Energy Independence

Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo

Jared Braiterman | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green


Jared Braiterman

The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference addresses unparalleled environmental crisis and the need to transform our relationship with nature. Many p...

Mark Udall Argues For Nuclear Energy On Senate Floor

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver


Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Wednesday took his boldest step yet on the road to a national nuclear renaissance as part of a program designed to comba...

Mark Udall Argues For Nuclear Energy On Senate Floor

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home


Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Wednesday took his boldest step yet on the road to a national nuclear renaissance as part of a program designed to comba...

Jason Linkins

T. Boone Pickens Thinks America Should Just Take All Of Iraq's Oil

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


T. Boone Pickens has garnered much renown over the past two years with his "Pickens Plan" for energy independence, which basically reads: "America sho...

Montrose County Uranium Mill: County Commissioners Approves Permit

coloradoindependent.com | David O. Williams | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver


MONTROSE -- It began with the audience turning, facing the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Just over an hour later, a special Montrose Cou...

The Days of Energy Malaise Are Over

Bob Dinneen | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green


Bob Dinneen

So when are we going to wake up to the fact that our dependence on imported oil is worse than in the days of Carter's "malaise"? And what are we going to do about it?

How Progressives Can Deliver on the Promise of Change in 2009 -- Seven Rules for Success

Robert Creamer | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The critical battles being fought in 2009 are not about "policies" -- they are about the distribution of wealth and power.

Time for the Gigaton Throwdown!

Larry Coben | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green


Larry Coben

Tomorrow in Washington, the Gigaton Throwdown releases its long awaited report on how to remove a gigaton of CO2 from our atmosphere while building an...

Retired Generals, Admirals Consider Oil Dependence A Security Risk

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — An advisory group of retired generals and admirals said in a report issued Monday that reducing America's reliance on oil and addre...

The Pickens Plan Marches on Washington

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

With three or four million people on my side, I'm a hell of a lot more important in Washington than I am in Texas. And you know what that means? America is finally going to get an energy plan.

How To Achieve Energy Independence: Fareed Zakaria

Newsweek | Fareed Zakaria | Posted 05.05.2009 | Green


Energy independence sounds like such a great idea. If only we could be free ... of what, exactly? The single biggest energy exporter to the U.S. is Ca...

Energy is Still a Piece of the Economic Puzzle

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 03.15.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

The rest of the world is wondering why no one in Washington appears to be the least bit concerned about the astonishing risks we continue to run by doing nothing about our dependence on foreign oil.

Will the Environmental Movement be a Job Creator at Last?

Francine Hardaway | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics


Francine Hardaway

It's possible that no economic stimulus will work. Each one will prop up the economy for a while, but the underlying structure has to melt down completely before it can grow back correctly.

One Problem With Talking About "Energy Independence"

Clusterstock | Jay Yarow | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green


More than half the world's supply of lithium--73 million tons--is in Bolivia, a nation run by populist Evo Morales. In anticipation of a growing need ...

Salazar Pledges To Help Modernize Grid, Reduce Oil Dependence

Grist | Posted 02.16.2009 | Green


Salazar pledged to "clean up the mess" at the Department of Interior, which has seen controversies over non-collection of oil royalties and an embarra...

In Fight For Energy Independence, Pickens Has New Weapon

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens is adding a new wrinkle to his push for U.S. energy independence: monthly updates to remind Americans...

Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 1

Bob Dinneen | Posted 02.12.2009 | Green


Bob Dinneen

Given the higher cost for building new cellulosic plants, changes in tax provisions will help with financing. But more is needed if we are to sustain the growth of this vital home grown industry.

A Federal Cap-And-Trade System: More From The Summit

Paige Donner | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business


Paige Donner

What's interesting about the governor's climate conference is that you normally would think that international negotiations or solutions are all about Heads of State talking to each another.

Democrats Willing To Keep Lieberman For Energy Issues Support

Grist | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green


One reason some Democrats are saying they want to keep Lieberman happily among their ranks is his work on climate and energy issues. He cosponsored la...

Transition Topic III: Alternative Energy Alternatives

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Corn-based ethanol saves little oil and contributes even less to minimizing carbon dioxide emissions, drives up the cost of food, and requires almost as much energy from fossil fuels.

Three Strikes Against John McCain

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green


Marguerite Manteau-Rao

The fact that we hold only 3% of the world's oil reserves, and yet consume 25% of it, makes it clear that we cannot drill our way out of our current energy dependence.

The Silent Saudi Squeeze (and a Suffragist Solution)

Rachel Haimowitz | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Rachel Haimowitz

As our presidential nominees discuss bailouts and economic plans they have largely ignored one particular issue that underpins them all: Saudi Arabia.

Climate Change: Next Steps in a Troubled Economy

Michael Moynihan | Posted 11.22.2008 | Green


Michael Moynihan

Whether or not a stimulus package is accomplished, government needs to create the machinery to retire our energy inefficient infrastructure and replace it with low-carbon infrastructure.

Boone Pickens Caught in Several More Lies on Frontline

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.22.2008 | Green


Josh Nelson

It is starting to look like Pickens has a bad habit of telling a few whoppers in every public appearance. Lie #1: Democratic candidates don't know how reducing CO2 emissions by 60-80% is possible.

One Reason Offshore Drilling Won't Lower Gas Prices: OPEC

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green


Josh Nelson

OPEC is acting to immediately stabilize prices in the neighborhood of $70-$90 per barrel. Just eight years ago OPEC tried to keep prices in the $22-$28 range.