Robert Bryce is the managing editor of Energy Tribune. His latest book is Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence."

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Friday, Jan 16, 2009 03:38 PST

Gaza invasion: Powered by the U.S.

Taxpayers are spending over $1 billion to send refined fuel to the Israeli military -- at a time when Israel doesn't need it and America does.
Monday, Jan 22, 2007 04:44 PST

Surge of danger for U.S. troops

Despite billions spent to combat it, the threat from roadside bombs in Iraq has gone from bad to worse, according to a Pentagon source.
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2006 04:09 PST

Iraq's oil shock

As the country's energy nightmare continues, U.S. troops are using nearly 40 times more fuel per day than the average, increasingly angry Iraqi.
Thursday, Nov 17, 2005 04:08 PST

Top-secret cronies

Bush has stacked his foreign advisory board with his Texas business pals, who stand to profit from access to CIA and military intelligence.
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2005 03:56 PDT

Fueling our pain

Already reeling from record gas prices, American consumers could soon face soaring costs caused by a diesel shortage.
Monday, Aug 15, 2005 12:31 PDT

The hollow man

Bush's inability to feel the pain of others -- highlighted by Cindy Sheehan's peace vigil -- is a stark contrast to the anguish LBJ felt over casualties in Vietnam.
Thursday, Jul 14, 2005 13:57 PDT

Bush fire Rove? Fat chance

The six reasons it will take an indictment to get Karl Rove out of the Bush White House.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 12:54 PDT

The gushing truth

Contrary to Bush, enviros and Thomas Friedman, America will never be energy independent. The sooner we accept this, the sooner we'll be able to change our gas-guzzling ways.
Tuesday, Mar 15, 2005 15:43 PST

Running on empty

The leading energy analysts who foretold Enron's demise have an alarming new claim: The world's major oil companies are almost tapped out.
Wednesday, Nov 10, 2004 10:50 PST

The Texas chainsaw massacre

With Bush's victory, the Lone Star State's right-wing ethos reigns supreme.
Monday, Aug 16, 2004 12:48 PDT

America's Achilles' heel

The insurgents in Iraq know that keeping its oil flowing is crucial to U.S. success in the war -- and they're doing all they can to muck things up.
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004 17:01 PDT

Halliburton's boss from hell

Dick Cheney campaigned on a platform of business know-how. But his tenure as Halliburton CEO left the company mired in bad deals, investigations and lawsuits.
Thursday, Jul 8, 2004 08:39 PDT

Oh, the stories he could tell!

There'll be no more White House sleepovers, if indicted Bush crony Kenneth Lay decides to tell all.
Friday, Oct 4, 2002 14:31 PDT

A Fastow family affair

Evidence indicates that embattled former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow illegally used his nonprofit foundation to pay his parents' moving expenses.
Sunday, Nov 5, 2000 12:20 PST

Prosecutor says Bush "directly deceived" him to avoid jury dut

The GOP candidate "used his position as governor" to avoid questions about his past during jury selection in a 1996 drunken-driving case.
Monday, Jul 17, 2000 04:00 PDT

Waco's unanswered questions

The trial is over, but both Branch Davidians and supporters of the government are disappointed that reports of lying and misconduct have been ignored.
Thursday, Jul 6, 2000 04:00 PDT

The hounds of Waco

Trial testimony reveals that after federal agents shot dogs that guarded the Branch Davidian compound, those inside thought they were under attack.
Wednesday, Jun 28, 2000 12:00 PDT

Waco on trial

Testimony in the civil case focuses on an alleged helicopter attack on the Branch Davidian compound.
Monday, Jun 19, 2000 12:00 PDT

Why does the left ignore Waco?

There's a better case for making a martyr of David Koresh than Mumia Abu-Jamal. So why do liberals continue to overlook him?
Friday, Jun 16, 2000 12:46 PDT

Hush, little PC

If Apple can make an almost silent iMac, why can't other computer makers turn off the white noise?
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2000 09:00 PDT

Who tipped off the media about the Waco raid?

The government knows who leaked word of the deadly assault on the Branch Davidian compound, but seven years later, no one's talking.
Tuesday, Apr 18, 2000 09:00 PDT

Bush named as defendant

The funeral home regulator's suit "has no merit," Bush's spokesman says.
Wednesday, Mar 8, 2000 12:51 PST

Key Bush advisor back in control

After surviving speculation about his candidate's political death -- and his own -- Karl Rove looks mighty happy.
Thursday, Feb 10, 2000 05:00 PST

Bush's good ol' money boys

A Texas group hammers George W. for his close ties to lobbyists.
Thursday, Jan 13, 2000 09:00 PST

Execution, Texas-style

George W. Bush, the presidential candidate campaigning as a compassionate conservative, does not appear ready to stop the execution of a teenaged murderer.
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