Perhaps the cash for clunkers program should be replaced with a plan from Australia, a country with little to no oil but lots of natural gas. ...more

August 1, 2009

A recent online poll shows most Americans support hybrid technology in cars but won't buy one until costs come down or fuel savings are even better. ...more

May 19, 2009

The poll says Americans like the idea of hybrids but think they're still too expensive. ...more

May 18, 2009

New tax incentives to coax automakers into producing electric cars won't help consumers right away. The way to help now would be to make roads safer for the small electric vehicles currently available. ...more

March 14, 2009

A dad's efforts to go green meet with scorn from his wife and daughter. ...more

March 12, 2009

Congress is developing legislation that would require power companies to obtain more energy from renewable sources. The effort, which will cut the nation's dependence on foreign oil, clean the environment and create American jobs, is worthwhile. ...more

February 17, 2009

Barry Holzsweig is trying to save the environment, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and make a few bucks, all by selling a device he calls the "Fuel Genie" for $499 apiece out of a converted tire shop on U.S. 19. ...more

February 14, 2009

Barry Holzsweig is trying to save the environment, reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and make a few bucks, all by selling a device he calls the "Fuel Genie" for $499 apiece out of a converted tire shop on U.S. 19. ...more

February 13, 2009

The federal government has invested billions of dollars over the past 16 years building a fleet of 112,000 alternative-fuel vehicles to serve as a model for a national movement away from fossil fuels. ...more

November 30, 2008

•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