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During the recent World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, Roberto F. Aguilera presented compelling research (conducted with his father, Roberto Aguilera, along with Thomas Harding and Federico Krause, all of the University of Calgary) about the potential endowment of tight gas deposits around the world.

Back in October 2005, I wrote an article for Salon.com predicting that U.S. diesel prices would hit $4 or $5 per gallon within 18 months.

Millions of words have been written about the ongoing financial disaster largely caused by the subprime mortgage mess.

If you think that the issue of offshore drilling is only a matter of interest to American environmental groups and the U.S. Congress, think again.

Big nuclear power plants dominate the headlines and the debate. These projects, involving reactors that produce thousands of megawatts of electric power and requiring many billions of investment dollars, are hotly debated due to their huge costs and concerns about nuclear proliferation.

The rise of Iran continues. And that rise was made abundantly clear during the 19th World Petroleum Congress in Madrid in early July.

Despite the pessimistic headlines on energy, a beneficial long-term trend is underway called decarbonization.

Just when you think the Democrats can’t get any dumber when it comes to energy policy, they surprise you. The latest development is their refusal to allow offshore drilling in the U.S. Their reasons for continuing the ban on offshore exploration are familiar: there’s not much oil to be found; drilling now won’t do any good in the near term; and finally, we’re “addicted” to oil.

Gwyneth Cravens is a New York-based journalist and author. She has published five novels and has written for publications such as The New Yorker, The Nation, Harper’s, and The New York Times.

The revolution lives in Cuba. And it’s not just the revolution started by Fidel Castro four decades ago. It’s an energy revolution. Got that? It’s a revolution.

Why are oil prices so high? Well, if you believe Congress, one of the main problems is that OPEC members aren’t drilling enough. Thus, on May 20, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could allow the Department of Justice to sue OPEC for conspiring to raise oil prices.

Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of international relations at Boston University. A graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, he received his Ph.D. in American diplomatic history from Princeton University.

When it comes to energy policy, Congress goes from dumb to dumber. The latest example: a bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 20 that will allow the U.S. government to sue OPEC for conspiring to raise prices.