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Japan Plans Solar Panels for All New Buildings
Source: AFP (5/23/11)
". . .Japan intends to continue operating nuclear plants after confirming their safety."
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U.S. Approves LNG Export Terminal
Source: UPI (5/23/11)
"The approval is for the export of LNG from the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana."
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Gas to Fuel Middle Eastern Power Sector for 20 Years
Source: SteelGuru (5/23/11)
"Natural gas will remain the dominant fuel choice for the power sector."
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U.S. to Be Top Coal Exporter Again
Source: SteelGuru (5/23/11)
"This could not come at a better time for U.S. coal miners. . ."
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The Fracking Controversy
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research (5/20/11)
"While the fracking controversy continues, what the investor needs to do is the same as always: separate the wheat from the chaff."
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Alka Singh: No Substitute for Nuclear Power
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report (5/19/11)
Emotional selloffs of uranium stocks in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster created a buying opportunity, says Alka Singh, a mining analyst at Jennings Capital. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Alka runs down the supply/demand problem that could drive prices to $75/lb.
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IEA Urges Oil Producers to Lift Output
Source: New York Times, Matthew Saltmarsh (5/19/11)
"There's an urgent need for additional supplies on a more competitive basis."
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Rumor Mill Hits Uranium
Source: Nine MSN Finance (5/19/11)
"There's been some positive news on uranium price upside. . ."
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Shale Information Initiative Launched
Source: Scranton Times-Tribune (5/19/11)
"Organizers who are native to the regions seek to educate their communities about the resource's potential benefits."
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India Seeks Review of Mining Policies
Source: Commodity Online (5/19/11)
"Deteriorating supplies have India warming up to coal."
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Geothermal Energy: The Most Economical Long-Term Energy Solution
Source: The OTCInvestor, Justin Kuepper (5/19/11)
"Geothermal power providers could see significant upside over the long-term."
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MSW to Become Official Renewable Energy Source
Source: Biomass Power & Thermal, Lisa Gibson (5/19/11)
"Maryland will classify municipal solid waste as a Tier-I renewable."
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Senate Fails to Expand Offshore Drilling
Source: Voice of America, Cindy Saine (5/19/11)
"Poll shows 28% of respondents blame O&G companies for gas-price surge."
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Senate Rejects GOP Oil Drilling Plan
Source: CNN, Ted Barrett and Alan Silverleib (5/18/11)
"...continued partisan stalemate over energy policy rising gas prices."
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Potash Exporters, India May Reach Agreement Soon
Source: MarketWatch, Ian Berry (5/18/11)
"The battle over potash shipment prices may soon come to a close."
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The Carbon Tax's Hazelwood Hitch
Source: Business Spectator, Keith Orchison (5/17/11)
"The carbon price level needed to achieve the GHG cut is hotly debated."
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Rehan Rashid: Shales Spur New Supercycle of Energy Production
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (5/17/11)
Over the next two decades, liquid and natural gas shales could release a treasure trove of new energy production. But even given this extraordinary new resource, FBR Capital Markets Head of Energy and Natural Resources Research Rehan Rashid expects demand to stay ahead of supply. Rehans's long-term bullish scenario favors a few select names that he shares with The Energy Report in this exclusive interview.
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Rick Rule: Oil Will Be Major Economic Driver
Source: Special Report from the Casey Research Conference (5/17/11)
Global Resources Investment 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.
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Lower Growth, High Oil Prices Forecast
Source: Associated Press (5/17/11)
"Economists' predictions reflect public's jitteriness."
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Geothermal Without the Earthquakes
Source: Technology Review, Tyler Hamilton (5/17/11)
"An underground 'heat nest' design avoids the need to fracture the rock."
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Three Reasons to Believe in $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (5/16/11)
"Volatility ahead, but markets may remain volatile in the short term."
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U.S. Panel Backs New Plan for Nuclear Waste
Source: China Post (5/16/11)
"A U.S. commission said it's building more nuclear storage sites."
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U.S. Streamlines Offshore Wind Energy
Source: UPI (5/16/11)
"This streamlined approach may knock a year off the leasing process."
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Tidal Turbines
Source: Christian Science Monitor, Colin Woodward (5/16/11)
"Predict how much power you'll have years in advance with tides."
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