Energy and Capital Archives

Another Way Ethanol is Screwing Taxpayers

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 14, 2013

Fuel refiners are struggling to meet the EPA's ethanol requirements, which means higher prices at the pump...

China's Building U.S. Natural Gas Infrastructure

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 14, 2013

Chinese companies are pushing their way into the U.S. shale boom, and one has laid out a plan to build natural gas fueling stations for trucks in the U.S...

California Fracking Boom

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 14, 2013

Long-time environmentalist Governor Jerry Brown has expressed his support for fracking, citing the economic benefits that California needs desperately...

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Investment

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 14, 2013

Massachusetts is hoping to be a hub for the offshore wind industry.

Discovered: 17 Bakkens Stacked On Top of One Another

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

Thanks to the revolution in hydraulic fracturing, the Permian Basin is expected to regain its stature in the global oil market. It is set to become the king. Brian Hicks explains...

Biofuel Airplanes are Flying

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

Transatlantic biofuel flights have begun.

Iraq Oil Fields Up for Grabs

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has selected seven foreign oil companies that will be allowed to bid on the Nasiriyah oil field...

Venezuela Oil Crisis

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

In the aftermath of Chavez's death, it is unclear what's to become of Venezuela's suffering oil industry...

Why Saudi Arabia Can't Produce Its Own Shale Gas

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil producer and has massive conventional gas reserves, but it may not be able to tap its even larger shale gas reserves...

Is This the Next Bakken?

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 13, 2013

Ohio's Utica Shale offers a lot of untapped shale oil and gas, and revised maps show it could extend further west than previously thought...

Clean Coal is Dead

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted March 12, 2013

Despite investors jumping ship, the government continues to fund the FutureGen clean coal scam. But we still have nothing to show for it.

Nuclear is Dead

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 12, 2013

Nuclear power in the United States is being gradually taken over by wind power, and this could mean good things for the future of renewables...