Obama’s Commerce Secretary Nominee Calls for Carbon Tax
Should energy consumers pay extra taxes to fund government-mandated and subsidized renewable energy technologies? "Absolutely yes," says John Bryson, President Obama's nominee for...
Energy
Democrats Work to Expand Natural-gas Drilling Regulations
Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redefine...
Nixing Nuclear Threatens Bayer’s Future in Germany
Rising energy prices in Germany are forcing the pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate Bayer to...
Natural Gas — Yours for the Fracing
At first glance the concepts of horizontal drilling for oil and natural gas and...
Natural Gas — the Coming Shale Gale
“The oil and natural gas we rely on for 75 percent of our energy...
Germany to Abandon Use of Nuclear Power
The crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9...
Unleashing Our Energy Resources
John Felmy is chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute (API), responsible for overseeing...
Promoting Pain 
at the Pump
Item: A letter from President Obama to congressional leaders, dated April 26 and posted...
“Green” Wind Power Hurts New England Iron Workers
Ironworkers Local 7 in New England has a complaint against the acolytes of “green...
Govt-Mandated Light Bulbs to Cost Up to $50
In 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law an amendment, intended as a...
House Votes to Lift Drilling Moratorium
On Thursday, May 12, the United States House of Representatives voted 243 to 179...
The Obama-Reid Assault on “Big Oil”
While gas prices hover around $4 a gallon — and in some cities surpass...
Calif. Gov. Brown to Sign “Renewable Energy” Bill
California's Gov. Jerry Brown, who took office with a state government in horrific financial...
Obama Commits American Support to Brazilian Oil
Following the infamous British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama...
Japan’s Radioactive Fallout in Perspective
Drug stores across the United States are rapidly selling out of potassium iodide pills...