Energy Policy

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.
So long, John -- gas is $4 a gallon
When gas prices rise, incumbent parties hit the skids. If only it were that simple.
Ask the pilot
One airline is taking climate change very seriously. Will others follow suit? Plus: What to do with all that on-board trash?
The car of the future is here
The Prius? Nope. Hydrogen? Forget about it. Plug-in hybrids are the only way to drive.
How to politicize gas prices
Press conference kung fu -- Republicans: We need more gas! Democrats: We need to use less!
Oil companies: High gas prices are Bush's fault
The president's ethanol push is discouraging the industry from investing in new refinery capacity, executives say. What does the White House think of that?
Black gas-price Monday?
The cost of a gallon of gas hits an all-time high, which makes Sen. Chuck Schumer gloomy. He should cheer up
Eliot Spitzer takes a swing at Dick Cheney
The governor of New York says there are some simple things that the vice president doesn't understand about energy policy.
Gone with the wind
The rich may be moaning about wind turbines ruining their coastal views on Cape Cod, but in Delaware, citizens are ardently battling politicians -- and the coal industry -- to build the nation's largest offshore wind park.
Let's call the coal thing off
Coal supplies nearly half the electricity in the U.S. and is responsible for more greenhouse-gas emissions than any other electricity source. Is it too late to kick the habit?
Why environmentalists must be French
How do you pronounce "boutique fuel"? With a sneer.
Obama's Manhattan Project
Want a real energy independence plan? Try Barack Obama's.
Bush's magic wand
A sustainable energy policy remains nothing but a fairy tale to the oil-friendly White House.
Paying the price for Bush's retro energy policy
President Bush's energy policies are a throwback to the age of the dinosaurs.
I am what I ate
I'm a toxic waste dump, loaded with mercury -- and I don't even eat very much fish.
How George Bush lost the sun
Solar power could be a source of new jobs and an answer to global warming. So why has the U.S. fallen behind other nations in developing it?
Oil, guns and money
What's really behind the recent redeployment of U.S. military forces? Making sure no one messes with American access to global energy resources. An excerpt from "Oil: Anatomy of an Industry."
The end of the world is here
Disasters spawned by global warming are no longer science fiction, Ross Gelbspan argues in "Boiling Point" -- they're already here.
George Bush's war on nature
Republicans are pushing the most radical assault on the environment in modern times. But history warns of catastrophe for leaders who trust ideology over science.
"I would challenge them to a duel"
The fight over Arctic oil drilling brings out the wild beast in senators on both sides.
Energy battle heats up in Congress
Thanks to the Enron scandal, Democrats smell blood in the fight over Bush's energy plan. But could they end up scuffling with one another?
If Enron isn't a political scandal, nothing is
So what if Bush and company didn't bail out Enron? The outrage lies in what politicians did for the company on its way up, not the way down.
Bush's integrity deficit rivals Condit's
The shocking sellout of national energy policy to the oil-and-gas industry harms the country more than Condit's stonewalling about Chandra Levy.
Dr. Mobil & Mr. Shell
Overjoyed by the chance to portray Cheney & Bush as Big Oil fat cats, Democrats pour gasoline over the president's energy plan.
Dick Cheney's 10 energy-saving tips!
A few sensible ways not to end up like those losers in California.

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