The Spin Begins -- They Had To Look Long And Hard But They Finally Found Some Examples

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June 27, 2013: as expected. The follow-up to the story linked below. The IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, only 6 "progressive" groups.  President O'Bama does not have time for meeting with Flat Earthers; I don't have time to listen to arguments from apologists for President O'Bama. Anyone with a) an IQ of 100 or more; and, b) any sense of a moral compass cannot possible be enamored with this young angry man "leading" America.

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The AP is reporting.

By the way, "they" are still looking for a long form birth certificate for the president.

Traveling

It is 7:11 pm local time here in the Boston area.

I will stay here at Starbucks until my laptop is fully charged; it's about 84% now, so another 30 minutes.

I may or may not blog any more stories before I leave.

When I depart, I will do some last minute errands in the local area, and then I will start my long trip to Dallas.

I will post along the way, stopping at McDonald's where they have wi-fi but no outlets, and Starbucks where they have both outlets and wi-fi. Can you imagine if I had an all-electric vehicle, trying to find places along the way to re-charge.

I was surprised that the price of oil held up so well today. Because I did not have access to the internet today, I did not keep up with the news. Most of my blogging came from stories sent to me by others, mostly Don. Thank you. It helps me move along more quickly. I particularly enjoyed The Washington Times look at Williston, North Dakota.

In the move, I misplaced my camera. That's too bad. I wanted to take one more picture tonight before I left his Starbucks. It is located at the corner of Trapelo Road and Williston Road in Belmont, Massachusetts, a few miles west of Boston. I cannot make this stuff up. I guess one can check it out at Google maps.

Global Warming: The European View

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June 25, 2013: everyone agrees -- now, even the American press admits that global warming has stopped for the past "10 - 15 years. " (Actually, now 16 years, but mainstream media is starting to tell both sides of the story. The most interesting comment: general consensus that scientists do not know why global warming has stopped, and, of course, can't say that rising CO2 emissions have anything to do with .... whatever ... even I'm getting tired of writing about this ... from the linked article:

Regulations are certain to draw legal challenges. And the slower-than-expected rise in global surface temperatures over the last 10-15 years is giving climate skeptics openings to challenge the need for new regulations, while creating puzzles for climate scientists studying the slowdown.

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Before reading the article that is linked below, remember, this is an opinion piece from the European perspective. The Economist is considered to be one of the most respected, one of the most prestigious magazines, one of the most credible outlet for news.

I have been (negatively) impressed with the folks who write to tell me my views about global warming have been wrong ever since I started blogging. I did not print those comments; they did not add anything to the blog. The comments did not provide additional data or additional links to new information, simply more opinions.

It's nice to see The Economist print this article.

In case my link breaks, this is the lead paragraph which will help you find it via google, if necessary:

GLOBAL warming has slowed. The rate of warming of over the past 15 years has been lower than that of the preceding 20 years. There is no serious doubt that our planet continues to heat, but it has heated less than most climate scientists had predicted. Nate Cohn of the New Republic reports: "Since 1998, the warmest year of the twentieth century, temperatures have not kept up with computer models that seemed to project steady warming; they’re perilously close to falling beneath even the lowest projections."

This Is How I See Williston, North Dakota

Link here to The Washington Times.

North Dakota is sheer beauty. Like anywhere, there are drawbacks. The winters are frigid. My experience in June would have been less enjoyable in February. North Dakotans are used to negative temperatures and appreciate them; they keep out Californians.

While meeting people in a single city does not give the picture of an entire state, it helps us form a more informed opinion than those who have never visited, especially when the state population is relatively small. Those who think of North Dakota as flyover country need to drop their elitism and visit for themselves.

Koch Pipeline To Build 250,000 BOPD Dakota Express; Western North Dakota To Patoka, IL; Exploring Connection At Patoka To The Eastern Gulf Crude Access Pipeline

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July 1, 2013: apparently this pipeline has been approved, but details are sketchy, specifically the western terminal in North Dakota.
 

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Oil & Gas Journal is reporting:

Koch Pipeline Co. LP is holding the first phase of an open season for its 250,000-b/d Dakota Express Pipeline to transport Bakken crude oil from western North Dakota to Hartford and Patoka, Ill. Koch also intends to explore a connection at Patoka to the Eastern Gulf Crude Access Pipeline, which would be capable of delivering Bakken crude to eastern US Gulf Coast refineries. Dakota Express Pipeline would enter service in 2016.

Another nail in the Keystone XL coffin. Yes, I know Bakken light, sweet oil, is completely different from Canadian sands heavy oil and the refineries are designed for Canadian crude, but a) the President does not know this; and, b) RBN Energy explains how refineries are adapting.

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The City of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie