Last Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Pakistan telling the Pakistanis to burn more coal.
Read moreFacts don’t matter. That’s the only conclusion that can be made by looking at two of President Barack Obama’s recent speeches on energy.
Read moreThe phrases “energy security” and “energy independence” have become so hackneyed as to be almost useless.
Read moreA few months ago, Wesley Clark was hawking corn ethanol. Now it’s electric cars. Take your pick – ethanol or electricity. Both of them are worse for the environment than conventional gasoline.
Read moreShould the U.S. join OPEC? After all, the U.S., home of the never-ending calls for “energy independence,” is an oil exporter. A big one.
Read moreWhenever oil prices go up (or down) news outlets always provide a glib explanation for why the move occurred.
Read moreEnergy TribuneThere has never been a more global, more integrated, more transparent market than the modern crude oil and oil products market.
Read moreOn Aug. 13, ExxonMobil pleaded guilty in federal court to killing 85 birds that had come into contact with crude oil or other pollutants in uncovered tanks or waste-water facilities on its properties.
Read moreThe new issue of Foreign Policy magazine includes a section called “Oil: The Long Goodbye.” The issue has several good articles, but the one by Turki al-Faisal brought a smile to my face.
Read moreTwo years ago, I interviewed Vaclav Smil, the prolific author and energy thinker. I asked Smil, a distinguished professor at the University of Manitoba, why Americans are so easily swayed by politicians and others when it comes to energy matters.
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