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Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq

Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show.

Americans Need to Call for Gas Price Investigations

COMMENTARY | With the U.S. Energy Information Administration reporting the average price of gasoline in April at $3.79 a gallon, Americans are deeper in despair over the economic crisis. Where's this all going? Perhaps Americans should be taking a more active role in asking.

Fact Check About Wind Energy

A recent report being circulated in the United Kingdom casts some doubt on wind's ability to serve as a reliable source of electricity generation. Not surprisingly, its assertions seem largely questionable or off the mark.

House of Reps Not Liking the 100% Renewable Energy Plan

High tech research into futuristic alternative energy systems makes for good headlines, but new and exotic technology isn't necessarily a prerequisite for making the shift into renewable energy.

11% of U.S. Energy Production from Renewable Resources in 2010

The fossil fuel industry and the politicians and pseudo-scientists it buys are fond of saying that renewable energy can't power the world. That claim will eventually be proven ridiculous.

High oil prices, demand seen boosting US drillers

With energy demand and oil prices rising quickly, energy companies are looking to extract more fossil fuels here in the U.S. -- a boon for companies that own the rigs needed to reach domestic oil and gas.

Sea Turtle Deaths Mount in the Gulf

Sea turtles continue to wash ashore along the Gulf, forcing the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to scramble and figure out what is causing the spike.

Obama wants to curb U.S. oil imports by a third

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will set an ambitious goal on Wednesday to cut oil imports by a third over 10 years, focusing on energy security amid high gasoline prices that could stall the U.S. economic recovery.

Obama Starts Another Illegal War

What balls! What hubris! What hypocrisy! What happened to America? Once again, America has preemptively attacked a sovereign nation that posed no threat to her without a declaration of war from the people's representatives. Apparently the U.S.

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