There has been a lot of talk about how Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin is an 'energy expert'. A lot of ridiculous talk. First of all, she's got a degree from the University of Idaho in Communications and Journalism.

After November 4th, the Katie Couric interview with Gov. Sarah Palin will be hilarious, assuming she loses the election. Right now, however, it's pretty frightening.

We're number 1! That's right, the average world CO2 concentration in 2007 is the highest it's been in 650,000 years, according to the Global Carbon Project.

Some good articles have come out recently about Gov. Palin's lawsuit to stop the Federal Government from protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act.

Don't break out the party hats and beer just yet, but last week both Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain came out saying that mountain top removal mining is a practice that should be stopped.

I'm not sure if I'm crying so hard I'm laughing, or vice versa, but today the Bush Administration blasted House Democrats for their energy bill. You know, the one that included offshore drilling.

If you’re like me, you have probably been thrilled to see the rise of Nancy Pelosi as one of the most committed and skillful leaders in Congress and the Democratic Party. Most of the time, she has been not only principled but politically shrewd. But this week, she is poised to be neither – in a big way.

An internal investigation of the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service has uncovered widespread drug use, inappropriate sexual relations, alcohol abuse, and lots of gift giving - all between the Service and the oil and gas industry they're monitoring.

This weekend was pretty tense around my house. My friend Drew is visiting from New Orleans, and it was sad and frightening to watch him all day calling loved ones to check on them. Of course Gustav hit and the damage to New Orleans was minor - at least compared to Katrina. But 800,000 homes in LA were without power, in addition to over 75,000 in the City of New Orleans. Out of 1.8 million homes in the state, that's a pretty big percentage.

Saw an article in the LA Times today that the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to support lifting the ban on new offshore oil drilling rigs.