Foreign Oil

July Trade Deficit Climbs 16.3 Percent To $32 Billion

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit shot up in July to the highest level in six months as a surge in shipments of foreign oil and autos pushed i...

Bipartisan Support for a National Energy Plan

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

The lack of a national energy plan has been worrying me for most of my professional career. Beginning in the 70s, I noticed America's oil import numbers were trending in the wrong direction.

Now Is The Time: Pass the NAT GAS Act

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

The NAT GAS Act is the only way I know to quickly and effectively reduce our dependence on foreign oil. It will also save consumers thousands of dollars on fuel costs and protect our environment.

Time Is Money -- About Half a Million Dollars a Minute

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

We pay for both sides of the War on Terror, and we've been doing so for decades. That's got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard of.

Stop Worrying About World Crude Supplies

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

Spending time worrying over global oil maneuvers by foreign governments is a waste of time and money. We should have a national project to use domestic natural gas and reduce our imports of foreign oil.

Harnessing Nature's Power

Robert Redford | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green


Robert Redford

Why keep buying foreign crude when we could be making energy right here in Utah from sunlight, wind and geothermal power?

Is Cap-And-Trade Dead This Year?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Democrats are all but admitting that they're killing off cap-and-trade for this year's legislative season. When the time comes, they will be blaming the Republicans, even though their own cowardice is the real culprit.

Let's Trash the Guzzlers!

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green


Jack Hidary

Obama came out with a plan yesterday to address the auto sector's woes. He called for an immediate program to get inefficient cars off the road and incent Americans to buy efficient cars.

More Momentum for the Pickens Plan

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

Ending our addiction to foreign oil was my goal when I launched the Pickens Plan on July 8. Do you want to guess who got my plan right off the bat? The American people.

When Stars Align

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 04.12.2009 | Green


T. Boone Pickens

AT&T announced Wednesday that it was taking a giant step forward by replacing about 8,000 vehicles currently running on imported diesel with vehicles that run on domestic natural gas.

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.

Not Credible: T. Boone Pickens Floods Online Poll With Votes, Brags About Results

Josh Nelson | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

T. Boone Pickens has a bad habit of intentionally misleading people about the nature of his plan.

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.

For the Pickens Plan to Work, People Have to Misunderstand It

Josh Nelson | Posted 02.11.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

Nobody who knows what they are talking about really thinks it makes much sense to replace our dependence on one dirty fossil fuel with another.

Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes -- Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green


Dan Rosenblum

This convergence of opinion from Left and Right signals an extraordinary opportunity to obtain bipartisan support for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

The Meaning of Change Will Be Tested by the Auto Industry Bailout

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

The question shouldn't be whether or not to bail out the U.S. auto industry, but how assistance to the car manufacturers fits within the larger national energy plan that is greener, self-sustaining and economically positive.

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.

Congress Weans Us Off the Teat of Foreign Oil with Concessions to Offshore Drilling

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Simran Sethi

Weaning America off the teat of foreign oil is something that every citizen can agree is a good thing. It will start to put funding into renewable energy infrastructure that we so desperately need.

Fossil Fuel Addicts Relentless in their Pursuit of Junk

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.03.2008 | Green


Josh Nelson

Yet another weather-related disruption to domestic oil production really highlights the foolishness of the drill everywhere drill always crowd.

Why John McCain May Have More Green Staying Power

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 09.27.2008 | Green


Karin Kloosterman

Gal Luft is the most hated man in Riyadh, Detroit, and Des Moines, according to Esquire Magazine who's voted him as one of America's brightest in 200...

Oil Imports Push U.S. Trade Deficit To 14-Month High

AP | Martin Crutsinger | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The U.S. trade deficit in November surged to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record imports of foreign oil. The deficit with China declined...

Weakened Energy Bill Passes Senate After Lobbies Block Alternative Energy Requirements

NY Times | John Broder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


ared-down energy legislation cleared the Senate on Thursday by a wide margin after the oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provision...