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Nov 14, 2012 at 17:28

On Monday the IEA released its World Energy Outlook 2012. This includes an optimistic assessment of the situation in the United States:The United States is projected…

Nov 14, 2012 at 17:24

The Saphonian turbine is more efficient, quieter and safer for birds, its makers claim. Could it represent the future of wind energy?Innovation always pushes boundaries, but what about…

Nov 14, 2012 at 09:45

No, I don’t mean the dating site. I am talking about various asset classes.Yesterday’s big story was 10% + drop in VIX. What is the story for today?

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:42

Iran’s controversial nuclear power plant at Bushehr is entering its final staging with a series of new tests due to be performed shortly, after which the site is expected to…

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:38

Well, the votes are in, and America’s first black President, Barack Hussein Obama, has handily won a second term.The U.S. energy companies, having heavily backed Obama’s opponent, former…

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:34

Technology that drives the Pentagon’s weapons program, the US auto industry and renewable energy ambitions is threatened by a lack of heavy rare earths for which China enjoys the global…

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:30

Petroleum makes the world go round, with 70% of it used to power automobiles. About a fifth of the world’s 90 million barrels a day of oil production comes out…

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:26

A high-resolution climate record spanning 2,000 years shows how Maya political systems developed and fell apart in response to climate change, researchers report.The role of climate change in…

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:17

We all like to discuss the relative virtues of one stock vs the other. What is missing from many of the discussions is the precision. When you talk earnings estimates,…

Nov 13, 2012 at 17:05

 “Cassius suggests that the people get the government they deserve”.This can be a good thing, if (and it’s a big “if”) the people do their homework and vote…

Nov 12, 2012 at 17:08

Apart from states along the east coast, U.S. commuters were paying less for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline during the first week of November than during the summer, when…

Nov 12, 2012 at 16:58

Does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believe we have a peak oil problem? The precise answer is that the IMF is currently studying how constraints in world oil…

Nov 12, 2012 at 16:53

One hard truth: The era of cheap oil is over. Even the recent glut of US oil and gas was driven by high prices, which gave industry the incentive to…

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:49

OPEC, in its World Oil Report, said there's an overall sense that developing shale oil and natural gas could start to redefine the global energy mix. In the United States,…

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:47

When two of the leading oil exporters to the U.S. begin considering embracing renewable power, it is a development that all but the most ardent fossil fuel advocates should notice.

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:44

An oil executive once observed that burning oil for energy is like burning Picassos for heat. Oil is extraordinarily valuable as the basis for so many products…

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:40

China is a huge producer and consumer of commodities. Not only is it the largest global producer of key crops and meat, it has the largest appetite for goods that…

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:31

“Algal biofuels are not quite ready for prime time,” says Joel Cuello, co-author of a new report evaluating the alternative fuel’s current drawbacks and its potential.Increasing the production…

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:23

The FT seems to think so, saying Barack Obama’s election win is the “best possible result” for the gold price, as it is a vote for the status quo…

Nov 09, 2012 at 17:20

I am a big believer in the notion that there is no “one size fits all” portfolio allocation to which investors should turn when building their wealth.  At the same…