A brighter future … and getting there
Between the American labor market hitting a brick wall, high levels of oil imports pushing the trade deficit to nearly a three-year high, gas...
What goes up must come down
Unfortunately, we’re not talking about gasoline prices, which even after a recent retreat, have yet to come close to prices seen earlier this year....
Not so independent
There’s a poignant irony about the upcoming July 4th holiday. We’re celebrating Independence Day at a time that so many Americans are suffering from...
“Aviation biofuel”: A breakthrough
The airline industry has traditionally been wary of adopting alternative fuels, and it’s fair to say, with good reason. An electric car that travels...
Where have all the rigs gone?
Over the past year, the oil industry has warned that - without more reasonable regulations - it would be forced to move its heavy...
Distressing data
On the face of it, it might have appeared to be a minor blip of little significance last week when the Labor Department reported...
Boom Towns
At a time when many of our political leaders are promoting policies that send jobs overseas and favor importing over producing key commodities like...
Here we go
It won’t officially begin until next month, but for all practical purposes, summer gets underway this weekend, as many Americans enjoy an extra day...
The unusual problem of “overgeneration”
There’s a strange debate over energy policy that is playing out right now in the Pacific Northwest. It has nothing to do with offshore...
Progress and silver linings
This week, we take a break from the significant challenges facing the national economy and our national energy policy that we have detailed exhaustively...
