Robert Zubrin

June 15, 2011 | The New Atlantis

In Defense of Biofuels

On the world markets, the cost of a barrel of oil is, at this writing, over $120. In the United States, a gallon of gasoline now costs, on average, roughly $3.50. Even when adjusted for inflation...

June 15, 2011 | Clifford D. May |

Warfare, Lawfare & Jawfare

And one other form of combat to which attention must be paid.

June 14, 2011 | Scripps Howard News Service

El Hambre

Hay un antiguo chiste de astrónomos, que cuenta que éstos descubren un meteorito gigante que se acerca vertiginosamente a la Tierra y el Washington Post pone como titular “Se...

June 14, 2011 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service

The Hunger

There’s an old joke about astronomers discovering a giant meteor heading toward the Earth, and the Washington Post running the headline: “World To End; Minorities and Poor To...

June 14, 2011 | FrontPage

Symposium: Energy Independence and the Terror War

What is the best way for us to achieve energy independence? What is the urgency for us to do so in terms of our conflict with Islamo-Fascism? To discuss this issue with us today, Frontpage Sympos...

June 14, 2011 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service

Oil and War Mix: Having the Former Has Meant Winning the Latter

The definitive history of the role of oil in modern warfare has not been written, but a lot can be learned from Robert Zubrin’s new book, Energy Victory. “For nearly...

June 14, 2011 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service |

The Alcohol Cure: How to Break the Oil Monopoly in this Decade

“We are financing a war against ourselves,” writes Robert Zubrin, nuclear engineer and author of a new book responding to the distressing fact that Americans and Europeans are sending...

June 13, 2011 | Rocky Mountain News

Flex-fuel Cars Can Break OPEC

Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez recently joined Iranian president Mahmoud Amadinejad in threatening to raise oil prices to $200 per barrel. The threat should be taken quite seriously. With no pra...

June 13, 2011 | McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Energy Expert Touts ‘Flex-Fuel’: The Author-Engineer Says Vehicles that Run on Biofuels Will Help th

Robert Zubrin thinks the United States can break free from the grip of Middle East oil-producing countries by immediately mandating that all cars sold in this country be "flex-fuel vehicles," cap...

April 18, 2011 |

Think You’re Paying Too Much at the Pump?

The Saudis beg to differ. Reuters reports: Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said on Sunday the kingdom had slashed output by 800,000 barrels per day in March d...

November 18, 2009 | Roll Call

It’s Time to Open the Fuel Market to Methanol

By: Dr. Robert Zubrin. Here's a fact that is worthy of lawmakers' attention: Methanol is currently selling internationally, without any subsidy, for $1 per gallon....

April 22, 2009 |

Open Fuel Standard Act Introduced in Senate and House

Bill Seeks to Strengthen National Security by Ending Oil's Monopoly in Transportation Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2009) -- The Foundation...

September 19, 2008 | Clifford D. May, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

From Energy Crisis To Energy Security

American dependence on oil sends hundreds of billions of dollars overseas every year, forces the U.S. to put its troops in harm's way, and undermines American diplomatic efforts. As the United States...

May 6, 2008 |

Food vs. Fuel: A Global Myth

In recent weeks, a flood of reports and statements has claimed that the world's biofuel programs—in particular the U.S. corn ethanol effort—is starving poor people around the globe...

December 21, 2007 |

FDD Welcomes Energy Security Expert Robert Zubrin as Fellow

“Robert Zubrin argues persuasively that the most effective weapon we have in the war on terrorism is our ability to cut off our enemies’ source of funding -- the petro-dollars flowing...