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As gas prices drop, U.S. oil companies laid off tens of thousands of workers as oil prices fell throughout 2015 and halted construction of new wells around the country. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

The good, the bad and the ugly of cheap crude

Kyle Feldscher -

January 17, 2016 5:01 am

$However, the energy sector has been hurting over the last year and has had to slash tens of thousands of jobs as crude oil prices drop to $30 a barrel. John Kasich said the best way to insulate the United States from the fluctuations is fracking. (AP Photo)$

Energy and Environment

Kasich says fracking is the key to energy independence

Kyle Feldscher -

January 15, 2016 4:04 am

For big oil companies, a carbon tax gives them an edge over their primary competitor, coal. (AP Photo)

Op-Eds

Why Big Oil’s crony bid to tax carbon will hurt your family

Ken Blackwell -

January 14, 2016 5:02 am

Obama praises oil glut’s low gas prices, ignores thousands of layoffs

Energy and Environment

Obama praises oil glut’s low gas prices, ignores thousands of layoffs

John Siciliano -

January 13, 2016 2:47 am

NAFTA claim says U.S. spent seven years using

Energy and Environment

Environmentalists use Keystone XL to target Obama’s trade deal

John Siciliano -

January 7, 2016 4:49 pm

The end of the ban on crude oil exports is a victory over

Energy and Environment

Oil industry calls Obama’s clean energy agenda unnecessary

John Siciliano -

January 5, 2016 7:01 pm

In this Dec. 8, 1997 file photo, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, center left, is greeted by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami. (AP Photo/Enric Marti, File)

Economy

Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions unlikely to affect oil prices, analysts say

Kyle Feldscher -

January 4, 2016 10:40 pm

Energy prices plummeted mostly due to the steep drop of oil prices during 2015, causing thousands of layoffs among American energy workers as an oil glut caused wells to close. (AP Photo)

Economy

Energy prices dropped more than any other sector in 2015

Kyle Feldscher -

January 4, 2016 5:31 pm

While a 586-point loss is awful, it would be more accurate to compare historical daily losses by the percentage of the market lost. (AP photo)Â

Economy

Stocks, gold, oil all down in 2015

Joseph Lawler -

December 31, 2015 10:11 pm

The average driver saved $550 at the pump, AAA reported Thursday, thanks to low prices caused by a glut of crude oil. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Economy

Consumers saved $115 billion on gasoline in 2015

Joseph Lawler -

December 31, 2015 4:56 pm

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