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Your backyard, and a world away

In most parts of the country, the latest spike in oil prices is hitting in the midst of a relentlessly cold winter, and...

What unrest in Egypt means for oil prices at home

Americans are all too familiar with the ways political instability in oil rich places like Iraq and Saudi Arabia impact the price they...

Mixed messages from President’s State of the Union address

In his January 25 State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of the need to “out-innovate” and “out-build” the rest of the world....

“No work and no revenue” and the Worst May Be Yet to Come

No work and no revenue. That’s how the owner of R & D Enterprises describes business in the wake of last year’s Deepwater Horizon...

Puzzling, Political, and Not Especially Productive

The National Oil Spill Commission’s long-awaited report on the Deepwater Horizon arrived this week, offering an odd assortment of findings and recommendations that reach...

Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling

Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Highlights of...

New Year, Old Problems

Happy New Year. Get ready to pay more at the pump. You have probably heard all the news that gas prices are up and are...

Earmarking of Natural Gas Royalties: Necessity or Hindrance?

For those of us in Texas, this one hits closely to home. As technology improves and natural gas plays across the country become even...

In the Wind

Humans have been using wind power for many thousands of years. From transportation uses such as ships and sailboats, to the creation of the...

A Fracking Documentary…

In a nation such as ours, under a government such as ours, it is a magnificent privilege for all persons to be able to...