Editor's Perspective
Cost and supply questions stalk hype on ethanol
September 8, 2006
Inflated expectations are woven into the politics of ethanol.
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Contractor cites Iranian gunfire in rig dispute
September 1, 2006
Global worry about his nuclear ambitions wasn't the only issue around which Iranian President Mahmoud Amadinejad performed diplomatic pirouettes last month.
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Bush offers more half-finished energy thoughts
August 25, 2006
An important tool of politics is the half-finished thought. US President George W. Bush deploys it masterfully when he discusses oil.
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Professor links US fiscal woes, China-Unocal flap
August 18, 2006
China's unsuccessful bid for a US oil company last year bodes ominously for American fiscal health, argues Laurence J. Kotlikoff, a Boston University economics professor.
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Writer explains war, terrorism in terms of chaos
August 11, 2006
War in Lebanon and plans to blow airplanes out of the sky raise a simple but difficult question: Why?
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Not every missing $2 billion raises fuss in Congress
August 4, 2006
Ever vigilant where public money is concerned, congressional leaders think the US government is missing $2 billion and want to know why.
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Politicians tout energy mistakes for 'our children'
July 28, 2006
It's time to post guards at the playground. Politicians are marketing energy programs with invocations to "our children."
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REACTIONS IN GULF TO ISRAEL-LEBANON FLARE-UP DIVERGE
July 14, 2006
When violence escalates in and around Israel, reactions from the Persian Gulf are of course very important to oil markets.
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Saudi drilling surge like '90s production hike
July 7, 2006
A surge of activity in Saudi Arabia brings to mind another impressive mobilization the kingdom undertook when the world needed its oil.
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STRATEGIC STOCKS WEAKEN THREAT OF OIL EXPORT CUTS
June 23, 2006
Curtailment of oil exports lacks the leverage it once possessed in international politics.
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Chinese demand not always what the numbers say
June 16, 2006
As important as it is, Chinese demand is mysterious. Reliable data don't exist.
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SAUDI DEFENSE, EDUCATION KEYED TO CRUDE PRICE
June 9, 2006
Oil prices will fall. The questions are when and by how much. And, oh yes, why.
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LAWMAKERS SHOULD WELCOME REPORT OF NO 'PRICE-GOUGING'
June 2, 2006
Anyone legitimately worried about high gasoline prices would welcome a federal investigation finding no evidence of "price-gouging" after Hurricane Katrina last year.
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NEW BUSINESSES EMERGE FROM USE OF FOOD AS FUEL
May 26, 2006
Burning food for fuel creates interesting possibilities. In a recent issue of its Amber Waves periodical, the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service hints at some of them.
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CONGRESS GETS NEW LEADER IN ENERGY SILLINESS CONTEST
May 12, 2006
US Democrats have pulled ahead of Republicans in the congressional competition for the silliest proposal for energy.
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HOUSE 'GOUGING' MEASURE EXTENDS MISTAKE STREAK
May 5, 2006
Like frightened minnows skipping across a pond, US lawmakers flit from mistake to mistake on gasoline. Consumers can't afford much more of this.
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REPUBLICANS OFFER $100 TO VICTIMS OF '05 ENERGY BILL
April 28, 2006
Energy graft has come full circle in the US Congress.
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LAWMAKER SUSTAINS HARMFUL MYTH WITH GRIPE ON REFINING
April 21, 2006
Watching Congress respond to rising fuel prices is painful.
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AUTOMAKER'S OIL TIRADE IGNORES PAST TWO DECADES
April 14, 2006
From the automaker that uses gratuitous judgment to sell cars comes a tirade against oil companies.
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TAX TIME REMINDS AMERICANS ABOUT GOVERNMENT'S COST
April 7, 2006
At this time of year more than any other, Americans feel the costs of government.
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