It's going to be another cold winter in many parts of the country. Staying warm will likely come at a high cost, with heating bills expected to jump by as much as 25 percent. Those bills may become even steeper during the next few years, if Congress pursues any of the counterproductive energy solutions that lawmakers and candidates have recently touted in their campaigns. ...more

January 4, 2009

•WHERE: Roswell, N.M. •MESSAGE: She called for drilling in the United States to reduce dependence on foreign oil and said all energy possibilities should be considered, including solar, wind, clean coal and offshore oil and gas drilling. John McCain, she said, would cut business taxes, double child tax deductions for families and cut capital gains taxes. ...more

October 20, 2008

Last week the Senate failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to move forward an energy bill that would, in part, redirect tax subsidies away from oil and utility companies and channel them instead to clean, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. ...more

December 20, 2007