Energy Issues
Is America on the verge of becoming the world's biggest oil producer?
Posted on November 12, 2012, at 4:15 PMA fracking revolution may pave the way for U.S. energy independence
Obama's 54-mile-per-gallon fuel standards: Extreme?
Posted on August 29, 2012, at 12:09 PMEnvironmentalists are hailing new auto rules as a key step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions — but Mitt Romney says the regulations go way too far
Deepwater Horizon: Is Hollywood exploiting the BP oil spill?
Posted on July 27, 2012, at 7:03 AMThe action film will reportedly follow The New York Times' blow-by-blow account of the drilling crew's fight for survival — while largely ignoring the environmental disaster
Did Obama push Canada into China's arms by rejecting the Keystone Pipeline?
Posted on July 25, 2012, at 2:25 PMChina is in the process of acquiring a stake in Canada's valuable Alberta oil sands, months after Obama suspended a plan to invest in the region
The trials and tribulations of America's natural gas king: A guide
Posted on June 12, 2012, at 7:29 AMAubrey McClendon turned Chesapeake Energy into the country's second-largest producer of natural gas, but his alleged reckless greed has landed him in big trouble
The first BP oil spill arrest: An instant guide
Posted on April 25, 2012, at 9:04 AMTwo years after the devastating disaster, the feds arrest a fairly minor player in the major BP oil spill. What's going on?
BP oil spill: The 'horribly mutated' creatures living in the Gulf
Posted on April 19, 2012, at 6:01 PMFish, shrimp, and crabs are missing eyes and suffering strange deformities, according to a harrowing new report — yet the FDA insists the seafood's safe to eat
Can natural gas drive the U.S. economy?
Posted on April 16, 2012, at 12:42 PMNew drilling technologies like fracking could turn the U.S. into the Middle East of natural gas, fueling economic growth for years to come
Paul Brandus: Why you're wrong about gas prices and politics
Posted on April 9, 2012, at 6:00 PMThink gas station owners are raking it in? Think Republicans loathe renewable energy? Think again
Did Obama's EPA kill coal power?
Posted on March 29, 2012, at 6:30 AMThe environmental agency limits emissions for coal plants, a possible death knell for the industry
Obama's Keystone Pipeline turnaround: A 'publicity stunt'?
Posted on March 23, 2012, at 2:08 PMThe president says he's committed to an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, but some wonder how he can support clean energy while championing more oil drilling
The Keystone XL pipeline: Would a catastrophic oil spill be inevitable?
Posted on March 20, 2012, at 12:15 PMA new study argues that the damage from spills would likely destroy more jobs than the controversial pipeline could ever create
Obama's $50 light bulb: 'Too pricey'?
Posted on March 9, 2012, at 4:10 PMThe winner of a $10 million government contest to develop a super-efficient light bulb is here. But will anybody want it?
The return of deepwater drilling: By the numbers
Posted on March 6, 2012, at 11:07 AMNearly two years after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, deepwater drilling has regained momentum around the world — even in the Gulf
High gas prices: Blame the Fed?
Posted on March 1, 2012, at 8:10 AMThe central bank's easy-money policies are coming under fire as prices rise at the pump
Paul Brandus: 5 myths about gas prices, Big Oil, and the presidency
Posted on February 29, 2012, at 6:30 PMOur national discussion on uncomfortably high gas prices is filled with exaggerations and distortions. It's time we wised up
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