Former Oil Executive Urges More Drilling
As gasoline prices continue to climb, a former Shell Oil Company president said the answer is to boost American production.
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German Company Files Suit Against Nuclear Moratorium
A German energy producer announced to take legal action against a government order to shut down one of its reactors.
The Future of Nuclear Energy Worldwide
Developing countries push ahead with ambitious nuclear plans.
Cool Thoughts on a Hot Nuclear Disaster Story
Despite the media hysteria and hyperbole from longtime nuclear energy opponents, the situation is Japan is not that dire.
Let’s Not Lose Faith in Nuclear Energy
The nuclear catastrophe in Japan is no reason to abandon nuclear power.
White House Takes Credit for Record Oil Production
President Obama said that oil production had risen to a decade high. Except he had nothing to do with that.
American Gasoline Prices Will Continue to Rise
Gasoline prices are on the rise, but the American consumer can’t blame unrest in the Middle East.
America’s Rational Dependence on Oil
President Obama is hardly the first to complain of America’s dependence on foreign oil. But there’s nothing wrong with it.
Rise, Arctic, Rise!
Russian Prime Minister Putin promises that the Arctic will remain “battle free” while Laurence Smith dreams of a “New North.”
India Trying to Work Around Iran Sanctions
While the West is seeing progress as a result of its sanctions, India is determined to work “creativity” with Iran.
Obama’s Disastrous Energy Policy
Obama insists that drilling “cannot come close” to meeting America’s energy needs.
The Afghan Silk Route: A Pipe Dream?
Afghanistan, situated in the heart of Asia, has for centuries been pivotal to international transport and trade. The argument is made today that for Afghanistan to prosper, it has to reinvent itself as the hub of a modern day “Silk Route” connecting Europe, the Middle East, India and East Asia. The future of Afghanistan, once […]
The Real Threat in the Persian Gulf
Forget terrorism and a nuclear Iran; the biggest threat to Persian Gulf countries is their economy.
Even Spill Won’t Convince Tea Partiers
As the Democrats are expected to use BP’s oil spill to push for stricter regulation of business in the United States, left-wing commentators are wondering why even the disaster in the Gulf won’t convince small-government conservatives. The Obama Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — which rarely urges passage of specific legislation — both […]
Who’s to Blame?
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began on April 20, the question has been asked in media both left and right: who’s to blame? From Time magazine to The Washington Independent to cable news, journalists seemed more obsessed about wondering who is responsible than reporting on the actual catastrophe. In all […]