Two of the biggest news stories of the week have been growing tensions between Iran and Israel, and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s five-day tour of the U.S. to bolster relationships between the two nations, which have taken a hit in recent months du

The Myth of Energy Independence: Why We Can't Drill Our Way to Oil Autonomy American energy independence makes for great political rhetoric. And not much else. We can thank President Nixon for the term. During the dark days of the 1973 Arab oil embargo,

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Click on the headline (link) for the full text. Many more articles are available through the Energy Bulletin homepage. Conventional oil production seems to have reached a plateau or peak around 74 million barrels a day since a few years ago and therefore

The United States and Canada are awash in new oil and gas resources. That doesn't mean we're about to break our foreign-energy habit. American energy independence makes for great political rhetoric. And not much else. We can thank President Nixon for the

1 of 5. Smoke bellow from the chimneys of Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest biggest coal-fired power plant, May 7, 2009. LESNIOWICE, Poland (Reuters) - When Wieslaw Radzieciak took office as the mayor of Lesniowice in the gently-rolling farmland

Associate Director, Maguire Energy Institute at the Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business A hot dog vendor drags himself out of bed, puts on his mustard-stained white apron, and lugs a 400 lb. cart through the streets crying “HOT DOGS HE

There’s a notion voiced in Washington circles today that government policy can’t drive commercial development of new technologies for energy production. The thinking is that Congress and the administration have overreached in implementing regulations, de

As Congress and the Administration debate the most effective ways to spur energy production, they should also prioritize America’s cleanest, most affordable energy resource: energy efficiency. Whether you’re an advocate for renewable fuels or more tradit

While there were big names aplenty at this week's Clean-Tech Investor Summit in Indian Wells — from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin to Michael W. Allman, CEO of Southern California Gas Co. The Tesla Mode

Tech blogger Robert Scoble is bragging about crashing Sean Parker’s party at the World Economic Forum last week. “I’ve learned how to crash [Parker’s] parties,” Scoble posted on Facebook. “Show up with the guy who runs the Internet, er, [mogul] Rod Becks

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal will convene 300 of the world's leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, policymakers and industry experts who drive change at the intersection of business and the environment at ECO:nomics, an exec

Ukraine is capable of producing 60-70 billion cubic meters of gas, stated Daniel Yergin, Executive Vice President, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc. (IHS CERA) Chairman. The international energy expert, however, pointed out that the country

(Corrects spelling of Daniel Yergin's name in the fifth paragraph.) At some point in the coming months, the confrontation between the West and Iran over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program may reach a breaking point. Even assuming the two sides manage

Much as some internet commentators might try, it’s not easy to assail the views of Daniel Yergin. He has credibility is so many camps. Yergin is a multimillionaire, building his fortune by advising the energy industry. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his boo

(Corrects spelling of Daniel Yergin's name in the fifth paragraph.) At some point in the coming months, the confrontation between the West and Iran over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program may reach a breaking point. Even assuming the two sides manage

The Saturday Review's editor, Norman Cousins, ranked not far behind William F. Buckley as the most famous opinion magazine editor of the 1970s. Cousins even became a household name far beyond intellectual spheres when he published an article in the New E

The word is "fracking" - as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and

When it comes to American energy policy, President Obama says that the country needs an “all-out, all-of-the-above” strategy — one that incorporates the use of all available fuels in their cleanest form. With that, however, he proclaimed natural gas the