Blake Clayton says Wall Street is not to blame for high gas prices.

Nearly 90 percent of the world's economy is fueled every year by digging up and burning about four cubic miles of the rotted remains of primeval swamp goo

Three new books about water agree that the world is facing serious water crises but have very different ideas about how to address them, especially when it comes to deciding what roles the public and private sectors have to play.

Oil stocks can help buffer economic shocks, but only if Washington radically reforms its handling of them.

Those who worry about the vulnerability of the world's oil shipping lanes should calm down. Oil tankers are more resilient than often presumed, and only the United States has the capability to seriously disrupt maritime traffic -- which it will not do.

A more aggressive domestic energy policy has emerged as a Republican Party priority, setting the stage for heightened debate with Democrats in the presidential race this fall.

Iraq says it wants to sell oil contracts to foreign energy firms. The potential impact on energy markets could be large, but practical and political obstacles still prevent rapid production increases.

The rise of oil prices prompts calls for policy fixes, sparking heated debate among investors, politicians, and the energy industry.

EU policymakers debate cutting farm subsidies as legislators on both sides of the Atlantic consider how trade distortions fit into the global food crisis.

Oil and the status of Kirkuk continue to divide Iraq's central government and the Kurdish region, but signs of political progress are emerging.

A pillar of China’s communist economic model, land collectivization, faces mounting pressure from farmers for reform, pitting rural forces against the tide of development.

As concerns grow over the increasing scarcity of fresh water, some experts weigh trading it as a commodity.

Warren Buffett’s divestment from PetroChina prompted victory cries from Darfur activists, but longer-term concerns seem a more likely explanation for the sale.

Shortages of skilled labor in Canada’s oil sector are causing wages to rise and could cause global ripples in the industry.

A spike in global food prices, rising at a rate not seen in three decades, has been blamed by some on surging demand for biofuels. Others, however, say this oversimplifies the case.

Governments employ new high-tech methods to catch those employed by the multibillion dollar business of illegally trading in endangered animals, but the market for exotic beasts persists.

Recent reports on the world’s energy supplies forecast a coming energy crunch, but how soon and what it means for oil prices is still up for debate.