    Maybe we could put giant windmills on huge magic carpets and we would have "GREEN MASS TRANSIT"

    OR..

    we could put giant solar panels on sheets of plywood and then you could fly to work,,, thus , reducing your carbon footprint.

    Solar energy is horibly inefficient in this part of America... Wind energy in our area is also a non-starter..

    We need alternatives,,, just not these,,, Put your (our) resources into an energy source that has real potential....

  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 12/13/2009 at 9:53 PM
    Re: “THIS PROJECT BLOWS
    Why doesnt someone point out that this project would be horribly ineffiecent if it wasnt for all the "free" government grant money?

    If these projects had to stand on their own two feet economically, they would fail miserably.

    Do you really want to wait for the wind to blow before you take a hot shower or browse the internet?
  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 12/13/2009 at 9:46 PM
    Re: “THIS PROJECT BLOWS
    frank
  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 10/07/2009 at 8:29 PM
    Re: “Drill, Baby, Drill
    Frank,

    I have/had about zero interest in "wallowing in the muck" or exchanging snarky one-liners with you in regard to this timely, serious and very technical subject.

    journalism 101 Dont make yourself the story.

    I will repeat a quote that I mentioned to you earlier:

    "Beligerence is the currency of the intellectually bankrupt"

    As much as you are trying to re-ignite the discussion at this venue by issuing insults, it isnt going to happen.

  • Posted by:
    TellTheTRuth on 10/06/2009 at 6:59 PM
    I read a great quote the other day. It came from Charles Blow at the New York Times.

    "Beligerence is the currency of the intellectually bankrupt"

    Most papers, magazines, etc. are interested sellling readership, subscriptions and advertizing.

    Thats how they pay the bills, keep the lights on and pay the heating bill( bet yours is natural gas).

    BY being the new "internet sheriff in town", Frank, and chasing everyone away, I doubt if your employer will be selling anymore subscriptions or advertising to any extraction industry people. YOu just chased away a large segment of society that "isnt buying what Frank is selling.

    Most "for profit" publications would have set back and revelled in the spirited debate and exchange.

    Journalism 101,,,, never may yourself the story.
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