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.

Here is another good news/bad news column about the 112th Congress.

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.

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

A gas tax would inhibit excessive gasoline consumption while redirecting resources toward more socially efficient enterprises.

Bills moving through Congress indicate the Democrats' propensity to tax certain industries more than others for political reasons.

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

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