Streetwise Articles
New Geothermal Systems Derive Energy from Body Heat
Source: Green Futures, Sam Jones (5/12/11)
"Innovative geothermal system to capture commuter's body heat."
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China Fine-Tunes Wind Energy Industry
Source: REVE (5/12/11)
"China's wind industry to follow new series of guidelines on June 1."
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Asia and Canada: Marriage Made in Resource Markets
Source: MarketWatch, Bill Mann (5/12/11)
"Canada is resource-rich, and Asia is potash-hungry."
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U.S. Clean-Energy Patents Explode in 2010
Source: Forbes, William Pentland (5/12/11)
"Nearly 2,000 clean-energy patents were issued in the U.S., a 170% increase over 2009."
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Big Oil Showdown on Capitol Hill
Source: CNN, Charles Riley (5/11/11)
"Smile, you're testifying on Capitol Hill. . ."
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IPCC Stresses Policy's Role in Advancing Renewables
Source: Ethanol Producer, Kris Bevill (5/11/11)
"Renewables could provide nearly 80% of global energy supply by 2050."
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Japan Quake May Mean Extra 12 Million Tons of LNG
Source: Bloomberg, Dinakar Sethuraman (5/11/11)
"Increased buying to compensate for 11 GW of lost generation capacity."
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Will Europe Embrace Fracking?
Source: Time, Eben Harell (5/11/11)
"The EIA in April estimated Europe's recoverable resource at 624 Tcf."
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Green Energy from City Skylines
Source: Medill Reports, Kate Springer (5/11/11)
Projects that use renewable energy discreetly are key to future innovations.
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Oil Prices Pull Back
Source: Proactive Investors, Sergei Balashov (5/10/11)
"Oil dips on CME Group margin hikes for U.S. oil contract positions."
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Steve Palmer: Small Oil Companies Poised for Big Growth
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (5/10/11)
Hedge fund Founder Steve Palmer invests in micro- and small-cap companies that might grow explosively through successful exploration or development of novel technologies. By maintaining his focus on ground-breaking companies rather than commodities, Steve's AlphaNorth Partners Fund has achieved an extraordinary annualized return of 57.3% for the three year period ending April 30, 2011. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he shares his secrets for targeting growth companies.
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Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (5/10/11)
including Steve Palmer: Small Oil Companies Poised for Big Growth.
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Nuclear Power 'Cheaper than Offshore Wind'
Source: Telegraph (5/9/11)
"Britain's Climate Change Committee calls for 14 new nuclear power plants."
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Washington State to End Coal-Fired Power
Source: Reuters, Tina Casey (5/9/11)
"This could all add up to hundreds of new green jobs."
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Cuba's Oil Hunt Raises Questions for U.S.
Source: NPR, Nick Miroff (5/9/11)
"Drilling at BP-reminiscent depths will be done 60 miles off Florida's coast."
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Lithium Battery Industry Keeps Going and Going
Source: NPR, Seth Fletcher (5/9/11)
"For the next 10 years, there will probably be a lithium oversupply."
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Renewables Could Provide 77% of World's Energy by 2050
Source: New York Times, James Kanter (5/9/11)
"Public policy, not resource availability, will expand or constrain development."
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Don't Turn Out the Lights on Commodities Just Yet
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (5/9/11)
"The party's not over for commodities."
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U.S. House Panel Asks EPA for Info on Pollution Rules
Source: Reuters (5/9/11)
"Republicans fear regulations are advancing too fast on electricity generators."
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Asia Technology Comes Clean to Provide Green Solutions
Source: BBC, Richard Anderson (5/9/11)
"China is spending nearly twice as much as U.S. on renewable energy projects."
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Richard Kelertas: Potash Prices Headed to $750?
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (5/5/11)
With rising global demand for food comes escalating cash flows that enable farmers to purchase additional fertilizers to further boost yields. Dundee Securities Senior Analyst Richard Kelertas follows junior potash explorers that have been red hot for much of the past six months. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Richard shares some names that he believes could develop into bumper-crop multiples for investors.
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Jim Rogers Says Oil Prices Will Keep Rising
Source: Wall Street Pit (5/5/11)
". . .because the world's oil reserves are shrinking."
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India to Create Buffer Stock of Fertilizers
Source: The Hindu (5/4/11)
". . .to ensure supply of potash, di-ammonium phosphate and urea."
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Limits on Biomass Energy Proposed
Source: Boston Globe, Beth Daley (5/4/11)
"Yesterday, biomass industry officials decried the proposed rules."
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Dems to Vote on Oil Company Tax-Break Repeal
Source: CBS, Lucy Madison (5/4/11)
"Two parties, two very different approaches to the issue of high gas prices."
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