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Ocean Energy Conference Underway in Maine
Source: Associated Press (6/15/11)
"Sen. Olympia Snowe championed offshore wind and underwater tidal power."
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Rick Rule & Brent Cook: Clean Energy Smart Investments
Source: Karen Roche of The Energy Report (6/14/11)
Are there viable options to nuclear power for clean energy? Is another uranium boom on the horizon? Or should we invest our resource dollars in thorium? If you've been pondering these questions, join The Energy Report in this exclusive interview with a pair of the resource sector's most highly regarded experts, Global Resource Investors Founder Rick Rule and Exploration Insights Author Brent Cook. The Energy Report caught up with them during Cambridge House's recent World Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver.
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Stocks & Commodity Technical Trading Pt. I
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (6/14/11)
"The summer should be exciting for traders!"
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Military to Spend Billions on Renewables
Source: Energy Matters (6/14/11)
"Rise in military applications to shape the future of clean energy."
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UK Includes Nuclear Energy in Green Mix
Source: UPI (6/14/11)
"Energy minister says government is committed to 2020 renewable goals."
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Google Creates $280M Solar Power Fund
Source: Los Angeles Times, Tiffany Hsu (6/14/11)
"SolarCity is known for its lease programs that allow customers to avoid heavy upfront expenses."
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The Asia-Canada LNG Connection
Source: Globe and Mail, Nathan Vanderklippe and Carrie Tait (6/14/11)
"Canada stands poised to become a major source of natural gas for Asia."
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IEA "Still Assessing" Oil Market After OPEC Stalemate
Source: Dow Jones, Geraldine Amiel (6/14/11)
"Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka reiterated that the IEA 'stands ready to act' if the market requires additional oil."
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Congress Mixed on Cuba's Gulf Drilling
Source: Hearst Newspapers, Jennifer Dlouhy (6/13/11)
"Only one of the companies lined up to drill near Cuba has U.S. leases."
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White House Smart Grid Policy
Source: Platts (6/13/11)
"U.S. government to add another $250M in loans for new technologies."
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The IEA's Golden Age of Gas
Source: Industrial Fuels and Power, Giles Crosse (6/13/11)
"IEA sees gas comprising more than 25% of global energy demand by 2035."
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NJ Scales Back Renewables
Source: Sustainable Business (6/13/11)
"Governor Christie plans to scale back NJ's renewable energy standard."
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KY Lawmakers Urge Sale of Re-Enriched U308
Source: DNJ, James Carroll (6/13/11)
"This piece of legislation appears to be a win-win-win."
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DOE to Hold Meeting on Fracking
Source: Associated Press (6/13/11)
"Over 3,000 wells have been drilled in the Marcellus in recent years."
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Geothermal Industry Faces Challenges
Source: Business Weekly, John Seelmeyer (6/13/11)
"But long-term debt isn't a problem, these plants are little banks."
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Lithium ETF Gets a Lift
Source: ETF Trends, Tom Lydon (6/13/11)
"Global X Lithium ETF rises after Morgan Stanley upgrade."
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The UK's Energy Triple Treat
Source: EcoGeek, Megan Treacy (6/13/11)
"A new UK generator harnesses energy from sun, wind and rain."
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Oil Rises as OPEC Maintains Production Level
Source: Bloomberg, Chris Kahn and George Jahn (6/9/11)
"OPEC meeting 'one of the worst ever,' said Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi."
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Jaret Anderson: Potash Developers Blaze Trail to Brazil
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/9/11)
"Brazil offers an ideal environment for potash developers," says Salman Partners Analyst Jaret Anderson. In this Energy Report exclusive, Jaret explains how its robust ag sector, favorable government and excellent infrastructure have driven several very attractive potash projects.
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Russian Billionaire to Create World's #1 Potash Co.?
Source: RIA Novosti (6/9/11)
"Kerimov may buy 50% stake in Belaruskali, creating largest global producer."
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World Becomes More Dependent on Coal
Source: Business Insider, Gregor MacDonald (6/8/11)
"Global coal consumption grew a whopping 7.60% in 2010."
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IEA, U.S. Lawmaker Call for OPEC Battle Plan
Source: Reuters, Timothy Gardner (6/8/11)
"Rep. Edward Markey asks Obama administration to tap strategic oil reserves."
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Russia, Norway Resolve Oil-Rich Barents Sea dispute
Source: AHN (6/8/11)
"The deal will divide the disputed region into two equal parts."
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Nanoscale Conductors Enable New Battery Architecture
Source: IEEE Spectrum, Dexter Johnson (6/8/11)
"Tenfold improvement seen in liquid-flow batteries energy density."
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Green Jobs Dominate Fastest-Hiring Industries
Source: Forbes, William Pentland (6/8/11)
"Clean energy policies are putting scores of U.S. citizens to work."
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