The Dwindling Share of Coal: What Does It Mean?
April 26, 2012The United States has by far the world’s largest coal reserves. In fact, we have so much coal that just…
Ken Salazar's Fairy Tale Energy Policy
April 25, 2012Interior Secretary Ken Salazar trumpeted the Obama Administration’s “all-of-the-above” energy policies at the National Press Club yesterday –policies that exclude…
2011 Energy in Review
April 16, 2012Energy in the United States made some significant achievements in 2011 that may be a turning point for future in-roads,…
More solar firms fall into bankruptcy
March 14, 2012Another stimulus-funded solar company is struggling financially. Abound Solar Inc. received $400 million in U.S. loan guarantees to build two…
Political Capitalism: Risky Business
October 21, 2011The collapse of renewable-energy highflier Solyndra has increased media attention to government “green” bets elsewhere. And what has come to light is other renewable…
U.S. Government Shuts Out Increased Alaskan Oil Production
February 23, 2011In the 1970s, the United States built the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) to provide greater access to large reserves of…
