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).

Oil shocks have different effects on energy- and nonenergy-producing states.

After years of war, oppression, and uncertainty, Iraqi Kurds have reason for optimism. The Kurdistan Regional Government has sold international companies rights for exploitation and development of the region's petroleum resources.

If Kurdistan is truly going to become a new Dubai or Bahrain and bolster its wealth and living standards to first world levels, it must rein in corruption or change the leadership which refuses to do so.

In "Hedging Against Peak Oil Shocks," Marc D. Weidenmier studies how increases in the price of oil affect employment and unemployment, both in energy- and nonenergy-producing states.

Panelists will discuss the future of the Venezuelan political economy and what it means for the new U.S. administration's policy toward the region.

There are no good arguments for using government coercion to force electric cars into the U.S. fleet. But there are many arguments against this crusade.

Much of America's energy debate can be summed up as "drill, baby, drill" versus "farm, baby, farm." Fans of conventional energy are pressing for the development of America's native oil and gas resources, while advocates of renewable energy call for greater amounts of biomass, either as conventional ethanol or...