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If you have been watching the share prices of the solar stocks, you will understand the joke (and perhaps not even laugh) that investing in these has turned many 401-K retirement funds into 201-K...
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American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) refuses to falter in the current market despite many headwinds of uncertainty. This is a very defensive play that has very little to do with the woes of...
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Solar stocks can use all the help available, and news is out today that may help the ailing U.S.-based solar sector. The industry has complained of China’s solar firms dumping solar cheap panels...
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Ever since the Energy Act of 2005 was passed and signed by President Bush, USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) has been working on a loan guarantee of $2 billion to build a new uranium enrichment plant at the site...
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International nuclear energy firms have fanned out across the globe since the 11 March Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan to drum up new business, with two of their most lucrative potential markets...
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There remains substantial value, growth, and income opportunity in the water sector. This has been our take for some time, and a report out of Gabelli & Company this morning is further...
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The US Department of Commerce has begun its investigation of a trade complaint accusing Chinese makers of solar PV modules of dumping their goods on the US market at less than the cost of...
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The outlook for uranium miners and nuclear power plant builders has dimmed considerably following the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant last spring. The Japanese government is...
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It has happened before, but it is rare. Very rare. A bankruptcy that is good for shareholders. Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is seeing a sharp rise in its common stock after some of the financial...
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Last Friday, the Chinese government announced a phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, beginning with eliminating 100-watt+ bulbs by the end of 2012 and 60-watt+ bulbs by 2014. The decision triggered...
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If there is one single event that can help an entire sector out immediately, it is when China announces major policy changes. News is out that China is taking a multi-step plan to stop the use of...
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Alternative energy stocks continue on their path of self-destruction. The government has been handing over taxpayer cash in droves to help fund alternative energy companies. Now what we are...
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The major and very premature snow storm in the Northeast is having at least some impact on power companies and their customers. Reports are all over that more than 2 million (or more) are still out...
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The number of jobs in the US solar industry has risen by 6.8% year-over-year from August 2010 to August 2011. Over 100,000 people are now employed in making, selling, and installing solar systems in...
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When were panning the hell out of the solar sector earlier in the year at significantly higher share prices, we were very certain that the sector was going to be in trouble. Austerity was only a...
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