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Hunter Biden Energy Search: (Repeated) Request for Information

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- September 1, 2020

MasterResource is a repository of energy information. With national interest about how the son of a major political figure came to obtain a very lucrative energy-centric board position without prior experience or expertise, Master Resource is issuing a repeat request for information to support or refute this view.

Does anyone anywhere have information regarding R. Hunter Biden, pre- or post-Burisma Holdings, having experience or expertise regarding …

Natural gas; compressed natural gas; liquefied natural gas; compressed gas liquids; natural gas processing; natural gas liquids [ethane, propane (LPG), butane, isobutane, pentane, pentanes plus]; natural gasoline; hydrocarbon gas liquid; liquefied petroleum gas; naphtha (light and heavy); propylene; butylene; hydrates; synthetic gasoline.

Ethanol; methanol; methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE, aka tert-butyl methyl ether); ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE); tert-Amyl methyl ether (Tame); Tetraethyllead (aka tetraethyl lead).…

Excuses, Excuses: California 2020 vs. Jevons 1865

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 27, 2020

The first great requisite of motive power is, that it shall be wholly at our command, to be exerted when, and where, and in what degree we desire. The wind, for instance, as a direct motive power, is wholly inapplicable to a system of machine labour, for during a calm season the whole business of the country would be thrown out of gear.

– W. S. Jevons, The Coal Question (London: Macmillan, 1865), p. 122.

If only the legion of energy experts and specialists in the colleges and universities, U.S. Department of Energy labs, and environmentalist organizations understood William Stanley Jevons of the 19th century and Vaclav Smil today. If so, they would understand why:

Climate Science Needs Openness, Debate (Magna Carta Universitatum 2020)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 26, 2020

The statement that “the science is settled” is an assertion of imagined consensus deployed by climate activists as a substitute for science.

Society expects that science plays a major role in solving the big problems on our planet. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the scientific community is honest about the limitations of their theoretical models.

CLINTEL (Climate Intelligence), previously highlighted at MasterResource (here and here), has published a Great Charter of Universities for Research Freedom (Magna Carta Universitatum 2020). David Wojick summarized its importance, drawing on history:

The first Magna Carta Universitatum was issued in 1988 and to date at least 889 universities have signed on to it. CLINTEL notes that it is building directly on this precedent, to fit “the special challenges of today”.

Kanye West on Energy & Environment (2020 Presidential Platform)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 21, 2020

Endorsing Donald Trump for Re-election (American Energy Alliance on the record)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 20, 2020

Energy Freedom Resolution

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 14, 2020

Harassing Energy: The Latest in Climate Litigation (EID’s Allison nails it)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 13, 2020

Jerry Taylor’s Warning Against Al Gore Applies to Harris/Biden too

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 12, 2020

“Power the Future” (new pro-worker group joins consumer, taxpayer energy groups)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- August 11, 2020

Shell vs. Petroleum: Statism at the Pump

By Robert Bradley Jr. --