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By Guest commentary / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Putting oil on the road to nowhere
Oil as a transportation fuel will be around for a few more decades. But oil as a hazardous monopoly fuel is now merely one of multiple options.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Cheap oil won’t help Detroit sell more cars — but discounts will
By Edward Niedermeyer U.S. auto sales boomed on Black Friday as huge discounts pushed volumes to more than 17 million units on an annualized basis, the highest level in 11 years. But even with big price cuts pumping up deliveries of new cars — likely at the expense of fourth-quarter profit margins — the biggest discounts of Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: The Gold Bug’s bull narrative keeps on failing investors
Rather than accepting certain unpleasant realities, gold bugs have contorted themselves into a painful waiting game.
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, October 31st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amid falling energy prices, Venoco slims down
With revenue sagging and pressure mounting to reduce its debt load, Venoco agreed to sell the Oxnard field for $200 million to an unnamed buyer.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, October 24th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Measure P is too deceptive and costly
It would cripple the oil industry, a mainstay of the North County economy, and deprive the county of more than $16 million in annual revenue — most of which supports our schools. It would expose taxpayers to losses of tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in “takings” lawsuits. And sadly, it’s all based on misunderstandings and misinformation.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, October 24th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / 1 Comment
As the country with the largest per capita emissions in the world, the United States must get serious about addressing climate change if we are to not face truly catastrophic impacts.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / 1 Comment
We believe that climate change is a serious threat to the global economy and that human activity is a significant contributor to global warming. We believe that significant policy changes about how we obtain and use energy will be required to reduce the human impact on climate change. But we also believe that market-based solutions Read More →
