Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. September 4, 2008. The recent fighting in the Caucasus is part of a bigger struggle between Moscow and Washington over the energy riches of the Caspian Sea basin.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. September 3, 2008. We're all part of one nation. So why do the people of Alaska get a cut of oil company profits when the rest of us don't?
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 3, 2008. First Saddam-era deal approved; UNICEF blasts Iraqi government for not investing in drinking water.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 21, 2008. The controversial oil magnate has made headlines for a supposed conversion to cleaner energy, but there's ample reason to be suspicious.
Matt, Think Progress AlterNet: Election 2008. August 19, 2008. McCain visits oil platform owned by chevron, the same company his National Finance Co-Chairman lobbies for.
Sharona Coutts, ProPublica. August 14, 2008. A pipeline that runs through Georgia is the second largest in the world, and American tax dollars helped fund big oil projects in the region.
John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 5, 2008. To survive we need to recognize that these threats are not separate problems, and they must be addressed as one major crisis.
Kate Sheppard, Grist.org. August 4, 2008. In a speech today, Obama spoke about more drilling in exchange for comprehensive energy legislation and his own plan to mandate more renewable energy.
Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. August 1, 2008. The oil that comes from offshore drilling will belong to the multinational firm, like Exxon-Mobil and will go to world markets, not us.
Al Gore, AlterNet. July 22, 2008. I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 18, 2008. From Bush's oil hoax to the New Yorker's sorry attempt at satire, our Zeitgeist list tracks the progressive issues of the week.
Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com. July 17, 2008. The current oil shock, the fourth in the past 30-plus years and the deadliest so far, shows every sign of continuing for a long, long stretch.
Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report. July 15, 2008. Conservatives are preying on concern over gas prices by propagating false myths that drilling for oil off our coasts will lower the cost of gas.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 14, 2008. The new book Curse of the Black Gold shows how Nigeria may be the epicenter of the full-blown resource wars to come.
Ismael Hossein-zadeh, Middle East Online. July 14, 2008. Bush and his allies want the focus to be on OPEC, not the instability his foreign policy has wrought.
Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. July 12, 2008. America needs a comprehensive plan to deal with post-peak oil -- and that is going to involve some serious long-term thinking.
Noam Chomsky, Khaleej Times Online. July 12, 2008. U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves.
