Nissan Leaf EV launched in USA

Steve Parker, 11.15.2009

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.

In 1947, Tokyo Electric Cars Company built a lead-acid battery powered EV delivery truck called the Tama which it sold through 1950, when oil supplies...

Thank You, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, For Educating Us On Oil Prices

Raymond J. Learsy, 11.15.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

Far be it for the industry to play it straight, to simply state that price as currently constituted has nothing to do with market dynamics of supply and demand.

Bush Oil Buddies Divvy Up Iraqi Oil, Now Joined By "Liberal Scion" Peter Galbraith

Jackson Williams, 11.14.2009

Austin-based writer

Peter Galbraith, son of the famed economist, is in line to reap $100 million dollars -- maybe more -- from contracts between a Norwegian oil company and the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq.

Green News Report -- November 10, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 11.10.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

Welcome aboard to our latest new affiliate station - KJFK 1230am in Reno, NV! IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Hurricane Ida hits oil prices; EPA hits gre...

People Versus Chevron

Daphne Zuniga, 11.10.2009

Actress, environmental activist

Atchison Village seems like a great place to live. It's a pleasant neighborhood in California. But there's a downside: this town has a bad neighbor, and it's the third-largest corporation in the world.

Guardian Asserts Conspiracy to Hide the Peak

A. Siegel, 11.10.2009

Energy, environmental blogger, getenergysmartnow.com

A recent Guardian article raises the question: has there been a conspiracy to inflate IEA numbers and thus distort the global conversation about our energy challenges?

"Failure Is Not an Option..."

Wade Norris, 11.09.2009

Colorado political organizer and co-founder of PRAER.org

What if we approached global warming the way we approached confronting the Nazis in World War II or the way NASA approached Apollo 13?

Biofuels from Microalgae (Part 1)

Patrick Takahashi, 11.09.2009

The 21st Century Athanasius

I begun to be involved with growing algae in raceways a third of a century ago, and from then until now, have observed that federal funding was spotty and mostly non-existent.

China in Africa: 10 Bits of Food for Thought

Peter Bosshard, 11.12.2009

International Rivers, Policy Director

Some Westerns say China is only interested in exploiting Africa's resources, at the cost of the environment and human rights. So what about China's role in Africa?

The Price of Oil and the Massacre at Fort Hood

Raymond J. Learsy, 11.10.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

The relationship between the price of oil and the slaughter that took place at Fort Hood is hardly as far-fetched as it would appear.

Road to Copenhagen - Part 6: Money-Changers in Democracy's Temple

William S. Becker, 11.08.2009

Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project

Government's stewardship responsibility is recognized in the body of laws past congresses developed once we realized that burning rivers, poisoned water, and dangerous air were not in the national interest.

The ABC's of Bias: Puma, Crude Oil, and You

Michael Martin, 11.07.2009

Blogger at MartinKronicle and Commodity Lecturer for the CFA Institute.

As far as I can see, the airlines have never been a good investment. Most of the publicly traded equities are under $10 save one or two. They're cheap for a reason: no one wants them.

The Good, Bad, and Ugly: A Look Back at the Drama Over the EPW Bill

Gillian Caldwell, 11.06.2009

Campaign Director for 1Sky

In the past week, a drama unfolded around the Senate EPW Committee hearings for the new Senate bill on climate and clean energy jobs. Declarations! Boycott threats! Power plays!

Chevron and Cultural Genocide in Ecuador

Kerry Kennedy, 11.04.2009

Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights

I had heard about what has been called "Chevron's Chernobyl in the Amazon" for years. But nothing could prepare me for the horror I witnessed this week in Ecuador.

Chevron Gets Fixed

Antonia Juhasz, 11.04.2009

Director of The Chevron Program at Global Exchange and author of "The Tyranny of Oil."

On Sunday, Chevron became the first oil company to come under a Yes Men Audience Attack. Chevron was chosen because it's different from other oil companies.

Green News Report -- November 3, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 11.03.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The clock is running out on the road to Copenhagen; Oil company slapped with record fine; Another toxic Chinese import? ......

Oil's Massive Price Distortion Militates the Reconvening of the 1970s Federal Oil Price Task Force

Raymond J. Learsy, 11.08.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

It is long past time that our government take seriously and study intensely how oil prices are determined in a world of OPEC, speculation, timid oversight and failing transparency.

Chamber of Commerce M.I.A.! Chevron Takes the Heat!

The Yes Men, 11.02.2009

The Yes Men impersonate captains of industry, then smuggle out stories for all to enjoy.

Chevron is a target of citizen protests in California, across the United States and around the world because of Chevron's role in climate destruction, public health abuse, and wars for oil.

Chevron Corporate Espionage Campaign Backfires; Makes The Insider Look Like Peter Pan (UPDATED)

Howard Glaser, 11.05.2009

Financial Services Industry Analyst

When it comes to corporate conspiracy tales, The Insider's recounting of Big Tobacco's skullduggery in covering up the addictive qualities of nicotine set a high bar.

Chevron's Man in Ecuador: Felon, Drug-Trafficker, and Liar, Oh My!

Han Shan, 10.31.2009

To defend itself in a major environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, it appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

How Trudie Styler Is Winning Hearts and Minds at ... Chevron?

Michael Brune, 10.29.2009

author, executive director, Rainforest Action Network

As Joe Berlinger's Crude continues to rack up favorable reviews, a captivating email back-and-forth has been revealed between Trudie Styler and executives at Chevron.