Indian Law Opens Power Sector to Private Investment
Source: Wall Street Journal, Reuben Carder and Patrick Barta  (9/9/09)
"Indonesia's parliament moved to open the state-dominated power sector to more private investment. . ." More >

Seize Nuclear or Miss Targets, Investment: IAEA
Source: Reuters, Sylvia Westall  (9/9/09)
"[The IAEA] hiked its nuclear power projections for 2030 on Tuesday with Asian countries seen leading the way." More >

China to Build More Nuclear Plants
Source: uranium-stocks.net  (9/9/09)
"The country may build about 22 reactors in the five years ending 2010 and 132 units thereafter." More >

Russia Ramps Up Oil Exports as OPEC Cuts Back
Source: Bloomberg  (9/8/09)
"In no uncertain terms, Russia has been the biggest beneficiary of OPEC's sacrifice." More >

NASA Looks to Mine the Moon
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (9/7/09)
"NASA is sponsoring its first lunar mining competition. . .which could be applied to actual lunar excavation." More >

U.S. Mountain-Top Mining Permit Decisions Will Be Coming Shortly
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (9/4/09)
"The U.S. Clean Water Act 404 mountain-top mining permits will have their fates decided by EPA within the next few weeks. " More >

North Korea Nears Nuclear Breakthrough—Reports
Source: MarketWatch, Myra P. Saefong  (9/3/09)
"We've successfully done the experiment for enrichment of uranium and it has entered the final stage." More >

India Gains Access to Namibian Uranium
Source: Uranium Investing News, Melissa Pistilli  (9/3/09)
"Uranium import agreements with Kazakhstan and Mongolia are also in the works." More >

Express Route for Chinese Nuclear
Source: World Nuclear News  (9/3/09)
"Hunan and Jiangxi provinces will have new nuclear power plants. . ." More >

SA to Wrap Up State Mining Asset Audit Early 2010
Source: Mining Weekly, Esmarie Swanepoel  (9/3/09)
"[audit] will enable the State to decide whether to consolidate, retain or dispose of its interest in mining." More >

Why Invest in Oil over Alternative Energy
Source: Seeking Alpha, Michael Guntersdorfer  (9/3/09)
". . .increasing focus on so-called alternative and renewable energies will. . .probably increase world consumption of fossil fuels." More >

John Licata Looks for Natural Gas to Heat Up, Crude to Climb Back Toward Triple Digits
Source: The Energy Report  (9/3/09)
Well regarded for his insights and forecasts across the commodity spectrum, Blue Phoenix Chief Investment Strategist John Licata talks about some excellent investment opportunities in both natural gas and oil exclusive in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. And while acknowledging that he's probably in "a dark room alone on this one," he also sees reason to be bullish about the refining space. More >

Uranium Price Change Not Expected Soon—RCR
Source: Australian Journal of Mining, Paula Wallace  (9/2/09)
"Industry fundamentals remain strong. . . underpinning support for the contract uranium price. . ." More >

Why Do Oil Prices Swing So Wildly?
Source: CBS News, Cait Murphy  (9/1/09)
". . .supply and consumption—are no longer in the driver's seat." More >

Iraq Struggles To Expand Exports Beyond Oil
Source: Reuters, Missy Ryan and Khalid al-Ansary  (9/1/09)
". . .Iraq is working to rebuild itself, and countries at this stage are importing rather than exporting countries. . ." More >

U.S. Government Awards Funds for Clean Energy Projects
Source: Energy Current  (9/1/09)
". . .the program is expected to provide more than US$3 billion in financial support for clean energy projects. . ." More >

Gulf Pursues Green Energy Investments
Source: GulfNews  (8/30/09)
"The Gulf states are expected to collectively spend around $70 billion (Dh257 billion) on energy projects this year. . ." More >

A Nuclear-Powered World
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (8/28/09)
The electricity needed to succeed in replacing fossil fuels, both for transportation and everyday use, will have to come from nuclear generation. There is simply no other logical alternative. More >

Washington Capitulates: Peak Oil Is Real
Source: Doug Hornig, Editor, Casey's Energy Opportunities  (8/27/09)
Each year, the EIA publishes a less-than-eagerly-anticipated tome called the International Energy Outlook, 250+ pages of mind-numbing text, charts, graphs and tables. No one reads it. . .But if you're patient enough to dig into it, it will cough up some fascinating nuggets of information. More >

Deficits, Dollars, and the Price of Energy
Source: Energy Tribune, Geoffrey Styles  (8/27/09)
"The quickest route back to $4 gasoline could run through Washington, DC, rather than Riyadh or Beijing. . ." More >

DOE to Invest $28M in Clean Coal Research
Source: CleanTech Brief  (8/27/09)
"The projects are expected to create nearly 100 jobs that will last for up to four years." More >

Oil Drops Below $70 Amid Slow Demand Recovery
Source: Bloomberg, Margot Habiby  (8/27/09)
". . .there's nothing on the fundamental side that would suggest prices would be this high." More >

Gissen & Berol: Investing for the New "Long Term"
Source: The Energy Report  (8/27/09)
Encompass Fund managers Malcolm Gissen and Marshall Berol sat down with The Energy Report to share their views on energy investing and what they believe are the strongest subsectors in the mix. While bullish on coal and natural gas, both are strong advocates of uranium, citing a "definite supply-demand imbalance." Discover new opportunities for long-term appreciation in this exclusive interview.
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The Rush for Lithium Is Just Beginning
Source: Mineweb, John Chadwick  (8/26/09)
"Argentina, Chile and Australia together accounted for about 82% of the total lithium production in 2008." More >

Brent Oil Cheapens, the Plot Thickens
Source: Seeking Alpha, Hard Assets Investor  (8/26/09)
"Monday's market action kicked the WTI roll back to half of its July peak. . ." More >