Entries by Fuel Freedom Staff

Are the United States and Saudi Arabia conspiring to keep oil prices down?

As my colleague Jordan Weissmann wrote Tuesday, there are a number of factors behind the continuing global slide in oil prices, including North American production, increased energy efficiency, Europe’s economic stagnation, and China’s slowing growth. But a big one is Saudi Arabia, which, to the dismay of fellow oil -producing nations, has resisted pressure to […]

‘Pump’ No More: Taking America off Oil

Rebecca Harrell Tickell joins us to discuss ‘Pump,’ the critically acclaimed new documentary film she produced with her husband, Josh Tickell. Made with consumers in mind, the film shows Americans how many other alternatives to oil exist. Kicking the American addiction, Tickell says, is possible. She’ll tell us about meeting Tesla’s Founder, Elon Musk and […]

SEMA in review: Ingenuity rules, but fuel choice still missing

Our friend John Brackett, one of the stars of the Fuel Freedom-produced PUMP, attended the giant SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) expo in Las Vegas last week. What he found was the usual mind-blowing parade: thousands upon thousands of amazing, tricked-out vehicles. And of course ingenious technology, the product of some of the most intelligent […]

Vox answers ‘9 questions about KXL you were too embarrassed to ask’

Great, informative piece by Vox.com about the Keystone XL pipeline, which the U.S. House approved yet again Friday. The Vox post answers “9 questions about the Keystone XL pipeline you were too embarrassed to ask.” There’s even music! President Obama is described as possibly leaning toward skepticism about the project, saying in an ABC interview: […]