The European Union (EU) has announced plans to levy a tax on airline emissions for all planes landing and taking off from EU airports. This tax would be calculated not only based on mileage flown in EU airspace but also for the entire length of the flight (thus, Chinese and Japanese airlines would be taxed for an entire journey from Beijing or Tokyo).

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.

The average American would believe that the nation's need for substantial nuclear fuel, oil, natural gas, and coal will soon be a distant memory, based on the Obama administration's strident emphasis on developing "alternative" energy sources. The reality, however, is quite different.

President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy isn’t a policy change, it’s just a lie.

U.S. House of Representatives hearing on tax policy impacts on the commercial application of renewable energy technology

Eliminating tax subsidies for major energy companies is a bad idea. Singling out big American energy firms for this kind of treatment is abusive and a "glaring violation of the rule of law."

If the nation truly wants to address the wild roller coaster of price swings, it's important to understand the factors that affect prices.

What is wrong with current U.S. energy tax policy? What kind of policy is appropriate for the twenty-first century?