http://dir.salon.com/topics/energy_policy/?source=rss&aim=energy_policy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT By Joseph Romm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/28/t_boone_pickens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/28/t_boone_pickens/index.html?source=rss The oil tycoon's support of John McCain for president demonstrates that his heavily advertised plan for wind power is only hot air. By Joseph Romm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/30/climate_act/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/30/climate_act/index.html?source=rss Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake. By Joseph Romm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/02/nuclear_power_price/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/02/nuclear_power_price/index.html?source=rss Nuclear energy, the sequel, is opening to raves by everybody from John McCain to a Greenpeace co-founder. Don't be fooled. It's the "Ishtar" of power generation. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2008/05/29/price_of_gasoline/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2008/05/29/price_of_gasoline/index.html?source=rss It's not runaway greed or overregulation. It's the world we live in. It's a price that can be seen in a single gallon of California gas. By Joseph Romm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/17/wind_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/17/wind_power/index.html?source=rss The U.S. can greatly boost clean wind power for 2 cents a day. Now all we need is a president who won't blow the chance. By Michael T. Klare Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 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. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/10/four_dollars_a_gallon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/10/four_dollars_a_gallon/index.html?source=rss When gas prices rise, incumbent parties hit the skids. If only it were that simple. By Patrick Smith Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/02/29/askthepilot266/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/02/29/askthepilot266/index.html?source=rss One airline is taking climate change very seriously. Will others follow suit? Plus: What to do with all that on-board trash? By Joseph Romm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/22/plug_in_hybrids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/22/plug_in_hybrids/index.html?source=rss The Prius? Nope. Hydrogen? Forget about it. Plug-in hybrids are the only way to drive. Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/14/gop_dem_energy_policy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/14/gop_dem_energy_policy/index.html?source=rss Press conference kung fu -- Republicans: We need more gas! Democrats: We need to use less! Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/24/oil_companies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/24/oil_companies/index.html?source=rss 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? Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/21/all_time_high/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/21/all_time_high/index.html?source=rss The cost of a gallon of gas hits an all-time high, which makes Sen. Chuck Schumer gloomy. He should cheer up Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/20/spitzer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/20/spitzer/index.html?source=rss The governor of New York says there are some simple things that the vice president doesn't understand about energy policy. By Katherine Ellison Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/28/wind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/28/wind/index.html?source=rss 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. By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/12/muckraker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/12/muckraker/index.html?source=rss 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? Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/04/26/boutique/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/04/26/boutique/index.html?source=rss How do you pronounce "boutique fuel"? With a sneer. Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/03/01/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/03/01/obama/index.html?source=rss Want a real energy independence plan? Try Barack Obama's. Julia Scott Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/21/energy_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/21/energy_bill/index.html?source=rss A sustainable energy policy remains nothing but a fairy tale to the oil-friendly White House. By Arianna Huffington Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/03/24/energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/03/24/energy/index.html?source=rss President Bush's energy policies are a throwback to the age of the dinosaurs. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/17/waste_dump/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/17/waste_dump/index.html?source=rss I'm a toxic waste dump, loaded with mercury -- and I don't even eat very much fish. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/10/25/renewable_technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/10/25/renewable_technology/index.html?source=rss 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? By Matthew Yeomans Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/02/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/09/02/oil/index.html?source=rss 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." By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/08/05/boiling_point/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2004/08/05/boiling_point/index.html?source=rss Disasters spawned by global warming are no longer science fiction, Ross Gelbspan argues in "Boiling Point" -- they're already here. By Glenn Scherer Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/06/nature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/06/nature/index.html?source=rss 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. By Bryan Keefer Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/04/19/anwr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/04/19/anwr/index.html?source=rss The fight over Arctic oil drilling brings out the wild beast in senators on both sides.