Happy Birthday to OPEC...not so happy news for us

Army: This week marks OPEC's 50th birthday, but instead of celebrating, we're keeping in mind that OPEC controls oil prices by controlling production, and forcing the rest of the world to drill for the most expensive oil. In his monthly update on the amount of foreign oil the U.S. imports, T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy EIA, the U.S. imported 63% of its oil, or 382 million barrels in August 2010, sending approximately $29.3 billion abroad. In related news...at the National Clean Energy Summit that recently took place in Las Vegas, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said "we've got to start getting the things done that we agree on."  Watch his remarks in the video below. The Pickens Plan is something that has wide bi-partisan support and we can – and should – get it done now.  Have you signed the petition?  http://www.pickensplan.com/whatsyourplan - Team Pickens

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Energy Independence

While running for office, President Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off OPEC oil within 10 years.

Two years are gone and we still don’t have a plan. In fact, there is some evidence that we’re going in the wrong direction. In July 2010, we imported 388 million barrels of oil. That’s the single largest import month since President Obama was inaugurated.

The NAT GAS Act will create jobs, clean up the environment and improve our national security by providing tax incentives to organizations which operate fleets of vehicles that are fueled with imported oil to be replaced with vehicles that run on domestic natural gas.

Election Day will soon be here. Those who are running for office—be it open seats, incumbents or challengers—need to take a look at this legislation and make promising to reduce our need for OPEC oil a central part of their campaigns.

Spencer Cohn AUCC

This is a long overdue post. I am so grateful to Spencer Cohn that I think someone in need may benefit from this review.

I first heard from AUCC when my son was denied unemployment benefits after he lost his job back in May 2009. I received a yellow card in the mail along with other two advertising to appeal the decision of the unemployment commission. The first thing I did was google for information on all 3 offers and I decided to go with Spencer Cohn as on the information I was able to obtain, I understood that his area of expertise was representing the ex employee.

Somehow I am under the impression that more and more individuals are denied benefits just because the official unemployment rate is measured by the people collecting unemployment benefits, not by the real number of people unemployed. In other words, if you are not collecting unemployment benefits, officially you are not unemployed, you are just someone on vacation that happens to be looking for a great employment opportunity. So the tendency, and this is just my opinion, is to denied the most claims so the numbers look better.

Anyway to make a long story short, I suggested to my son to call the 800 number on the card and ask all the questions regarding the pro's and con's of the process. He asked for a flat fee of $200, to be paid $100 in advanced and $100 before the hearing. My understanding is that he asked for the tapes and make his case and argue in favor of the individual before the ex-employer and the referee. We lost this one but I am always on the side that is better to try, that sit and cry. So be it and you move on.

A friend of mine calls me and said that her daughter is being asked to return all the money she has collected, so I suggested Spencer Cohn and she called him. In this case I think he charged a different amount as the work was different.

Then I started hearing about all this people being denied unemployment, and I keep referring people to AUCC when in January my daughter lost her job and was also denied unemployment benefits. I decided to call the people I recommended him on the first place and getting all this great feedback about his energy and the passion he shows defending your rights.

I decided to give my daughter the $300 to have him help her appeal her case. It took time, I think my daughter called him in mid march 2010 and she was able to get a new hearing for August 4. Soon after she gets a letter and it turns out that with the help of Spencer Cohn she was able to get her unemployment.

I will recommend anyone the services of AUCC. In my opinion it is well worth the time and the money.