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Obama: We'll bankrupt coal-powered electric plants

"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." -- Barack Obama to the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board, January 2008, at about 40 minutes, 30 seconds into the video. From a January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board: Let me sort...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 2, 2008 12:07 PM

The Roth-McClendon connection

In my column endorsing Dana Murphy in the short-term Corporation Commission race, I wrote about the mutual back-scratching relationship between Chesapeake Energy head Aubrey McClendon and Corporation Commission seat-warmer Jim Roth. 1. McClendon helped Roth get elected to the Oklahoma County Commission. 2. Roth built a bridge in the middle...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 1, 2008 11:12 PM

Murphy rebuts Roth mudslinging

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Republican nominee Dana Murphy responded today to attack ads from her Democratic opponent, appointed incumbent Jim Roth. Murphy reminded voters about Roth's cozy relationship with the head of a major energy company regulated by the OCC. Jim Roth is a desperate, frightened man. As almost half of...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 22, 2008 10:18 PM