energy

The U.S. can become less dependent on foreign oil, but it's still a part of the global oil market –and that means no insulation from oil price shocks.

An oil well may seem pretty useless when the light sweet crude stops flowing. In Texas, researchers and entrepreneurs see a chance to recycle old wells and create geothermal power.

And a new app helps you separate fact from baloney in political ads.

But it probably won't have much impact on consumer's pocketbooks, especially when it comes to the price of gas or electricity.

Wangxiang Group, China's biggest auto-parts conglomerate, has offered $450 million for a controlling stake in a Massachusetts electric car batteries company.

And can power your house. Plus, don’t go online before bed because it made some hamsters depressed.

President Obama is touting a new "all of the above" energy plan that supports more of both oil and alternative energy production. What do Americans want in an energy policy?

Yesterday, Marketplace host headed out to Nevada to meet with President Obama. You may have heard the interview, but what was Kai really thinking as he interviewed the man who runs the U.S.A.?

President Obama's new energy policy is really no policy at all, say commentator Bill McKibben.

The promise of steady work is attracting workers of all ages to Williston, N.D., and creating a new boom town on America's energy frontier.