Energy Crisis - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/energy_crisis/?source=rss&aim=energy_crisis en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT Joe Biden: Face global warming or global conflict By Amanda Griscom Little Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/17/biden_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/17/biden_qa/index.html?source=rss The presidential candidate says failing to address climate change would lead to new wars and a changed U.S. military. A correction on California's energy crisis By Andrew Leonard Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/03/the_commissioner_of_plugins_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/03/the_commissioner_of_plugins_2/index.html?source=rss Enron's pick for FERC chair was not the man responsible for a slow federal response to the electricity deregulation debacle Turn down that thermostat, permanently By Michael T. Klare Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/24/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/24/oil/index.html?source=rss In the new world order, energy scarcity will dominate our lives -- determining when we drive, if we travel, and what we eat. Running on empty By Robert Bryce Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/15/herold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/15/herold/index.html?source=rss 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? By T.M. Sell Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/24/electricity_deregulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/24/electricity_deregulation/index.html?source=rss Even in the states where electricity deregulation has supposedly worked, there's little choice for consumers and scant savings. The perils of cheap oil By Andrew Leonard Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/18/peril_of_cheap_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/18/peril_of_cheap_oil/index.html?source=rss Enjoy your trips to the gas pump while you can. It won't be long until the energy crisis is back, bigger and better than ever. Sarah Palin's silly energy speech By Andrew Leonard Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/29/sarah_palin_on_energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/29/sarah_palin_on_energy/index.html?source=rss Neither Alaska, nor its governor, has the answer to America's energy problems Peak oil -- the German techno-thriller By Andrew Leonard Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/27/eschbach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/27/eschbach/index.html?source=rss Who needs science fiction for a fantastic plot when a global energy crisis looms? Gray Davis and the vast right-wing conspiracy By Tim Grieve Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/21/recall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/21/recall/index.html?source=rss 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 By Robert Scheer Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/05/14/enron_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/05/14/enron_bush/index.html?source=rss New documents show the president left California hanging in the energy crisis. From Enron to Cheney to California By Anthony York Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/02/01/enron_memo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/02/01/enron_memo/index.html?source=rss 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 By Anthony York Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/01/16/california_enron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/01/16/california_enron/index.html?source=rss Did the Bush administration do the disgraced company's bidding during the state's electricity crisis? Gray Davis goes electric By Jake Tapper Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/06/21/energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/06/21/energy/index.html?source=rss The California governor brings his Bush-bashing act to Washington. The unlikely populist By William Bradley Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/06/01/davis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/06/01/davis/index.html?source=rss 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 By Camille Paglia Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2001/05/23/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2001/05/23/oil/index.html?source=rss 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 By Jake Tapper Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/18/energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/18/energy/index.html?source=rss Democrats charge that the Bush energy plan leaves the poor in the cold. Feeling the heat By Anthony York Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/17/energy_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/17/energy_plan/index.html?source=rss As Bush unveils his industry-friendly energy plan, even members of his own party are starting to sweat. ANWR drilling, and conservation too By Jake Tapper Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/16/energy_preview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/16/energy_preview/index.html?source=rss 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! By Tom McNichol Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/10/tips/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/10/tips/index.html?source=rss A few sensible ways not to end up like those losers in California. The world according to Paul By Damien Cave Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/05/krugman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/05/krugman/index.html?source=rss 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 By Anthony York Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/14/generators/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/14/generators/index.html?source=rss California's electricity crisis could have been avoided if profiteering power-generating companies hadn't blocked further deregulation. The deregulation debacle By Anthony York Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/30/deregulation_mess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/30/deregulation_mess/index.html?source=rss Who's responsible for for California's electricity crisis? Everyone. Power and the people By Damien Cave Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/30/power_regulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/30/power_regulation/index.html?source=rss 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 By Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/01/29/tech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/tech/2001/01/29/tech/index.html?source=rss 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 By Arianna Huffington Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/27/power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/27/power/index.html?source=rss California's energy crisis is another lesson in the need for campaign finance reform.