Energy and Capital Archives

Avoiding Shale Scams

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted March 6, 2012

You know a bull market is really running when the scams start showing up... Today, with oil and gas boomtowns being born from Billings to Baton Rouge, everyone is trying to cash in on the craze.

Obama Rolls Out Third Energy-Themed Speech

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 6, 2012

The fuel-efficient technologies incentive and the expansion of tax credits coincide with Obama's campaign proposal to have 1 million plug-in-vehicles on American roads by 2015 and make electric...

Violence Jeopardizes Sudanese Oil Talks

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 6, 2012

Intransigence on both sides has made the meetings largely unproductive and heated rhetoric has some officials worried if an agreement is not reached soon the problem could escalate into another...

Alaska Sparks Shale Oil Hopes

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted March 5, 2012

Keith Kohl explains why the latest USGS report on Alaska shale resources may be the state's last chance to save production.

Natural Gas Boom Attracts Detroit Automakers

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 5, 2012

Detroit automotive manufacturers GM and Chrysler announce plans to produce natural-gas powered pickups.

EPA Fracturing Announcement

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted March 4, 2012

Editor Jeff Siegel reviews a new alliance in the Canadian oil sands region.

Oil Prices Wont Stop Rising

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 4, 2012

The spike in Brent crude has been a major contributor to rising gas prices. Continuing a five-week rise, the national average is about $3.74 per gallon. The new national average is 37 cents per...

Obama's Energy Cronies

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted March 2, 2012

We've seen what can happen when energy technologies are chosen based on cronyism, and not solely on their economic merits... That's not how we do things around here. We know energy alternatives will...

The Lowdown on High Gas Prices

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted March 1, 2012

Oil speculators may not be the reason oil is back over $100 per barrel...

CVR Energy Rejects Hostile Takeover

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted March 1, 2012

The oil refiner company calls the bid is "opportunistic."

Buffett's Billion-Dollar BTU Blunder

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted February 29, 2012

Unlike Buffett and Energy Future Holdings, which bet on price and lost it all, this story has an interesting twist... The gas generated in British Columbia will be exported to Asia via a new...

Solution to U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted February 29, 2012

The transition from gasoline-powered to natural gas fueled cars has short-term drawbacks but poses a legitimate long-term solution to America's energy crisis.