Oil spike: a surmountable challenge?

The politics of the Middle East are so incendiary that energy analysts are not sure how high prices will rise.

The Oil Frontier:

Don't expect the scarcity of fossil fuels to drive us toward alternative energy sources anytime soon: we're getting smarter about finding and extracting oil.

Ford first to offer clean-burning hydrogen vehicles

Senator to introduce landmark bill cutting fossil fuel emissions

Repair of post-Katrina wetlands may hinge on oil

U.K.: The new commuter belt

Fed up with over-priced cities and overcrowded trains? The new breed of commuters are going to fly into work from their homes in Spain and eastern Europe, claims a trendspotting report.

The Big Question: Was the break-up of the railways such a disaster that it needs to be reversed?

Plan? What plan? Alberta's energy future:

It's only 16 pages long and hasn't yet been shared with the public, but Alberta's Integrated Energy Strategy, if adopted as currently drafted, could eventually leave a hefty fossil-fuel footprint on every Canadian business.

World Bank Reaches Pact With Chad Over Use of Oil Profits