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The Strategic Pandering Reserve: President Bush's analysis is correct. Releasing oil from the SPR will not ease consumer pain at the pump.; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
The education of an oil reporter: A year ago, the New York Times' Jad Mouawad pooh-poohed the theory of peak oil. But $120 a barrel for crude forces everyone to rethink their positions; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
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.; By Michael T. Klare Apr 24, 2008
The oil seesaw: Demand in the U.S. falls for the third straight quarter. But China's thirstier than ever, and it isn't alone.; Andrew Leonard Apr 22, 2008
How not to prepare for peak oil: Russia, Nigeria, Mexico: Please open your arms to foreign oil companies so we can pump out your black gold even faster; Andrew Leonard Apr 17, 2008
North Dakota -- not quite ready for OPEC prime time: The U.S. Geological Survey reports that there could be a few billion barrels of oil underneath the Dakotas. But knowing it's there and getting it out are two very different things.; Andrew Leonard Apr 10, 2008
North Dakota -- the next Saudi Arabia: Anti-peak oilers are rejoicing at the news of huge oil reserves yearning to be drilled. But it won't be cheap, and it won't be easy. OPEC can relax.; Andrew Leonard Apr 9, 2008
"Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy": Blame oil, not fundamentalism, for keeping the Middle East's women down.; Lynn Harris Apr 2, 2008
The fine art of battling oil addiction: Why I hope the president of Nigeria will make good on his plans to attend my show on oil politics.; By Dan Hoyle Mar 25, 2008
Canada's ferocious NAFTA growl: Don't worry your head about whether Obama lied about the free trade agreement. The real story is a threat by that petro-state up north to turn off the oil spigot.; Andrew Leonard Feb 28, 2008
Clinton calls Bush's oil efforts "pathetic": See how the White House spins.; Tim Grieve Jan 16, 2008
Is Mitt Romney taking Michigan for a ride?: The presidential hopeful crusades for the auto industry of yore -- and looks awfully out of touch with Michigan's economic pain.; By Edward McClelland Jan 15, 2008
White House on oil prices: "We always watch": As a candidate, Bush said the president should do more.; Tim Grieve Jan 2, 2008
Should Bush open up the oil spigot?: Democrats say the president should send a message to energy speculators by releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But are high oil prices really so bad?; Andrew Leonard Nov 2, 2007
From Darfur to Shanghai: Violence in the Sudan, excitement on the Shanghai stock exchange; it's all about China, and oil.; Andrew Leonard Oct 26, 2007
Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize: Gore is rewarded for his epic efforts to focus attention on the perils of climate change.; By Carl Pope Oct 11, 2007
China's deadly Darfur games: Slick P.R. moves around the '08 Olympics can't hide the fact that China is still complicit in the Darfur genocide.; By Jill Savitt Oct 4, 2007
Don't cry for Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom's petroleum minister claims that efforts to rein in the demand for oil are unfair to his country. But maybe the world has bigger problems?; Andrew Leonard Sep 27, 2007
Obama on energy for '08: The Democratic contender discusses battling greenhouse gases, dealing with China and India, and restoring the EPA from years of Bush ideology.; By Amanda Griscom Little Aug 27, 2007
What's wrong with Alaska?: Every member of Alaska's all-GOP congressional delegation is embroiled in scandal.; By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Aug 13, 2007
Isn't it good, Norwegian oil: The folks who emigrated to the primitive Midwest from the little villages in Norway missed out on the country's great oil and gas bonanza.; By Garrison Keillor Jul 18, 2007
Play peak oil before you live it: Collaborative intelligence wiz Jane McGonigal designs alternate reality games to solve the world's biggest problems. Enviros love her -- but so does the military.; By Eliza Strickland Jul 10, 2007
Surging toward disaster in Iraq: As the U.S. takes sides in Iraq's splintering civil war, a top Republican warns Bush's policy will fail.; By Juan Cole Jun 28, 2007
Nagasaki and Hiroshima: Worse than Stalin?: Vladimir Putin warns against trying to make Russians feel guilty for their history. Meanwhile, another Western oil company gets purged.; Andrew Leonard Jun 22, 2007
Bay Area freeway meltdown: Where was al-Qaida?: Gov. Schwarzenegger orders free public transportation. He should do that every day -- or the terrorists will win.; Andrew Leonard Apr 30, 2007

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