Alternative Energy Investments: Three Scenarios For Clean Energy

When oil prices moved to over $30 a barrel in the mid 1980s, it was considered a significant event.

It also signaled the birth of small ethanol companies in the Midwest. Many of them managed to hang around long enough to get a second wind when Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and the ensuing Gulf War pushed oil prices past $40.

But the renewed interest in ethanol proved to be short-lived, as oil retreated below $20 a barrel just four months later. As a result, many of those smaller ethanol companies couldn’t survive as profitable alternative energy investments.

Flash forward to today, where we’ve…

John Kaiser: The Race to Rare Earths

Source: The Gold Report

China’s export-based economy, once dependent on American greed, is now but a fading memory. While the U.S. was busy printing and preening, the Chinese were long-range planning. But America wasn’t the only country caught off guard by China’s strategic, if surreptitious, supply procurement. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, John Kaiser, mining analyst for more than 25 years, explains how the East-West economic tables got turned and why he remains steadfast in the belief that "we are not at the mercy of places like China."

The Gold Report: John, you have indicated that base metal prices will…

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Likely to Maintain Crude Oil Production Quotas

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will likely maintain its crude oil production quotas at its meeting in Vienna, Austria tomorrow (Thursday).

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali Naimi, has indicated that while demand is beginning to pick up, inventories remain dangerously high. Therefore, it would be best for the cartel to “stay its course” by continuing to adhere to previous production cuts until demand stabilizes.

After soaring above $147 a barrel last summer the price of oil tumbled more than 80% to a four-year low of $32.70 a barrel in February. To combat the sharp decline in prices, OPEC…

Oil Prices Could Leap as Much as 70% Sooner Than You Might Think

The U.S. news media has convinced many investors that oil consumption is falling because of the global recession. While that may be true, it’s a disservice to millions of investors because production is declining at a pace that’s actually three times faster.

And that suggests higher oil and gasoline prices in coming months - perhaps as much as 50% - 70% higher, or more - particularly if a U.S. economic recovery is truly in the offing.

To really see what I’m talking about, let’s start with a close look at consumption. I’m asked about this frequently in my global wanderings, most recently…

Chesapeake CEO: Natural Gas to Rebound Dramatically

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Current low natural gas prices are setting the stage for a dramatic price rebound that should begin this fall or winter, Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s chief executive officer told analysts Tuesday.

"Today’s gas prices are clearly not strong enough to support a North American rig count that is high enough to prevent a very severe and unprecedented decline in North American gas production,” Aubrey K. McClendon said.

"This will set the stage for a dramatic reversal of natural gas prices sometime this fall or winter,” he said.

"How high will gas prices go in the recovery and rebound phase in the next…