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Wind Power: Blowing Strong Right Now
Photo of wind millsAn interview with Robert Carey, CIO of First Trust, provider of the first wind power ETF in the U.S.
  • Real companies with real earnings
  • Pure-play emphasized
  • A strong satellite investment
HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 27 June 2008
 
Marc Chandler Dissects the Dollar’s Decline
Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman, discusses the dollar, and what's dragging it down.
  • A healthy amount of exaggeration
  • The Fed’s fault?
  • U.S. deficits—believe it or not—improving
 Marc Chandler Dissects
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 03 June 2008
 
Roy Nersesian Sees ‘The Perfect Storm’
Despite a speculative element, the fundamental forces behind the rise in agricultural prices may persist.
  • The Chinese want beef (and that drives up grains)
  • Biodiesel and palm oil
  • Could speculators get caught out?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 20 May 2008
 
Biofuels Professor Says Corn Will Never Work
Roy Nersesian, an energy specialist from Columbia University, puts the biofuels hype under a realist's microscope.
  • Why corn-based ethanol will never work
  • The chink in cellulosic ethanol
  • Hope for biodiesel?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 13 May 2008
 
It’s In The Wind
Expensive oil vs. free wind. The world may finally be catching on, but how do you actually make any money on something that's free?
  • The anticommodity
  • Lessons from Altamont
  • The challenge of pure-plays
Julian Murdoch Monday, 12 May 2008
 
It’s In The Wind
Expensive oil vs. free wind. The world may finally be catching on, but how do you actually make any money on something that's free?
  • The anticommodity
  • Lessons from Altamont
  • The challenge of pure-plays
Julian Murdoch Monday, 12 May 2008
 
Walter Nasdeo, Ardour Capital, Discusses Alternative Energy Stocks: Part II
Walter Nasdeo, Director of Research for Ardour Capital, talks about the factors driving investment in alternative energy.
  • Huge global VC influx
  • New technologies in play
  • Energy efficiency, photovoltaics major factors
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 08 April 2008
 
The Bush Budget

What does the new Bush budget mean for renewable energy, fossil fuels and other commodities?

  • It's 6% more, but what about commodities?
  • Energy security?
  • What happened to renewables?
Julian Murdoch Tuesday, 05 February 2008
 
An Interview With Michael Metz
Michael Metz, chief investment strategist for Oppenheimer & Company, lays out his opinions on each segment of the commodities market.
  • Bullish on oil, bearish on alternative energy
  • The dollar has hit bottom
  • Agriculture looks good, gold may look better

Matt Hougan Thursday, 06 December 2007
 
Business As Usual
EthanolIs the ethanol boom over? Not by a long shot. But the gold rush mentality is fading in the face of economic reality.
  • Welcome to the real world
  • Negative profit margins
  • An industry grows up
Julian Murdoch Friday, 09 November 2007
 
Can It Compete?

Here’s the real question about alternative energy: Can it compete? How do prices compare with fossil fuels?

  • The bargain of hydropower
  • Wind is competitive
  • Solar as a luxury fuel
Chuck Foster Friday, 24 August 2007
 
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