Unlocking "unconventional" energy requires unconventional politics, and that's one resource that is genuinely scarce among today's backwards-looking bureaucrats and green interest groups.

Government attempts at decreasing American dependence on foreign oil have been largely unsuccessful. However, a new energy alternative from the private sector has increased energy supply and reduced the need to look abroad for energy sources.

If the EPA proceeds with carbon regulation and power plants are forced to close, energy costs will climb and companies will have less money available for the very research on clean-energy technologies that we need in order to stay competitive with China and other countries.

By maintaining a focus on encouraging domestic natural gas production, we can make the United States more energy independent, minimize the environmental impact of producing energy and foster economic and job growth.

Again an older technology has been improved and adapted to fill a need while government dithers.The old technology in this case is buses.

Some of us called it the man-cession. In the deep recession that lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, many more men than women lost their jobs.

The Times is a great newspaper--the only remaining consistently reliable news outlet in this country, and probably the best in the world. Thankfully it has the integrity to wash its dirty laundry in public. That should make for quality journalism going forward.

Developing all of our energy resources is the only reasonable option if we want to create American jobs, improve the American economy, and support American national security.