Jul 15, 2011
Oil: America’s Kryptonite
Change in America is slow; the larger the change, the slower the pace. Eliminating our oil dependency is a change we have been talking about for 40 years. Much of the discussion revolves around economics, but this ignores another, arguably more important side of the issue. America’s continuing dependence on oil is an enormous strategic liability.
If you [...]
May 8, 2011
Pipelines to Terrorism
High fuel prices threaten our fragile recovery and, unfortunately, there are people in the world that would love to do just that. Oil is already expensive, despite the fact that right now supply is plentiful and demand weak. Any interruption in the supply of oil now would cause prices to shoot up even higher. Opponents [...]
Apr 21, 2011
Congressional Climate Cranks
Climate change is happening. It is a fact; sad but true. The U.S. Department of State has opened an office tasked specifically with responding to its effects, and the CIA has done the same. All branches of the U.S. military are taking steps to address their carbon footprint and reduce energy use. They all understand that [...]
Apr 6, 2011
World Market for Oil Keeps Iran Afloat
The United States has done just about as much as possible to apply pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear program and give basic human rights such as free and fair elections and an unfettered media to its people. Yet Iran has seemingly ignored these efforts at persuasion. How they can afford to do so [...]
Mar 31, 2011
Oil Makes Enemies into Bedfellows
As the controversy over the Libyan intervention rolls on and American and allied bombs continue to drop on Qaddafi’s forces in Libya, one can’t help but reflect upon how the Colonel, such an evil and diabolical dictator, has gotten and paid for his foreign fighters and tanks. Oil is Libya’s largest economic sector, accounts for [...]
