How High Oil Prices Will Fuel Europe's Next Economic Crunch
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (9/21/11)
"As the price of oil increases, the price of natural gas increases right along with it." More >

Brien Lundin: Long-Term Resource Investing Tips
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (9/21/11)
Downgrades for U.S. debt, austerity programs across Europe and political uncertainty all point to a continued uptrend in gold prices according to Brien Lundin, publisher and editor of Gold Newsletter. For long-term investors, Brien Lundin says in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, small-cap, precious metals equities are one place to take advantage of the coming upward gold price trend. More >

Bruce Edgelow: New Technology Solutions Mean New Opportunities
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (9/20/11)
U.S. banks may be increasingly reluctant to loan, but ATB Financial Energy Group's Bruce Edgelow is actively supporting opportunity-rich Canadian juniors. His participation with energy explorers and producers (E&Ps) offers him a bird's eye view of new, high-potential technologies. Energy extraction from carbonate reservoirs, Bruce says, represents a potential bonanza for investors. In this exclusive Energy Report interview, he shares some attractive names pioneering the most promising technique since fracking. More >

Falling Oil Prices: Worrying Trend or Saving Grace?
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (9/20/11)
"When oil prices stay too high for too long, they choke out economic growth." More >

The Polish Energy Revolution Begins
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (9/20/11)
"Visiting the first advanced drilling site in eastern Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk committed the country to extracting shale gas beginning in 2014." More >

Nat Gas-to-Liquids Coming to U.S.
Source: Ian Madsen, Zacks Investment Research  (9/20/11)
"This may be the start of a major movement to substitute domestic natural gas for imported crude. The investment implications are enormous." More >

Australian Uranium Export Earnings to Spike
Source: Adelaide Now, Cameron England  (9/20/11)
"Earnings from Australia's uranium exports are expected to jump by a quarter this financial year." More >

U.S. Oil and Gas Renaissance: These States Aren't Suffering
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily  (9/20/11)
"With the era of cheap oil coming to an end, North American oil and gas production has nowhere to go but up."
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Brazil to Build Nuclear Plants to Increase Power Output
Source: Energy Business Review  (9/20/11)
"Construction of the four new nuclear plants will begin only after a thorough security revision of the two plants currently in operation." More >

Oil Futures Inch Higher
Source: Dow Jones, Christian Berthelsen  (9/20/11)
"Oil futures reversed a two-day losing streak following a recovery in U.S. equities and the euro." More >

Nigeria Wants AU to Establish Commission On Nuclear Energy
Source: All Africa.com, Zakariyya Adaramola  (9/20/11)
"Nigeria wants the IAEA to establish a comprehensive international nuclear security practices for the protection of nuclear materials." More >

There Will Be Oil
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Yergin  (9/19/11)
"For decades, advocates of 'peak oil' have been predicting a crisis in energy supplies. They've been wrong at every turn." More >

World Oil Use Seen Surging 27% by 2035
Source: Reuters, Ayesha Rascoe  (9/19/11)
"Proposed rules requiring automakers to improve fuel efficiency in the United States were not factored into the forecast." More >

USDA Funds 500 Rural Clean Energy Projects
Source: Brighter Energy  (9/19/11)
"More than 500 agricultural producers and rural small businesses received grants to implement renewable energy in their operations." More >

China Closes Solar-Panel Plant After Protests
Source: Los Angeles Times, Jonathan Kaiman  (9/19/11)
"The decision is an indication of the growing power of environmental protesters to sway government policy in China." More >

Mickey Fulp: Looking Past the Summer Uranium Doldrums
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (9/15/11)
There have been few catalysts driving uranium stocks this summer. But Mickey Fulp, the "Mercenary Geologist," believes that this market funk resembles the period that preceded one of the best junior resource bull markets ever seen. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Fulp tells us why he's "hopefully optimistic" about the coming months. More >

Kevin Smith: Generate Huge Cash Distributions with MLPs and Royalty Trusts
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (9/15/11)
There are few places to hide in turbulent markets, but low bond yields and faltering commercial real estate are driving income investors to U.S. royalty trusts and master limited partnerships (MLPs), where high energy prices are generating huge quarterly cash distributions for shareholders. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Raymond James Associate Analyst Kevin Smith discusses his favorite names where investors are reaping both income and growth. More >

Electric Vehicles Given Global Initiative
Source: Dave Brown, Lithium Investing News  (9/15/11)
"This could lead to quicker adoption rate for the lithium battery technology; however, it may create a challenging environment for smaller pure-play lithium battery manufacturers." More >

Traders Split on Knife-Edge Oil Outlook
Source: Financial Times, Javier Blas  (9/15/11)
"Hedge funds expect a drop, while most physical traders are betting on rising prices. The battle is changing the oil market's structure." More >

"Time Machine" Will Test Effects of Fracking
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Ben Cubby  (9/14/11)
"The unique centrifuge takes clay samples from the walls of underground aquifers and subjects them to extreme pressure." More >

Japan Must Revise Renewables Law
Source: Reuters, Shinichi Saoshiro  (9/14/11)
"Japan's new feed-in-tariff energy law will need attractive pricing and revisions to flesh out of vague renewable energy goals." More >

Canada's Geothermal >1M Times Electricity Consumption
Source: Clean Technica, Andrew Burger  (9/14/11)
"Better yet, the geothermal heat reservoirs found across 'large swaths of British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon and Northwest Territories' lie close to the surface, making them easier to tap." More >

The Natural Gas Oversupply and How to Play It
Source: Investing Daily, Elliot Gue  (9/14/11)
"The cleanest-burning fossil fuel, natural gas should continue to win market share, despite its current depressed level." More >

China Uses Feed-In Tariff to Build Domestic Solar Market
Source: ClimateWire, Coco Liu  (9/14/11)
"Project developers here can sell electricity generated from the sun to utilities at a price of about $0.15 per kilowatt-hour." More >

Jelly Batteries Break the Mold
Source: BBC, Hamish Pritchard  (9/14/11)
"The jelly replaces the volatile and hazardous liquid electrolyte currently used in most lithium batteries." More >