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A not-so-happy Labor Day

This past Monday marked another Labor Day that the country is struggling with high unemployment: The U.S. Labor Department kicked off the holiday weekend...

Here Comes the Hybrid School Bus

It’s back to school season, but how will all those kids actually get back to school? Public education budgets around the country are tight...

Summer Wrap-Up: Good News and Bad News

One of our core missions here at CEA is to promote policies that will make energy available and affordable for all Americans. Summertime, when...

Clean and renewable: Hydro power here and around the world

Which countries do you think about when you think about leadership in renewable energy? China may likely come to mind for its massive manufacturing...

An alternative power source that lends itself to bathroom humor

There is a new prototype of the classic Volkswagen Beetle in the U.K. that gets its fuel from a nearby sewage plant. That’s right:...

Are we being realistic about energy – conventional or alternative?

Earlier this summer, The National Review asked whether Americans had a realistic view of our energy needs, our energy supply, and our ability to...

Where do we go from here?

Four months ago, the tragic accident on the Deepwater Horizon set oil and gas drilling operations across the Gulf of Mexico on a different...

Wood Mackenzie says higher taxes could hurt U.S. oil and natural gas production

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2010 — Raising taxes on the U.S. oil and natural gas industry could significantly reduce domestic oil and gas ...

A ‘culture of safety’ is needed after moratorium ends

Since the Deepwater Horizon incident and the subsequent offshore drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), folks in the oil and gas...

Highways in the Sky Sooner than you Think

If you’ve ever sat in rush hour traffic wishing that you could push a button and have Chitty Chitty Bang Bang whisk you away...