The Renewable Energy Blog

How much influence does Big Oil have over our Government? The House of Representatives, The Senate, The judicial system and of course, the Vice President and President?
How much money are they receiving from lobbyists?
How much stock in oil companies do they own?
These factors affect how the government reacts to issues involving not only oil, but [...]

When will the madness end? Gasoline could be around $4.50 per gallon for the national average and certainly will be later this summer when refineries turn their attention to producing #2 home heating oil for the winter.
Oil executives were in front of Congress this week to answer questions about why oil has unprecedentedly skyrocketed. The [...]

I guess this comes as no surprise. Why should they? They’re reaping incredible financial rewards and this only stands to go ever higher. Well, hey it is capitalism at its best - or worst - depending on how you look at it. We pay what the market will bear, right?
"Saudi Arabian leaders made clear Friday [...]

The proposed gas tax holiday by both Senators McCain and Clinton is preposterous. This falls under the same stupidity that Speaker Pelosi showed by asking to reduce the oil being sent to the strategic oil reserves. All this to save a few cents per gallon when the market is blowing that amount a way on [...]

Yeah, that will fix everything. Are you kidding me? Talking about looking for politically motivated press. I haven’t had much to agree on with what the White House says, but  White House Spokesman Scott Stanzel’s reply, "We don’t believe the fill rates have a meaningful impact on oil supplies," is right on the money. At [...]

While I’m on conspiracy theories, which may or may not exist, you can’t ignore the fact that energy policy is HIGHLY influenced by politicians who are HIGHLY influenced by special interest groups, many of which happen to be connected to Big Oil. Corporate greed trickles downhill. It makes me wonder why we haven’t made greater [...]