It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. ...more

November 19, 2008

Crude oil is trading at its lowest numbers in months, which has caused pump prices to decrease even more. ...more

August 18, 2008

It's absurd to argue that ending the moratorium on drilling off parts of the U.S. coasts would quickly bring down the high price of gasoline. ...more

August 2, 2008

When Charlie Crist was campaigning for governor, he promised he would not allow drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. After he was elected and became a prospective candidate for the vice president on the Republican ticket, he changed his mind about allowing drilling in the Gulf. ...more

July 7, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday evoked President Kennedy's challenge to land on the moon and called for the same dedication and innovation to finding ways to save the Earth in an address that kicked off his second annual summit on climate change. ...more

June 26, 2008

With the price at the pump rising past four dollars a gallon and no end in sight, everyone's favorite "Gee I wish" is for cheaper gas prices. This is surely to be desired. Regretfully, relief is more of an illusion than an achievable reality, especially in the short run. Since it is about to be dragged into the presidential campaign, it might be useful to examine a few unpleasant aspects of the reality. To the man on the street, the dream of energy independence has been equated to gasoline cheap enough for him to continue to operate his gas hog, 12-miles-to-the-gallon SUV into the future. ...more

June 12, 2008

A leading congressional proponent of opening up offshore oil drilling closer to Florida's Gulf Coast promised on Wednesday to continue his fight, after being dealt yet another defeat. ...more

June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON - A leading congressional proponent of opening up offshore oil drilling closer to Florida's Gulf Coast promised to continue his fight Wednesday, after being dealt yet another defeat. A Democratic-controlled House panel voted 9 to 6 in a party-line vote against lifting the 27-year-old offshore drilling moratorium, at a time when gasoline prices are expected to float at or above $4-a-gallon for the rest of the summer. ...more

June 11, 2008

Everyone has heard about the record "profits" of United States oil companies. These companies are also in record debt due to the lack of backing and restrictions placed on them by our government. Oil companies are not the problem. Why doesn't President George W. Bush do something to help us? ...more

May 28, 2008

What will it take for the American people to become angry enough..... ...more

May 24, 2008