Are greenbacks finally trumping greens? Money talks (AP) The cost of energy, especially the “cost of gas,” has zoomed to the top of voters’ economic concerns, according to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.

Perception is the key. The big question may be whatÂ’s causing sky-high oil and gasoline prices . But that seems too tricky to answer for sure. The more immediate question is who voters are likely to blame in November.

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The debacle in Copenhagen already spawned one cottage industry�the blame game. The fiasco might have another, longer-lasting effect: Giving fresh momentum to geo-engineering. The idea of tinkering with the earth�s climate to keep temperatures...

<img src="http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/it_welcome-mat-paper10042004145302.gif" alt="paper" / align="left"/>Crude oil futures neared $75 a barrel ahead of an expected decline in U.S. oil inventories, Bloomberg reports. China makes another...

Could Homer Simpson derail the nuclear renaissance? Don�t laugh�the idea has some currency in Canada. Homer�s bumbling nature�you�ve seen him at work inside the Springfield nuclear power plant�simply reinforces public worries about the safety of...

Here�s the thing about OPEC�s decision to maintain current levels of crude-oil production today: It really amounts to a production cut, but the market doesn�t care. The oil cartel for the fourth time this year maintained current production levels,...