Before we enter the age of renewable energy, get ready for the very bumpy era of extreme energy
By Michael Klare Sep 24, 2009
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A Chinese oil firm aims for offshore riches. It is no coincidence that the price of crude just hit a 2009 high
By Andrew Leonard
October 16, 2009
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Despite a recent uptick of deaths, the withdrawal of U.S. troops needs to go on
By Juan Cole
September 2, 2009
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After the disastrous Iraq war, the nation is now sadly set to serve as the supplier of the globe's energy needs
By Michael Klare
July 17, 2009
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In a new op-ed, the outgoing governor of Alaska blasts President Obama's energy plan
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 14, 2009
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In her new career as Facebook economic analyst, the former governor warns about the perils of a weak greenback
By Andrew Leonard
October 8, 2009
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Maybe we aren't doomed after all. Exxon's CEO suggests Americans are permanently losing their thirst for gas
By Andrew Leonard
October 2, 2009
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BP announces a "giant" oil field, deeper below the water than Mt. Everest is high. But don't write off peak oil yet
By Andrew Leonard
September 2, 2009
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If not for a case of cerebral palsy, would the course of North Sea oil development be radically different?
By Andrew Leonard
August 31, 2009
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Students, children, the frail and the poor are all hurt by the new budget deal. But a Houston oil company scores
By Andrew Leonard
July 21, 2009
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The world's shrinking supply of oil may have disastrous effects on the economy and our security.
By Michael Klare
June 15, 2009
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Worried about upcoming energy legislation, the flacks come up with a fool-proof plan. Lipstick!
By Andrew Leonard
June 11, 2009
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Been to the gas station lately? It's not pretty. This time, speculators might really be to blame
By Andrew Leonard
June 1, 2009
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For the first time in six months, the price of crude is pushing $60. Sit back and watch the economic "green shoots" wither.
By Andrew Leonard
May 12, 2009
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For a second straight year, global demand is shrinking, but the IEA says the world won't match the four-year contraction of the early 1980s. What do they know?
By Andrew Leonard
April 10, 2009
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The economic collapse at the end of 2008 brought U.S. oil consumption to its lowest mark in ten years. But so what? That's still utterly unsustainable.
By Andrew Leonard
February 27, 2009
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Taxpayers are spending over $1 billion to send refined fuel to the Israeli military -- at a time when Israel doesn't need it and America does.
By Robert Bryce
January 16, 2009
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The price may fall still farther in 2009. Be careful what you wish for.
By Michael Klare
January 9, 2009
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I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
By Mark Benjamin
January 5, 2009
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Barack Obama promised to institute a windfall profits tax on oil companies, but the policy was quietly removed from his Web site.
By Vincent Rossmeier
December 3, 2008
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For Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sub-$50 oil is a disaster. But don't cheer too loud
By Andrew Leonard
November 20, 2008
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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.
By Andrew Leonard
November 18, 2008
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Neither Alaska, nor its governor, has the answer to America's energy problems
By Andrew Leonard
October 29, 2008
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Congressional Democrats are conceding on what had become a big issue in the campaign, and Republicans are rejoicing.
By Alex Koppelman
September 24, 2008
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Sarah Palin has a way of using "old boys" -- then dumping them when they become inconvenient.
By David Talbot
September 23, 2008
Brace yourselves for life after oil
China sails into the Gulf of Mexico
Hell hasn't broken out in Iraq
Iraq, the world's oil pump
Sarah Palin, energy expert
Goodbye to cheap oil
Gaza invasion: Powered by the U.S.
The problem with cheap oil
Did I just buy an SUV?
Mean girl
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