All Posts from March, 2014
Keystone XL and the national interest
This morning a Senate committee held a hearing to ask whether building the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries in the United States is in the national interest.
“All we need is the green light to proceed…”
Addressing the Building Trades legislative conference, ExxonMobil’s Rex Tillerson outlined “an extraordinary growth opportunity” for the American economy that is tied to domestic energy development.
Did Colorado just set a record for oil production?
Add Colorado to the list of states – including Texas, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania – that are experiencing firsthand the new domestic energy abundance brought on by tapping into America’s shale oil and natural gas regions.
The Ripple Effects of Investing in Women
In my home country of Papua New Guinea, there has never been a more important time to highlight the progress that is being made and the important link between investing in women and strengthening community and economic development.
Lessons on Keystone from the Show Me State
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced that he favors construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to bring crude from the Canadian oil sands and our own Bakken shale region to refineries along the Gulf Coast.
Survey reveals positive teacher attitudes about Common Core
Last week saw the publication of a survey of American teachers that ought to be instructive in our national discussion about the Common Core State Standards.
