Energy

Nixing Nuclear Threatens Bayer’s Future in Germany

Rising energy prices in Germany are forcing the pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate Bayer to threaten a move to China. The culprit is Germany's...

Rebecca Terrell August 9, 2011

Natural Gas — Yours for the Fracing

Ed Hiserodt June 10, 2011

At first glance the concepts of horizontal drilling for oil and natural gas and hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting oil and gas...

Natural Gas — the Coming Shale Gale

Ed Hiserodt June 9, 2011

“The oil and natural gas we rely on for 75 percent of our energy are running out,” warned the President in a televised...

Germany to Abandon Use of Nuclear Power

James Heiser June 2, 2011

The crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9 earthquake on March 11 has had aftershocks of its...

Unleashing Our Energy Resources

William F. Jasper May 25, 2011

John Felmy is chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute (API), responsible for overseeing the organization’s economic, statistical, and policy analysis. He has...

Promoting Pain  at the Pump

William P. Hoar May 24, 2011

Item: A letter from President Obama to congressional leaders, dated April 26 and posted on the White House website, urged that they “take...

“Green” Wind Power Hurts New England Iron Workers

Bruce Walker May 20, 2011

Ironworkers Local 7 in New England has a complaint against the acolytes of “green energy.” Though there is a 16-turbine wind-power project planned...

Govt-Mandated Light Bulbs to Cost Up to $50

Raven Clabough May 18, 2011

In 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law an amendment, intended as a means to save energy and limit pollution, that will...

House Votes to Lift Drilling Moratorium

Raven Clabough May 13, 2011

On Thursday, May 12, the United States House of Representatives voted 243 to 179 to lift the offshore oil drilling moratorium. The bill...

The Obama-Reid Assault on “Big Oil”

Brian Koenig May 11, 2011

While gas prices hover around $4 a gallon — and in some cities surpass $4.50 a gallon — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...

Calif. Gov. Brown to Sign “Renewable Energy” Bill

Bruce Walker April 12, 2011

California's Gov. Jerry Brown, who took office with a state government in horrific financial shape, is continuing to press for so-called “renewable energy.”...

Obama Commits American Support to Brazilian Oil

Raven Clabough March 24, 2011

Following the infamous British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration took the opportunity to target oil companies and...