See the story by Christopher Helman, explaining the mystifying failure of consumers to cut back and producers to open the spigot.

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The Legatum study does not look at happiness per se but prosperity, which my colleague Christopher Helman argues is a pretty good proxy.

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Christopher Helman is manager of Forbes' Southwest bureau in Houston.

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Thank you Christopher Helman and Forbes editors for this story.

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Christopher Helman of Forbes argues that U.S. major oil companies are heavily taxed and should not have their U.S. corporate income taxes raised by repeal of LIFO and oil-specific tax breaks.

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Christopher Helman describes the curious brew here.

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Aubrey McClendon, chief executive of Chesapeake, ultimately bowed to the wishes of Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, the two largest shareholders, replacing four board members, as my colleague Christopher Helman reported.

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But it sends a signal, not only to fossil-fuel producers like those concentrated around writer Christopher Helman's base in Houston but also to "alternative" energy providers and to all of us as burners of the stuff.

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As Forbes Southwest Bureau Chief Christopher Helman writes in his article Leviathan Oil Field Could Sustain Israel For Decades, the development could make big bucks for Noble Energies, its Israeli partner Delek, and billionaire (and Delek controller) Yitzhak Tshuva.

FORBES: Israeli Oil Is No Joke But Has Yet To Affect Economy