Top-10 Clean Energy States
Source: Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan  (5/26/11)
"Clean Edge ranks California the top clean energy state." More >

Hydro Power Is Most Effective Renewable Energy
Source: Click Green  (5/26/11)
"Hydro schemes show best renewable efficiency in study." More >

Siddharth Rajeev: Bullish on Small-Cap Commodities
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/26/11)
Siddharth "Sid" Rajeev isn't a miner. But in his search for value, Sid, head of research for Fundamental Research Corp. in Vancouver, digs deep into the world of small- and micro-cap stocks to find undiscovered gems. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Sid drills down on some relatively unknown resource stocks he has uncovered. More >

Adam Michael: Base Stock Evaluation on $90 Oil
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/26/11)
Platform Advisors Founder Adam Michael searches the globe for oil and gas discovery stories with established cash flows that support share value in reasonably secure political environments. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Adam reveals some names from his own portfolio holdings that he believes could generate considerable upside production growth to return significant multiples for investors, even if oil prices hover at $90/bbl for the next year. More >

Turkmenistan Has World's Second Largest Gas Field
Source: AFP  (5/26/11)
"The isolated republic has sought was to expand its client base beyond its neighbors in Eastern Europe." More >

DOE: Oil and Gas Supplies Grew
Source: Associated Press  (5/26/11)
"Crude supplies rose by 600,000 barrels to 370.9 million barrels." More >

Oil Drops Below $101
Source: CNBC  (5/26/11)
"A weaker dollar failed to compensate for mixed signs over U.S. crude demand." More >

Asian Annual Coal Contracts Reach Record Price
Source: Industrial Fuels and Power, Jeremy Bowden  (5/26/11)
"China's monthly coal imports are third-highest volume on record." More >

Geothermal in California Can Add 7% of Supply
Source: Renewable Energy World, Paul Gipe  (5/26/11)
"California leads the world in geothermal energy development, but most of the state's geothermal plants were built in the '70s and '80s." More >

Platinum Surplus Seen Jumping Eightfold
Source: Bloomberg, Jae Hur and Ichiro Suzuki  (5/26/11)
"Japan's worst earthquake slashed car production, reducing the country's demand to the lowest level in 28 years." More >

Egypt Increases Domestic Energy Supplies
Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm, Ashraf Fekry  (5/25/11)
"The current liquid petroleum gas crisis is 'fabricated.'" More >

UK Panel: No Water Risk from Fracking
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Guy Chazan  (5/25/11)
"Committee found risks of water contamination were due to issues of well integrity." More >

Spanish Solar Plant Well Worth Its Salt
Source: The National, April Yee  (5/25/11)
"A Spanish solar plant is set to power homes even during the night." More >

U.S. Sues Big Oil Traders
Source: Business Day  (5/25/11)
"If they're alleging manipulation, the data is pretty dramatic." More >

Pickens Responds to Obama's Nat Gas Fleet Order
Source: Oil & Gas Financial Journal  (5/25/11)
"This is the leadership we need on this critically important issue." More >

Uranium Spot Price to Trend Upward
Source: IFP  (5/25/11)
"Commerzbank estimates that uranium will climb to US$69/lb this year." More >

Potash Firm Seeks Mineral Leases from UK Landowners
Source: BBC  (5/25/11)
"Under UK laws, mineral deposits at any depth 'from the surface to the Earth's core' are effectively owned by the landowner." More >

Gasoline Rises as Goldman, Morgan Increase Oil-Price Forecasts
Source: Bloomberg, Barbara Powell  (5/24/11)
"Morgan Stanley increased its Brent oil 2011 outlook by 20% to $120 a barrel; Goldman estimated prices would hit $130." More >

Yves Siegel: Baby Boomers Attracted to MLP Yields
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (5/24/11)
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) are growing in popularity as baby boomers nearing retirement flock to yield. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Credit Suisse Managing Director and Senior Analyst Yves Siegel targets MLPs that are still growing faster than this burgeoning sector and dispels rumors that MLPs could be subject to new taxes. More >

Kevin McCarthy: Closed-End MLPs Offer Simplified Tax Filing
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (5/24/11)
In the past several years, MLP returns have exceeded S&P 500 performance. Kevin McCarthy, chairman and CEO of Kayne Anderson's four closed-end funds, says MLPs are attractive to investors who seek income and total returns. Although 2011 performance has lagged due, in part, to concerns about possible MLP-taxation changes, Kevin explains why a widespread change in the taxability of pass-through entities is highly unlikely in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

Rick Rule: Oil Will Be Major Economic Driver
Source: Rick Rule  (5/23/11)
Global Resource Investments Founder Rick Rule likes to look for unpopular investments because that usually means the prices are cheap. Today, that means oil, natural gas, uranium and geothermal. In this Energy Report exclusive excerpt from his talk at the Casey Research Conference in Baton Rouge, Rule explains the global forces that will lead to big payoffs in undervalued energy stocks. More >

IEA Warns Merkel on Nuclear Decision
Source: UPI  (5/23/11)
"Energy security will suffer if Germany decides to shut down reactors." More >

Did Someone Say 'Carbon Tax?'
Source: Forbes, Robert Hahn and Peter Passell  (5/23/11)
"A carbon tax would raise revenue, perhaps a lot of revenue." More >

Google Wind Power Line Gets First Regulatory OK
Source: Reuters  (5/23/11)
"The transmission lines would each extend 250 miles (400 km) along the mid-Atlantic coast." More >

Search for More Oil Creates Scramble in Washington
Source: AHN  (5/23/11)
"Government concern about rising oil prices is intensifying conflicts over how to find new energy supplies." More >