Steven Mufson

Articles by Steven Mufson

Burdened by the Weight of Inflation (May 14, 2008)

Wind Can Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity, Report Says (May 13, 2008)

Oil Costs To Offset Stimulus Package (May 10, 2008)

Bill Targets Oil Firms and OPEC (May 8, 2008)

Disruptions In Oil Supply May Extend Price Rise (May 6, 2008)

Up $10.9 Billion, Exxon Worries About New Tax (May 2, 2008)

Clinton Gas-Tax Proposal Criticized (May 1, 2008)

Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars (April 30, 2008)

Changing the Current (April 22, 2008)

Oil Price Defies Easy Calculation (April 11, 2008)

Zoellick Wants Wealth Funds To Invest 1% In Africa (April 3, 2008)

Familiar Back and Forth With Oil Executives (April 2, 2008)

Greenspan Stands His Ground (March 21, 2008)

Coal Can't Fill World's Burning Appetite (March 20, 2008)

Behind Cheaper Credit, Inflation Fears Loom (March 19, 2008)

End of Cheap Credit Hits Homes, Businesses (March 18, 2008)

Dollar Squeezed From All Sides (March 14, 2008)

Diesel: Fuel for Inflation? (March 13, 2008)

Government Suspends Lending for Coal Plants (March 13, 2008)

Crude Oil Hits Record, Pump Prices Keep Rising (March 11, 2008)

OPEC Says Members Won't Pump More Oil (March 6, 2008)

Forecasts for Crude Oil Rise to $105 on New Trading High (March 4, 2008)

Danish Prime Minister Visits Bush Ranch, Pushes for Global Pact on Climate Change (March 2, 2008)

U.S. Won't Finance Montana Coal Plant (March 1, 2008)

House Votes to End Big Oil's Tax Breaks (February 28, 2008)

Fla. Power Outage Affects Millions (February 27, 2008)

A Victory Near for Utilities in Kansas Coal Battle (February 23, 2008)

Oil Closes Over $100 for 1st Time (February 20, 2008)

Venezuela Rips Exxon, Settles With ENI (February 16, 2008)

Chávez's Oil Threats Slick but Not Solid (February 13, 2008)

Chavez Threatens to Halt Venezuela's Oil Sales to U.S. (February 11, 2008)

Court Rejects Emission 'Trades' (February 9, 2008)

Exxon Is Awarded Freezes On Venezuelan Oil Assets (February 8, 2008)

Polar Bears' Plight Raised In Drill Bids For Oil, Gas (February 7, 2008)

Exxon Mobil's Profit in 2007 Tops $40 Billion (February 2, 2008)

Nigeria's Oil Morass (February 1, 2008)

Plan for Carbon Storage Dropped (January 31, 2008)

Energy Dept. Might Drop Support for FutureGen Power Plant (January 30, 2008)

In Heat of Battle, Darman Put Taxes Back on the Table (January 26, 2008)

Speedy Deal on Stimulus Plan May Not Yield Short-Term Help (January 25, 2008)

Power Switch (January 20, 2008)

Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst Says (January 19, 2008)

Coal Industry Plugs Into the Campaign (January 18, 2008)

Stimulus Unlikely to Counter Rise in Oil Prices (January 11, 2008)

Executive Resigns in Storm Over Sleeping Guards (January 10, 2008)

Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry (January 4, 2008)

House Sends President An Energy Bill to Sign (December 19, 2007)

Another Push for Nuclear Power (December 18, 2007)

Senate Passes Energy Bill Without House Tax Package (December 14, 2007)

Senate Energy Bill Drops Utility Rules, Keeps Most of Tax Package (December 12, 2007)

Preserving Tropical Forests Is Key Issue at Talks on Global Warming (December 9, 2007)

Senate To Rework Ambitious Energy Bill (December 8, 2007)

Broad Energy Bill Passed by House (December 7, 2007)

In Shift, Dingell Steered Toward Fuel Standard (December 6, 2007)

As Oil Prices Fall, OPEC Holds Output Steady (December 6, 2007)

White House Signals That It Might Veto Energy Bill (December 4, 2007)

Cheney and Kurds Meet About Oil (December 1, 2007)

Deal Reached On Fuel Economy (December 1, 2007)

Negotiators Close In on Energy Measure (November 29, 2007)

Kurdish Ministers Woo U.S. Oil Firms (November 28, 2007)

Green Marketing Review Is Put on Fast Track at FTC (November 27, 2007)

As the Price of Oil Soars, Many Turn to Renewables (November 26, 2007)

OPEC to Put $750 Million Toward Climate Research (November 19, 2007)

After Chávez Exhorts OPEC to Flex Political Muscle, Saudis Object (November 18, 2007)

Saudi Arabia Works the Vast Desert To Pump Out More High-Quality Oil (November 17, 2007)

OPEC Ministers Quarrel Over Pricing Oil in Dollars (November 17, 2007)

Uncertainty Hovers Over OPEC Summit (November 16, 2007)

Oil's Charge to $100 a Barrel Slows Ahead of OPEC Summit (November 14, 2007)

Oil Price Rise Causes Global Shift in Wealth (November 10, 2007)

Oil at Record Price? That Depends. (November 7, 2007)

Coal-Funded Ad Is Called Misleading (November 7, 2007)

Oil's Recent Rise Not as Familiar as It Looks (November 5, 2007)

Exxon's Profit Is Not Quite As Huge (November 2, 2007)

Study Rejects Bush's Plan to Recycle Nuclear Fuel Internationally (October 31, 2007)

Iran Adapts to Economic Pressure (October 29, 2007)

Strike on Iran Would Roil Oil Markets, Experts Say (October 26, 2007)

BP Settles Propane Price-Fixing Suit (October 24, 2007)

Home-Heat Prices Are Flaring Up (October 20, 2007)

Power Plant Rejected Over Carbon Dioxide For First Time (October 19, 2007)

In Microbe, Vast Power For Biofuel (October 18, 2007)

Blame and Anxiety Rise Along With Price of Oil (October 17, 2007)

A Duel in the Sun (October 12, 2007)

Utility to Pay Large Sum in Clean Air Settlement (October 9, 2007)

Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback (October 8, 2007)

Faced With Fine, WGL Hands Over Copy of Contract (October 3, 2007)

Recasting Big Oil's Battered Image (September 28, 2007)

White House Taking Unearned Credit for Emissions Cuts (September 27, 2007)

U.S. Nuclear Power Revival Grows (September 25, 2007)

Bush Steps Out Front on Climate Issue (September 23, 2007)

Taking Cues From Fed, Speculators Bid Up Oil (September 22, 2007)

SEC Pressed to Require Climate-Risk Disclosures (September 18, 2007)

Oil Prices Briefly Move Past $80 (September 13, 2007)

OPEC Appears Unlikely to Increase Its Oil Export Quotas (September 8, 2007)

Lawmakers Get Ready To Revisit Energy Bills (September 5, 2007)

Coal Rush Reverses, Power Firms Follow (September 4, 2007)

No '06 Gas-Price Gouging Found (August 31, 2007)

Renewable Power Plays (August 26, 2007)

Bandit or . . . Entrepreneur? (August 26, 2007)

Cost of Saving the Climate Meets Real-World Hurdles (August 16, 2007)

2 Senators to Unveil Climate Bill (August 2, 2007)

Democrats Lack Unity in House Over Energy Bill (August 1, 2007)

Firm Applies To Expand Nuclear Plant In Maryland (July 31, 2007)

Exxon Profit Slips As Production Falls (July 27, 2007)

Maryland Adopts Plan For Energy Efficiency (July 21, 2007)

Iron to Plankton To Carbon Credits (July 20, 2007)

Papers Detail Industry's Role in Cheney's Energy Report (July 18, 2007)

Earthquake Spills Water At Japanese Nuclear Plant (July 17, 2007)

Climate Change Debate Hinges On Economics (July 15, 2007)

What It Would Take to Put the Brakes on Global Warming (July 15, 2007)

Florida's Governor To Limit Emissions (July 12, 2007)

Pelosi Still Wants More Miles Per Gallon (June 29, 2007)

House Democrats at Odds Over Energy Bill Provisions (June 28, 2007)

Conoco, Exxon Exit Venezuela Oil Deals (June 27, 2007)

Coal Fuels A Debate Over Obama (June 24, 2007)

The Ripple Effect Of Refinery Fires (June 22, 2007)

On Capitol Hill, a Warmer Climate for Biofuels (June 15, 2007)

Democrats Push Coal-to-Liquids Energy Plan (June 13, 2007)

Senate, House Turn Focus to Energy Bills (June 12, 2007)

Keeping a Lid on Inflation (June 10, 2007)

Switching To Biofuels Could Cost Lots of Green (June 8, 2007)

In Battle for U.S. Carbon Caps, Eyes and Efforts Focus on China (June 6, 2007)

Dominion Sells More of Its Oil and Gas Assets (June 5, 2007)

N.Y. Airport Target of Plot, Officials Say (June 3, 2007)

At Exxon Meeting, a Storm Outside but Calm Within (May 31, 2007)

Companies Gear Up for Greenhouse Gas Limits (May 29, 2007)

Tipping-Point Shock (May 24, 2007)

AES Profit Down 64% As It Restates Figures (May 24, 2007)

Gas Price Close to Historic Record (May 22, 2007)

Bush Calls For Cuts In Vehicle Emissions (May 15, 2007)

Federal Loans for Coal Plants Clash With Carbon Cuts (May 14, 2007)

As Gas Prices Rise Again, Democrats Blame Big Oil (May 11, 2007)

Obama Makes Push For Fuel Efficiency (May 8, 2007)

BP Chief Resigns Abruptly Over Relationship Furor (May 2, 2007)

U.S. Reveals Its Plan for Drilling Off State's Shores (May 1, 2007)

Defaults Plague Little-Known Big Lender (April 30, 2007)

U.S. Proposal Would Allow Oil Drilling Off Virginia (April 28, 2007)

In a Major Step, Saudi Arabia Agrees to Write Off 80 Percent of Iraqi Debt (April 18, 2007)

Pain Arrives Early at the Pump (April 14, 2007)

Europe's Problems Color U.S. Plans to Curb Carbon Gases (April 9, 2007)

Tax on Carbon Emissions Gains Support (April 1, 2007)

Standoff in Iran Sends Oil to Six-Month High (March 30, 2007)

Oversight of Refineries Is Lax, Report Says (March 21, 2007)

Electric Utility, Sierra Club End Dispute (March 20, 2007)

Halliburton Chief's Move to Dubai Evokes Warnings on Hill (March 13, 2007)

AES to Restate Results for 2006 (February 27, 2007)

Is Citgo Program for Poor, or for Ch?vez? (February 24, 2007)

$45 Billion Deal Near For Texas Power Firm (February 24, 2007)

In Energy Conservation, Calif. Sees Light (February 17, 2007)

Exxon Mobil Warming Up To Global Climate Issue (February 10, 2007)

AES to Sell Utility Stake To Venezuela (February 9, 2007)

Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Again Set Record Profit (February 2, 2007)

U.S. Cautions Europeans to Avoid Oil, Gas Deals With Iran (February 1, 2007)

Nuclear Agency: Air Defenses Impractical (January 30, 2007)

Bush's Climate Remarks Weighed for Policy Shift (January 27, 2007)

Ethanol Industry Gets a Boost From Bush (January 25, 2007)

Iraq Struggles to Finish Oil Law (January 24, 2007)

Critics See Too Little Significant Change (January 24, 2007)

Ethanol Production Booming on Demand (January 23, 2007)

CEOs Urge Bush to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions (January 23, 2007)

House Repeals Tax Break for Big Oil (January 19, 2007)

Victim of His Power Grab (January 18, 2007)

BP Failed on Safety, Report Says (January 17, 2007)

BP's Problems Cost CEO His Job (January 13, 2007)

House Democrats Detail Energy Plan (January 13, 2007)

Bush Lifts Oil-Drill Ban in Alaska's Bristol Bay (January 10, 2007)

No Effect At Pump Of Lower Oil Price (January 7, 2007)

Lower Oil Prices Slow in Reaching Pump (January 6, 2007)

After Breaches, Head of U.S. Nuclear Program Is Ousted (January 5, 2007)

Democrats Hope to Take From Oil, Give To Green Energy (January 4, 2007)

Belarus Deal Signals Russia's Growing Clout (January 2, 2007)

Price-Fixing Allegation Adds to BP's Woes (December 14, 2006)

OPEC to Consider Another Production-Quota Cut to Keep Prices Up (December 13, 2006)

Pepco Asks to Raise D.C. Power Rates 7.8% (December 13, 2006)

Gulf States Hit Pay Dirt Offshore (December 12, 2006)

Racing Hill Recess, Tax Deal Moves Toward Votes (December 8, 2006)

Oil-Lease Agency Found Inadequate (December 7, 2006)

House to Vote on Senate's Offshore Drilling Plan (December 5, 2006)

Closer to the West, but Closed to Scrutiny (December 2, 2006)

Russian Gas Giant Battles Negative Energy (December 1, 2006)

Energy Firms Come to Terms With Climate Change (November 25, 2006)

Citgo Brings Discounted Heating Oil to Region (November 21, 2006)

A Sunnier Forecast for Solar Energy (November 20, 2006)

Pepco Petitions To Boost Md. Rates (November 18, 2006)

Appliances to Face Tighter Energy Rules (November 14, 2006)

Md.'s PSC: A Political Outcast With an Agenda (November 11, 2006)

BP Settles Suit Over Tex. Blast (November 10, 2006)

What the New Congress Will Mean for Business (November 9, 2006)

AES Loses $340 Million on Restructuring Costs (November 7, 2006)

Microsoft's Gates Looks to Energy (November 4, 2006)

Dominion to Sell Off Production Assets (November 2, 2006)

Cost-Cutting Led to Blast At BP Plant, Probe Finds (October 31, 2006)

At the Front Line of Power (October 30, 2006)

Exxon Mobil Posts 2nd-Highest Profit Ever (October 27, 2006)

Plug Pulled on Md. Utility Deal (October 26, 2006)

Oil Sands Are a Hot Commodity (October 24, 2006)

Oil Prices Drop Despite OPEC Call to Cut Output (October 21, 2006)

OPEC Says It Will Cut 1.2 Million Barrels a Day (October 20, 2006)

A Down Market's Ripple Effect (October 20, 2006)

AES Invests in European Wind Power (October 19, 2006)

Talk of Raising Gas Tax Is Just That (October 18, 2006)

Russia's Gazprom Sends Its Western Partners Packing (October 10, 2006)

Suspicion Surrounds Retreat In Gas Prices, Poll Finds (October 10, 2006)

ENERGY: Supporting Cast Suffers (October 8, 2006)

All Eyes on OPEC's Actions (October 6, 2006)

Conspiracy Theories Abound as Oil Prices Fluctuate (October 6, 2006)

Amaranth Halts Redemptions To Sell Off Remaining Assets (September 30, 2006)

Energy Bills Don't Reach Finish Line In Congress (September 30, 2006)

Citgo Will Go, Says 7-Eleven (September 28, 2006)

Warming Trend Is Hatching a Business (September 28, 2006)

Amaranth's Losses Top $6 Billion (September 22, 2006)

Hedge Fund's Collapse Met With a Shrug (September 20, 2006)

Factors That Pushed Oil Price Up Are Now Pushing It Down (September 16, 2006)

OPEC Leaves Oil Output Quotas in Place as Price Keeps Falling (September 12, 2006)

Let a Thousand Tyrants Bloom (September 10, 2006)

As OPEC Meets, Fresh Doubts About Its Power (September 10, 2006)

BP Kept Corrosion Job Open In Alaska (September 9, 2006)

BP Executives Rebuked in Hill Appearance (September 8, 2006)

U.S. Oil Reserves Get a Big Boost (September 6, 2006)

Regulators Look to Plug Holes in Pipeline Rules (August 16, 2006)

Hunting Pinholes In the Pipeline (August 12, 2006)

For BP, a Pair of Repairs (August 9, 2006)

Pipeline Closure Sends Oil Higher (August 8, 2006)

As Power Bills Soar, Companies Embrace 'Green' Buildings (August 5, 2006)

Senate Approves Bill to Expand Oil, Gas Drilling (August 2, 2006)

Area Utilities Don't Wilt As Demand Sets Records (August 2, 2006)

Could It Be Any Hotter? (August 1, 2006)

As Profit Rises, BP Chief Seeks To Allay Anger (July 27, 2006)

BP's Quarterly Profit Jumps 30% (July 26, 2006)

Congressional Interest in Energy Bills Dims (July 25, 2006)

One Man's Long Battle To Get U.S. to Kick Oil (July 25, 2006)

FERC Puts Off Energy Merger (July 22, 2006)

New Energy on India (July 18, 2006)

A Price Inflamed By Fear (July 14, 2006)

Russian Oil Firm IPO Ends Early (July 13, 2006)

Case of Banned Investor Is Seen As a Test of Russia's Progress (July 13, 2006)

Politics Of the Pipelines (July 11, 2006)

Ancient Voices, Modern Lives (June 18, 2006)