Editor's Perspective
Candidates test limits of unruly energy utterance
January 4, 2008
On energy, US Democratic presidential hopefuls are testing the limits of unruly utterance.
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Report redraws global warming caricatures
December 21, 2007
The global-warming discussion long ago fell victim to a style of politics in which one side turns the opposition into a self-debunking caricature.
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Some dislike oil companies; some just dislike oil
December 15, 2007
While battling recently against misguided energy legislation, a veteran oil and gas industry representative observed, "They're trying to put us out of business."
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New House bill highlights US energy instability
December 7, 2007
When US lawmakers fret about energy supply from unstable regimes, they should look closely at themselves.
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Studies won't fix unintended consequences
November 30, 2007
What does a government do when unintended consequences highlight its mistakes? It conducts a study.
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Gasoline price sting not what politicians say
November 23, 2007
The sting of rising gasoline prices is a handy political cudgel, whatever its severity.
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Cost study plus math should doom US energy bills
November 16, 2007
The oil and gas industry should welcome an important study projecting the costs of energy bills in Congress. But it should not let an impressive modeling exercise obscure simple mathematics.
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Failure to enact bad energy bill would be triumph
November 9, 2007
Given what it has to work with, the 110th Congress will not have failed on energy if it enacts no legislation on the subject.
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Wailing begins about ruling on deepwater leases
November 2, 2007
"This is a sad day for the American public," wailed Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) about a court decision favoring an oil company in a royalty case with large implications.
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Mortgage crunch a reminder of economic cycles
October 19, 2007
The US treasury secretary offered lessons all around—some related to oil and gas—in a stinging Oct. 16 speech about the meltdown of housing finance.
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CGES: Saudis cut output to lift crude price
October 12, 2007
Saudi Arabia has been limiting production to raise oil prices while blaming the effects on speculation and US refining problems, a London think-tank says.
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Oil traders know output gains trim a market cushion
October 5, 2007
A production increase coordinated by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries isn't always what it appears to be.
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Summer gasoline output discredits spring suspicion
September 28, 2007
Timing makes the latest congressionally inspired investigation of the US oil industry look—to put it politely—seriously uninformed.
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Governor mistakes business move for price misbehavior
September 21, 2007
The governor of Connecticut has found yet another way for Americans to think self-destructively about energy.
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US chases energy fantasies while EU seeks supply
September 14, 2007
Europe and the US share concern about security of energy supply. The similarity mostly ends there.
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Dingell steers toward classic US energy folly
September 7, 2007
"Properly addressing climate change requires us to address the issue of consumption. We do that by making consumption more expensive." Give Rep. John D. Dingell credit for cutting to the heart of the matter.
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All-powerful oil lobby a juvenile Obama fantasy
August 27, 2007
There's a reason Hillary Clinton, in her race for the Democratic presidential nomination, is making Barak Obama look juvenile. He acts that way.
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Chavez wrong on price path, cutoff threat
August 17, 2007
Hugo Chavez says the darnedest things.
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House energy bills fill many pages, raise many costs
August 10, 2007
People facing overhaul of fundamental energy systems should read the legislation that proposes to change their lives.
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Real heroes make their own fuel choices
August 3, 2007
Why can't movie stars at least try to live up to their on-screen heroism?
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