Streetwise Articles
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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New Potash Czar in the Making
Source: Edmonton Journal, David Marples (6/20/11)
"Russian tycoon Suleiman Kerimov is about to challenge PotashCorp's hegemony as the world's largest potash producer."
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Bruce Edgelow: Which New Technologies Will Increase Oil Recovery Margins?
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/16/11)
Credit lines are critical for small- and mid-cap oil and gas explorers. For nearly 40 years, ATB Financial Energy Group Vice President Bruce Edgelow has made it his business to provide non-dilutive cash for growing energy companies. At the recent SEPAC Oil & Gas Investor Showcase in Calgary, and in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Bruce reveals some of the advances changing the bottom line for smart investors.
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Energy's David and Goliath
Source: Arab News, John Daly (6/16/11)
"Vietnam confronts China over South China Sea energy riches."
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Russia, China Build Energy Partnership
Source: The Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin (6/16/11)
"The nations form long-term strategic energy partnership."
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Brazil Exports Ethanol but Short on Domestic Supply
Source: Bio Fuels International (6/16/11)
"Brazilian government, ethanol industry debate the shortage's cause."
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Oil Benchmarks: Widespread Confusion
Source: The Economist (6/16/11)
"For years, prices of WTI and Brent were locked together, but that has changed."
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Marcellus Shale Bulls
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily (6/16/11)
"What's Goldman up to this time, another oil flip?"
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Read more Streetwise Exclusives. . .
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/16/11)
including Bruce Edgelow: Which New Technologies Will Increase Oil Recovery Margins?
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Don't Overlook Gold Miner ETFs
Source: The Street, Don Dion (6/16/11)
"Beyond physical bullion, there are options gold-hungry investors should consider."
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Pentagon Presents Its First Energy Plan
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Keith Johnson (6/15/11)
"Plan aims to benefit both the battlefield and budget-conscious DC."
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Oil Companies Play Waiting Game on Libyan Crude
Source: The National, April Yee (6/15/11)
"How, with whom will they need to negotiate to revive mass production?"
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DOE Sets Aside $2B for Solar
Source: cnet, Candace Lombardi (6/15/11)
"Mojave Solar Project is expected to generate electricity for 53,000 homes annually."
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Oklahoma Tribe Unveils Solar Energy Project
Source: Associated Press, Murray Evans (6/15/11)
"Solar energy fits in with cultural values, economic development plans."
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White House Promotes a Smarter Grid
Source: MIT Technology Review, Kevin Bullis (6/15/11)
". . .but early efforts have been met with some consumer resistance."
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DOE Opens New Carbon-Capture Test Facility
Source: GreenAnswers, Ashley Featherman (6/15/11)
"Current C02 capture technologies cost too much for reduction apps."
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Indonesian Geothermal Push Heats Up
Source: Jakarta Globe, Stuart Biggs (6/15/11)
"The country is to geothermal power what the Middle East is to oil."
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DVRs Use More Energy than Your Fridge
Source: Gothamist (6/15/11)
"That magic machine uses even more energy than a flat screen TV."
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Clearing the Fog Around Lithium-ion Traction Batteries
Source: Wheels Unplugged (6/15/11)
"The patent race will unfold with third-generation lithium batteries."
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Group Aims to build Micro Hydro Project
Source: CBC (6/15/11)
"Emerging technology can insert a small turbine into a dam sluice gate."
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