Policies to promote biofuels are extensive. The political rhetoric justifying them typically takes one of three forms. The first is to support farmer wealth.  The second is to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. And the third is to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Of all the verses in the "China-is-Awesome" hallelujah chorus, none is chanted louder than the fact that China is leaving everyone in the dust in "green" energy, especially wind and solar power. However, the real action is revealed when the absolute numbers are posted up.

While the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is a catastrophe, it would be a mistake to abandon offshore drilling and to instead pursue biofuels, as they are neither economically viable nor environmentally beneficial.

Ethanol is a losing proposition, but fuels from algae may be the path to cutting our dependence on imported oil.

President Obama recently expressed enthusiasm for aggressive offshore drilling--in Brazil. His energy "blueprint" will get no further than all previous presidential schemes because it is unserious at its core.

Expanding oil exploration and drilling on public lands and offshore is likely to create jobs and help offset the negative effects of oil price shocks.

Kenneth P. Green discusses the limits of renewable and alternative fuels for providing energy security, or energy independence.

The United States needs a serious reassessment of a national energy policy and what energy issues to tackle first, as a transition to a post-fossil fuel world is not in the near future.