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Obama's Alternative Energy Fiasco
May 17, 2009, 1:22pmThe Obama Administration conscious policy of discouraging oil and gas in favor of supposedly clean alternatives such as solar and wind are running up against their impracticalities.
Has U.S. Demand for Oil Peaked?
April 13, 2009, 10:29amAnalysts, including those at Exxon Mobile, increasingly beleive that the demand for oil in the U.S. has peaked, despite current low retail prices.
ANWR Morass Redux
March 18, 2009, 2:05pmSome recent discussion of extracting oil from under the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is finally getting a bit more rational. Between the polar extremes of "we need the oil, damn the animals" and "the animals are sacred" is reality--we can extract that oil without harming the wildlife.
The Oil Price Bubble Bursts
And prices are falling a dollar a day
November 18, 2008Oil prices have dropped by 60 percent since July. And they fell without the benefit of a gasoline tax holiday, new anti-speculator regulations, or a windfall profits tax on oil companies. A year ago, crude oil was going for $88.00 per barrel and gasoline cost an average of $2.76 per gallon. Over the following months, the price soared, reaching an inflation-adjusted record high of just over $147 per barrel in July. Then the bottom fell out. Yesterday, the price was hovering around $58, up from a recent low of $53 per barrel. The result is gasoline prices plummeting from a national average of $4.11 per gallon in July to below $2.07 per gallon now. So what happened?
Gas Tax Increase or Private Capital?
China, Australia, European countries are funding infrastructure with private capital
July 16, 2008The Myth of the Gas Price "Crisis"
Drivers, carmakers and oil companies will respond to the market
June 19, 2008View Resources by Type
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- The Oil Price Bubble Bursts
And prices are falling a dollar a day
November 18, 2008 - Gas Tax Increase or Private Capital?
China, Australia, European countries are funding infrastructure with private capital
Samuel Staley
July 16, 2008 - The Myth of the Gas Price "Crisis"
Drivers, carmakers and oil companies will respond to the market
Samuel Staley
June 19, 2008 - As Gas Prices Rise-We'll Adapt
Government shouldn't meddle in oil and gas market
Samuel Staley
May 22, 2008 - Dingell Bells
Congressional Democrats' Christmas gift for U.S. automakers
Henry Payne and Shikha Dalmia
December 31, 2007 - Environmental Timetables Built for Style, Not Substance
Cutting emissions, reducing use of foreign oil, using more renewable energy requires a lot more than just goals
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
June 12, 2007 - Cow-dung Economics Guide California's Oil Tax Initiative
An open letter to a tech billionaire who wants to ding oil company profits
Shikha Dalmia
September 29, 2006 - Stop Playing Politics With Energy
It's time to rethink California's prohibition against offshore drilling
Skaidra Smith-Heisters
August 6, 2006 - Gas Prices, Fuel Efficiency Follow the Market
Hawaii learns with price caps debacle
Samuel Staley
May 15, 2006 - Defend America, Buy More Iranian Oil
Energy independence isn't a good national security strategy
Shikha Dalmia
May 5, 2006 - Republicans and Gas Prices: Look in the Mirror
Abandoning free market principles won't bring down prices at the pump
Samuel Staley
April 26, 2006 - Presidential Energy
Higher oil prices, not federal programs, will spur energy innovation
Ronald Bailey
February 2, 2006 - Katrina Reveals Gas Price Folly
Environmentalists, NIMBYs have blocked new oil refineries for 30 years
Adrian Moore
September 1, 2005 - Jolted by Gas Prices? Don't Be Too Quick to Cuss Refiners
CA regulations, not oil companies, create problems
David Nott
June 24, 2004 - The Price Isn't Right
Price caps fail
Lynne Kiesling
June 25, 2003 - Reducing California's Petroleum Dependence
EC/CARB AB 2076 Report would hurt state
Joel Schwartz and Lynne Kiesling
June 10, 2003 - Oil and Gas Price Stability
Oil prices have risen 49 percent this year, stabilize this month
Lynne Kiesling
August 27, 2002 - Consumers, Gas Prices Better Off Without Help From Politicians
Conspiracy theories, price caps aren't answer
Lynne Kiesling
May 14, 2002 - Feds Should Let Gas Prices Run Their Course
Higher gas prices will transform the automobile industry
Samuel Staley and Lynne Kiesling
May 8, 2002 - Oil Markets and the 21st Century War
Why are prices staying so low?
Lynne Kiesling
September 26, 2001
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