All Articles Tagged As: oil

Debunking the 'curse of oil' (7/9/2008)

Economists find no correlation between nations' resource endowments and the quality of their institutions ...> Full Article

UK economy is hostage to oil, warns expert (6/10/2008)

The UK's economy cannot make a sustainable recovery until it breaks free of its dependence on oil ...> Full Article

Ethanol only part of story behind high corn prices (6/10/2008)

Those who blame ethanol for high corn prices need to dig deeper - oil well deep ...> Full Article

Researchers examine reality of slashing vehicle fuel use (5/7/2008)

It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts ...> Full Article

Military action to influence oil-producing nations ineffective, expert says (3/27/2008)

There is another inconvenient truth about finite resources and human behavior on Planet Earth, an expert on international security and energy says. ...> Full Article

Chavez' Threats Would Hurt Venezuela, Expert Says (2/17/2008)

Threats by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to cut off his country's oil exports to the United States would be a foolish move on his part and would do far more harm to his country than to America, says a Texas A&M University economics professor who has studied world energy and oil prices for 30 years. ...> Full Article

The need for fossil fuels will last for decades, according to BP's chief scientist (2/15/2008)

Asia will play large role in driving up global energy demands ...> Full Article