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Morning Must Reads: March 15
In the news: pope's "Dirty War" background; Sen. Portman and gay marriage; Reuters employee involved in L.A. Times hack; "London Whale" report released; and Sen...

Free Fuel! Ultra-Cheap Leases! Automakers Sweeten Deals on Alternative-Energy Cars
What with gasoline prices rising unexpectedly lately, drivers are more likely than usual to consider a vehicle powered by cheaper energy sources. Sensing an...

Over a Barrel
The 2012 election was supposed to be decided by sky-high gas prices. A gallon of regular gas cost more on average during 2011 than it ever had before, and in the...

“Dallas” Drama Goes Green
In case you thought that the battle between big oil and alternative fuel had cooled down, Hollywood has proven that the debate is hot enough to inspire soap...

Cutting Carbon Means More than Fancy Bookkeeping
You don't get much greener than Oregon. The Pacific Northwestern state is home to Portland -- the capital of American progressivism -- and is a leading...

5 Mainstream, Cost-Effective Alternatives to Alternative-Energy Cars
Soaring gas prices should be equating to free marketing for energy-efficient plug-in vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. The higher prices are at...
Can Photo Ops Lower Gas Prices? Stay Tuned.
“No matter what happens to America,” the satirical pundit Stephen Colbert once observed, “She will always rebound with the most powerfully staged photo-ops in...

Will Austerity Derail Europe's Clean-Energy Movement?
On Jan. 30, a letter arrived at 10 Downing Street from 101 Members of Parliament, addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron. It's message: stop taxpayer...

Does the U.S. Spend Too Much on Green Energy -- Or Not Enough?
The controversy over the failed solar company Solyndra -- which received $535 million in federal aid before it went bankrupt earlier this year -- has...

The Solyndra Syndrome
The shiny photo Ops long ago became a blur: President Obama posing on one gleaming factory floor after another, often in shirtsleeves or protective glasses, with...
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