Like a record stuck in a bad groove, President Bush has reiterated his call for Congress to open more areas for drilling, including ANWR.
“If Congress is truly interested in solving the problem, they can send the right signal by saying we’re going to explore for oil and gas in the U.S. territories,” starting with the [...]

A judge has told the US government to decide within weeks whether to list polar bears as an endangered species.
The federal judge rejected the Bush administration’s pleas for a further delay, and ordered it to make and implement its decision by 15 May. A listing could restrict oil and gas exploration in the US Arctic, [...]

Iran, OPEC’s second-largest producer, has completely stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars, a top Oil Ministry official has admitted. It is a concerted attempt to reduce reliance on Washington at a time of tension over Tehran’s nuclear program and suspected involvement in Iraq.
Iran has dramatically reduced dependence on the dollar over the past year [...]

Deputy Premier of Alberta Ron Stevens is in Washington this week, meeting with Bush Administration officials and members of Congress to promote the importation of dirty tar sands oil to the United States. Oil Change and our coalition partners took out an ad (pdf) to greet him.
Stevens is expected to advocate that tar sands oil [...]

As consumers from Atlanta to Aberdeen struggle with soaring gas prices, and Clinton and Obama squabble over gas tax rebates, at least the oil barons are happy. Royal Dutch Shell and BP have racked up combined profits of over $14bn in just three months, thanks to the soaring prices of oil and gas.
The rival energy [...]