Energy Symposium Held Without ‘Fossil Fuelers’

The non-partisan Reform Institute’s National Energy Symposium drew more than 45 corporate executives, policymakers and industry experts to Washington, D.C., Tuesday to openly discuss the nation’s energy,...

Senate Democrats Oppose Energy Independence

Thanks to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), legislation that will further hinder our nation’s ability to become energy independent (i.e., depend less upon foreign sources of oil and natural gas) is one...

Report: Increased Drilling Generates Revenue, Creates Thousands of Jobs, Boos...

The development of the United States’ vast domestic oil and natural gas resources that had been kept off limits by Congress for decades could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create...

Legislation Needed Now to Allow More Drilling

Skyrocketing gas prices seem to be dominating news headlines alongside discussions about the propriety of increasing oil and natural gas exploration efforts in the United States. Raised in the oil patch of rural...

The Gas Prices We Deserve

Here's a great column from George Will. "Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: "I rise to discuss rising energy prices." The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was...

Myanmar Rulers Stubborn Like Congressional Democrats

News reports during the past 24 hours reveal that a 46-year-old stubborn streak running through the hearts of government leaders in Myanmar closely resembles one that’s been embedded in the bleeding hearts of...

Nominating McCain, GOP is Desperate

" Nominating McCain is the gesture of a desperate party. Republicans are so shell-shocked and demoralized by the success of the Bush Derangement Syndrome, they think they can fool the voters by nominating an open-borders, anti-tax cut, anti-free speech, global-warming...

US Election Fruit Still Green

I have always argued that the key to beating the Republicans (or anyone who sides with careless industry, the Dems included) is a strong stand on the side of the environment. The issue transcends everything,...

BP Ensuring Alaska Won't Be Drilled

Pete Domenici, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, announced on Tuesday that British Petroleum's bungling management of pipelines in Alaska's North Slope could jeopardize efforts to allow drilling in the Arctic...

Drilling in ALaska's ANWR Shown to be Bad Economic Policy

A new 12 minute video, available here, shows that opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drillling would not only be bad for the environment - it would also be bad economic policy for all...

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