The Open Market Blog

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 01/24/2008

Today, as I write, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's denial of a…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 01/23/2008

Rumors are flying that President Bush may propose to cap CO2 emissions from electric power plants in the upcoming state of the union speech (see…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 12/18/2007

Al Gore says his high-carbon life-style of private jets, limousines, and four residences--including a mansion that consumers more energy in a month than the average…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 11/12/2007

A leading justification for mandating the sale of ever-greater amounts of ethanol and biodiesel in the nation's motor fuel supply is the claim that this…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 10/31/2007

So reports today’s New York Times (Oct 31, 07, p. A10). The Senate voted 70 to 22 to authorize $11.4 billion, or $1.9 billion a…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 10/19/2007

In this post, I comment on Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen's opening statement, “America's Energy Future Is at a Crossroads,” at this week's “Cellulosic…