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Reviewing Byron Wien’s Ten Surprises for 2010
Byron Wien had a stellar record in 2009, accurately predicting the effect of a rather robust second half recovery across a broad range of markets. However, Byron Wien's Ten Surprises for 2010 were well off the mark. Before we review I will…
Water, Wheat and Russia
In a time when there is much discussion of peak oil and the idea that other commodities are less abundant or more costly to access, one issue that might not get enough attention among investors is the shortage of water. Some political…
China Is Winning the Energy Race
By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Energy Opportunities Stop the presses. The United States is no longer the world’s biggest consumer of energy. After topping the energy consumption charts for more than a century, the U.S. has been left behind as…
PBS: Scientist Shows How Corexit, Bacteria Disperse Oil
PBS has a great video and article on how dispersants are being used in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blow-out. The video is below. The related article linked at the bottom has another video on using methane to measure the…
On Creating Jobs, More on Deepwater Horizon and Other Links
Topic of the Day: Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Gulf oil spill likely to reach Florida Keys, Miami, report says - latimes.com Should BP nuke its leaking well? - National Post Scientists confirm Gulf floor is beyond repair and…
Second Large Oil Slick Found As Tropical Storm Alex Approaches
WSJ video courtesy of Fox News. Market Watch says: Tropical storm Alex, after crossing the Yucatan Peninsula, is gathering strength over the warm waters off eastern Mexico and could become a hurricane within the next 24 hours, the…
On The Environmental Impact Of Gas Fracking And Other Links
Must-read News A Colossal Fracking Mess | Business | Vanity Fair The Burning Platform - Too Small To Matter The Usual Fare iTunes-Konkurrenz: Google will Musik über das Internet verkaufen - WELT ONLINE U.S., England Need…
On how Anadarko is distancing itself from BP and other links
Link of the day Anadarko Says BP Should Pay for Oil Spill After Being Reckless - Bloomberg.com The Usual Fare Wall Street Reform Could Cost Goldman Sachs Billions - Huffington Post The Economist Off the Deep End on BP and…
Nuke It!
Matt Simmons says 120,000 barrels a day are leaking from the hole where the Deepwater Horizon rig blew up in April. He also says scientists cannot detect where the well bore was, so the casing in the hole is gone. Simmons says this…