Streetwise Articles
'Cars 2' Fuels Energy Debate with Green Theme
Source: Associated Press, David Germain (6/22/11)
"'Cars 2' plot is driven by oil vs. a cleaner alternative."
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Big Batteries Keep Lights on in Rural BC
Source: Greenbang (6/22/11)
"Unique peak-shaving application benefits both community and utilities."
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Offshore Wind Challenges Emerging
Source: Associated Press, Steve Szkotak (6/22/11)
"Defense, fishing industries and Virginia Port Authority vie for wind energy benefits."
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Sudan to Block Pipes if South Doesn't Pay
Source: BBC (6/22/11)
"President Bashir says the south can either split its oil revenue with the north, or pay for using the north's oil infrastructure."
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Gas Industry Cranks Up PR
Source: Bloomberg, Vicki Smith (6/22/11)
"The 'Just Beneath the Surface' campaign aims to inform the public and provide transparency around fracking."
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Nuclear Energy Still in the Mix
Source: UPI (6/22/11)
"Nuclear energy is still part of a low-carbon future in the U.S."
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Russia Soon to Be Europe's #1 Nat Gas Supplier
Source: Globe and Mail, William Stoichevski (6/22/11)
"Russian producers best Norwegian prices to win the German market."
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Lithium Battery Technology
Source: Lithium Investing News, Dave Brown (6/22/11)
"A closer look at the advantages and limitations of lithium batteries."
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Uranium Stocks Basing
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades (6/22/11)
"As HEU nears expiration, uranium juniors will be mining ore at the right time and place."
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Middle East's Push Toward Renewables
Source: ClimateWire, Lisa Friedman (6/21/11)
"With ever-rising oil prices, a green transformation is a distinct possibility for the Arab world."
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The Alternative Storage Solution: Off the Grid
Source: GigaOm, Katie Fehrenbacher (6/21/11)
"Off-the-grid storage stations are forming an intermediary market."
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Rob Chang: Best Uranium Stocks to Rebound in 2011
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/21/11)
While uranium prices fell after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Versant Partners Analyst Rob Chang says in the long term, prices must rise due to a supply shortfall and the economic necessity of using nuclear power. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Chang suggests ways to take advantage of the eventual rebound and highlights some companies that will be the first to see rising stock prices.
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Aviation Biofuels About to Take Off
Source: Oil Price, John Daly (6/21/11)
"Aviation biofuels are the belle of the investor's ball."
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FTC Launches Oil-Trade Probe
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Tennille Tracy and Jerry Dicolo (6/21/11)
Are producers, refiners or traders manipulating oil markets?
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Investing in the New King Coal
Source: Investment U, David Fessler (6/21/11)
"Indonesia is the top thermal coal exporter."
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Germany's Nuclear Decision and Uranium Stocks
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades (6/21/11)
"We think nuclear energy is the solution for the future."
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Oil Prices Rise on Weak Dollar
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse (6/21/11)
"A tense market could show bursts of volatility today."
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Oil Prices Rise on Weak Dollar
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse (6/21/11)
"A tense market could show bursts of volatility today."
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Fracking Disclosure to Rise
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ben Casselman (6/20/11)
"Industry vocally supports increased disclosure bill."
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London's Vehicles Go Green
Source: UPI (6/20/11)
"Government expects electric vehicles to become standard on British roads."
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Power Cuts Hit Greece as Protests Grow
Source: Associated Press, Elena Bercatoros (6/20/11)
"Power utility DEH's employees protest the company's austerity-measure-sanctioned privatization."
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Amid Boom, U.S. Solar Energy Fears End of Gov't Incentives
Source: SolveClimate, Maria Gallucci (6/20/11)
"The industry could fall short of long-term goals if two key federal programs dry up."
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Iran's Nuke Chief Criticizes IAEA
Source: Associated Press (6/20/11)
"Abasi says Amano should 'put all his efforts' toward improving the international nuclear safety regime."
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French Industry Minister Rejects Poll Backing Nuclear Withdrawal
Source: Bloomberg, Tara Patel (6/20/11)
"What would be the cost in terms of energy independence?"
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Germany to Store Wind Power in Mountains
Source: Clean Technica (6/20/11)
"State government is looking into storing wind-harnessed power in old abandoned coal mines in the Harz mountains."
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