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• 07/13/2007 -- Beer price hikes will underscore US energy folly
  Because Americans are awakening to folly, House Republicans should be careful how they criticize their Democratic colleagues about energy.
• 07/06/2007 -- Poison ivy seen as thriving on carbon dioxide
  As if rising sea levels and malaria plagues weren't frightening enough, the world has another malign effect of global warming over which to panic: poison ivy.
• 06/29/2007 -- Ethanol's fans are dodging the food-cost issue
  Ethanol's tireless propagandists are focusing on corn's contribution to the Consumer Price Index for food to imply that their favorite fuel deserves no blame.
• 06/22/2007 -- Senate's energy bill pushes US down wrong road
  The US Senate on June 21 rejected punitive taxes on the oil and gas industry but still passed a stinker of an energy bill.
• 06/15/2007 -- Comprehensive bills stumble on complex issues
  The political storm swamping US immigration reform helps explain troubles with energy policy.
• 06/08/2007 -- Restrained oil investment seen in biofuel push
  When the head of OPEC warns that a global rush toward biofuels might push oil prices "through the roof," is he issuing a calculated threat or a serious warning?
• 06/01/2007 -- What? No global warming panic? How shocking!
  An eminent prophet of global-warming doom is shocked that a colleague doesn't share his anxiety.
• 05/25/2007 -- Congress follows the Take That! energy approach
  Welcome to the Take That! approach to energy legislation.
• 05/18/2007 -- US politicians need to calm down on energy
  Before taking another step on energy, US politicians should calm down.
• 05/14/2007 -- Cellulose will strain ethanol's political unity
  The US ethanol craze will become a political battle under current presuppositions.
• 05/04/2007 -- Survey confirms US confusion about energy
  Surveys can provide important ratification of the obvious. One recent survey, for example, indicates Americans know little about energy.
• 04/20/2007 -- Ethanol thrives on word tricks of persuasion
  While ethanol claims a burgeoning share of the US fuel market, courtesy of taxpayers, a once-common name for gasoline-alcohol blends remains in relative disuse. Remember gasohol?
• 04/13/2007 -- World Bank chief loses ground in corruption fight
  To the oil and gas industry's detriment, World Bank Pres. Paul Wolfowitz has sustained a blow likely to destroy his effectiveness in a crucial fight.
• 04/06/2007 -- Global warming melts separation of power in US
  The US Supreme Court has taken one side in a political issue of the type that the Constitution seems at pains to reserve for other branches of government.
• 03/30/2007 -- Hostage crisis highlights roles in geopolitics
  While it's difficult to predict how the new Iranian hostage crisis will end, responses by other countries say much about modern geopolitics.
• 03/23/2007 -- Busy with gotcha games, Congress ignores energy
  The best hope for US energy policy these days is embodied in Alberto Gonzales, Valerie Plame, and Al Gore.
• 03/16/2007 -- Stop the press: Scientists doubt Gore's alarms
  It's newsworthy when the mainstream press takes notice of unfrenzied approaches to climate change.
• 03/09/2007 -- Political culture mangles energy and ruins lives
  Who in the oil and gas industry has never marveled at the ability of high-voltage politics in Washington, DC, to mangle energy issues?
• 03/02/2007 -- Late? Feel good; you might be saving energy
  If you're late for an appointment Mar. 12, blame Congress, but feel good about yourself. You might be—cue the violins—saving energy.
• 02/23/2007 -- Want lower oil imports? Expand federal leasing
  The White House, Senate, and House of Representatives all want to reduce US dependency on foreign oil—in the most expensive ways possible.