Posts Tagged ‘ coal ’

Natural Gas’ Triple Could Give Us a 416% Gain By Year-End

Sep 23rd, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured, Macroeconomics
The past 18 months have taken a serious toll on normal supply and demand in many industries. But no industry was impacted more than energy… Oil peaked at $147 per barrel in July 2008 — right before the house of cards came crashing down on the global economy. Once banks started ...read more

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How the Death of the SUV Saved American Coal Companies

Jun 17th, 2009 | By Greg Guenthner | Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured, Macroeconomics
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past six months, you know Detroit’s once unstoppable auto industry is dying a fast, public death. The American auto industry’s fall from grace coincides with a shift in the public’s perception of personal transportation. Higher gas prices and a new environmentally conscious ...read more

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Other Alternative Energy Technology

Oct 19th, 2007 | By Greg Guenthner | Category: Energy, Technology
If the United States converted just 5% of its estimated recoverable coal reserves to liquid fuel, one company estimates this change would be equal to the 29 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in the U.S., thereby almost doubling America’s oil supplies without drilling another well or building a new ...read more

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