Energy Crisis

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Turn down that thermostat, permanently
In the new world order, energy scarcity will dominate our lives -- determining when we drive, if we travel, and what we eat.
Joe Biden: Face global warming or global conflict
The presidential candidate says failing to address climate change would lead to new wars and a changed U.S. military.
Peak oil -- the German techno-thriller
Who needs science fiction for a fantastic plot when a global energy crisis looms?
Running on empty
The leading energy analysts who foretold Enron's demise have an alarming new claim: The world's major oil companies are almost tapped out.
What if you deregulated a market, and no one cared?
Even in the states where electricity deregulation has supposedly worked, there's little choice for consumers and scant savings.
Gray Davis and the vast right-wing conspiracy
The effort to recall California's Democratic governor shows again that the GOP will stop at nothing to win more power.
Bush continues his neglect of California
New documents show the president left California hanging in the energy crisis.
From Enron to Cheney to California
Golden State politicians are on the warpath after a leaked memo reveals Kenneth Lay's instructions on how the White House should handle last year's electricity crisis.
Enron's California smoking gun
Did the Bush administration do the disgraced company's bidding during the state's electricity crisis?
Gray Davis goes electric
The California governor brings his Bush-bashing act to Washington.
The unlikely populist
California's Gray Davis is scoring political points by bashing Bush and "greedy" Texas energy firms, but the cautious centrist probably won't become the scourge of the energy industry.
The energy mess and fascist gays
The liberal elite is demonizing the "big oil" that keeps its cars running. Plus: Gays, get a clue -- heterosexuality is nature's norm.
Let them eat coal
Democrats charge that the Bush energy plan leaves the poor in the cold.
Feeling the heat
As Bush unveils his industry-friendly energy plan, even members of his own party are starting to sweat.
ANWR drilling, and conservation too
A preview of Bush's energy plan reveals a lot the energy industry will love, and a little for its critics.
Dick Cheney's 10 energy-saving tips!
A few sensible ways not to end up like those losers in California.
The world according to Paul
Economist du jour Paul Krugman weighs in on the China standoff, California's energy crisis and whether the economy has hit rock bottom.
Energy vultures
California's electricity crisis could have been avoided if profiteering power-generating companies hadn't blocked further deregulation.
The deregulation debacle
Who's responsible for for California's electricity crisis? Everyone.
Power and the people
The electricity industry and the GOP blame NIMBY neighbors for the crisis. Critics say they're trying to turn out the lights on democracy.
Lights out
Katharine Mieszkowski reports on the continuing West Coast energy crisis, while Janelle Brown goes underground as she explores the attraction of a new urban sport called "infiltration."
Gov. Davis and the failure of power
California's energy crisis is another lesson in the need for campaign finance reform.
Don't blame the geeks
Scientist Jonathan Koomey says Internet companies are not responsible for California's energy crisis.
Green power in the red
Electricity deregulation is bankrupting California's fledgling eco-friendly energy industry.
Power politics
California Democrats are trying to buy electricity to sell to state utilities, but Republicans and energy companies are crying foul.
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