New Wave of Oil Drilling
As Congress moves toward opening protected Alaskan wilderness to petroleum drilling, energy company activity is picking up in California’s coastal waters, where new exploration has been blocked for more than two decades.
Posted: 04/25/2005 | News
Energy Bill is a Good First Step
The bipartisan energy bill passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee should reduce U.S. dependence on foreign sources of energy, according to scholars with the NCPA’s E-Team project.
Posted: 04/21/2005 | News
EIA Report Ignores Global Warming, Earlier EIA Report
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) claims in a recent report that limiting carbon dioxide (CO 2) and “greenhouse” gases will cost the U.S. economy approximately $10 billion per year.
Posted: 04/20/2005 | News
National Energy Plan Needs to put Consumers First
Contentious debate is expected to begin later this month in the House Energy and Commerce Committee on a long-delayed national energy bill, and scholars with the NCPA’s E-Team project say the bill needs to focus on taxpayers.
Posted: 04/07/2005 | News
Nuclear Power Forges Curious Consensus
A burgeoning consensus among disparate groups driven by growing worldwide demand for electricity, advancing technology, improved safety and national security concerns is fueling revived interest in nuclear energy.
Posted: 04/07/2005 | News