A new report has been released by the EIA saying that our demand on oil is decreasing: U.S. oil consumption is expected to level off with virtually no growth between now and 2030 because of increases in energy efficiency, greater use of renewable fuels and an expected rebound in oil prices, the government said Wednesday. […]
Environmentalists have feared that Bush would try to use his last year in office to push for opening up areas for drilling, and that is exactly his plan: The Bush administration has proposed allowing oil and gas drilling in an area of the Bering Sea considered important for the recovery of the world’s most endangered […]
Because losing in court means nothing to him: The White House yesterday sought to overrule a federal court’s decision limiting the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises, exempting the service from complying with two major environmental laws. Environmentalists who sued to limit the use of loud, mid-frequency sonar — which can be harmful to […]
Bush tried to “pass the buck” on high fuel prices by blaming them on “boutique” fuels (required cleaner burning fuels). Unfortunately for Bush, the EPA sees it differently: “Boutique” gasoline blends to help states meet clean air rules are not a factor in higher prices as President Bush has suggested, says a draft of a […]
In some good news, well at least for the time being, the House has done away with the ANWR drilling tonight. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives abandoned, at least temporarily, a drive to open Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling after concluding on Wednesday the initiative was threatening […]