commodity markets

The imminent decline in oil production is another reason for a plan like cap and dividend.

Virginia-based Dominion Resources wants to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Chesapeake Bay via a facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. This project would not only damage our state's environment, it is also part of an unwise potential national shift toward exporting natural gas, which threatens the economy and jeopardizes our country's goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gas pollution.

The uncertainty surrounding America's intentions in Syria threatens growth, and President Barack Obama's weakness on the international stage emboldens our competitors.

BGE says energy prices will rise $6 a month for the typical residential electricity customer who doesn't use an outside power supplier, the first jump in energy prices in four years.

Maryland health officials added five people to the death toll from July heat with more high temperatures in the forecast.

Gas prices: U.S. market can't be separated from world market, where OPEC cartel makes the rules

President Obama managed to double gas prices during his first term; will a second term bring us $8 a gallon?

With rising oil prices creating a drag on the economy and his own re-election effort, President Barack Obama mocked Republican critics of his alternative energy plans during an appearance in Maryland.

The Obama administration's stated rationale for opposing an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites is weak; could domestic politics be the real reason?

Roscoe Bartlett bill would boost fuel competition so U.S. drivers would no longer be paying for dictators' expanding budgets

The U.S. must invest in green energy sources to remain a contender in the global marketplace

Domestic drilling for oil is no solution for higher gasoline prices

President Obama wants us to believe that profiteering is the reason for high gas prices, but he fails to take steps that could greatly reduce our dependence on the world oil market.