Power Forward
Japan’s Nuclear Restart Is Finally Here

Five and half years after Fukushima, nuclear power is back online in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Crude Economics
Slowing Oil Demand Might Make a Freeze Deal Moot

Limiting oil production won’t accomplish much if demand doesn’t pick up.

So Much for Peak Oil
The Surging Permian

Texas’s Permian basin weathered the collapse in crude prices. Now it’s raring for a rebound.

Hey Big Spender
Infrastructure Boondoggles Weigh Down Chinese Economy

Are you paying attention, California?

Still Boondogglin'
Biofuel Boondoggle Besets Struggling US Refiners

American oil refiners are struggling to cope with the rising costs of biofuel mandates.

Fear the Airpocalypse
Air Pollution Exacts a Deadly, Costly Toll

Smog’s material costs explain China’s strong reaction.

Green Money
Green Graft Grows in China

Beijing accused more than twenty carmakers of cheating the Chinese government out of $150 million in subsidies.

Crude Economics
Trump Advisor Wants Petrostates to Jack Up Gas Prices

Does Donald Trump’s top energy advisor really want Americans to pay more at the pump?

A Nice Complement
Why Shale Gas Is a Natural Partner for Renewables

Natural gas complements wind and solar power in important ways.

Market Failure
California May Have World’s Worst Carbon Market

All is not well in the Golden State’s fledgling carbon market.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
© The American Interest LLC 2005-2026
About Us Privacy
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.