Big Oil has been doing some big recruiting on U.S. campuses this year -- as have many smaller companies in the petroleum and natural gas business. High prices, an aging work force and a tight pipeline of trained workers have the industry desperate for talent.

This article answers/lays blame to the question why we will be experiencing higher gas prices.

Quoted: Spring is not even a month old but it's already promising to be a long hot summer for American drivers. Gasoline prices are surging toward highs not seen since the wake of Hurricane Katrina last fall - the national average now stands at $2.68 a gallon - and some experts are predicting $3.00 a gallon before long.

Saw this article on how this venture capitalist and founder of Sun is trying to make ethanol a viable alternative to oil. The article goes into the economic factors and the competing interests that are current at play in the fuel/oil arena.