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...
$116 billion and counting
What can you buy for $116 billion? When it comes to imported oil, not all that much actually. $116 billion is the amount the...
Flawed science
A new study about the footprint left by natural gas has been receiving a lot of attention for its controversial finding that the greenhouse...
Matching actions with intent
This week in energy we have watched gas prices reach a new two-year high along with lots of concern, speculation and fear that prices...
From too good to be true, to good … and true
Just last week we cautioned that fuel efficient technologies - like a car that runs on water - that seem too good to be...
Can cars run on water alone?
If it sounds too good to be true, that’s often because it is. You may have recently heard about a new car fueled entirely...
