The recent rise of silver and gold is hopefully the last wave of the new buyers hedging against inflation and buying protection against uncertainty in hard assets over paper money. Sadly, that might not be…
Alternative energy news for today takes a look at the merger of Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG), the piling up of new woes at Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:…
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has released earnings on the heels of a dividend hike and shares are flirting with a new 52-week high. Now investors get to digest the…
Alternative energy news today begins with a new order for sapphire crystallization furnaces and ends with a story on development in China’s national electricity grid. We recently noted that a number of Chinese solar…
Today’s news from the world of alternative energy highlights several stories from the solar sector, some pushback on wind farm development in Maine, and a change to BLM rules related to solar farm siting.…
With pump prices for gasoline approaching $4/gal everywhere and $5/gal in some US cities, it would seem logical that crude oil refiners are a good bet to do well. It’s not that simple, though,…
The head of Saudi State oil firm Aramco, Khalid al-Falih, said that his country is concerned about the effect of high crude prices on the global economic recovery. He also said, according to Reuters,…
Gas prices are officially up $1 in one year, if anyone cares. The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Reports shows that a gallon of regular gas cost $2.854 a year ago, and $3.863 yesterday. Maybe…
April 22 is Earth Day. This year, its theme is “A Billion Acts of Green.” The idea behind the 2011 program is to demonstrate that millions of small acts can make a profound difference…
Jon OggThere are seriously diverging views on the demand for oil in Japan as the country works to recover from the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country’s northeast coast…
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) is indicated slightly higher this morning as its Tesoro Logistics LP (NYSE: TLLP) is raising more than expected in its partial spin-off initial public offering. Tesoro Logistics priced 13,000,000 common…
Today’s wrap-up of alt energy news includes a look at the latest investment by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) in wind energy, another federal loan guarantee for a solar farm, and two acquisitions in alternative…
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) is set to have its Initial Public Offering this week for its Tesoro Logistics LP (NYSE: TLLP). Tesoro is looking to move to a more of a pure-play and moving…
Today’s alternative energy news focuses on new competition in the solar equipment manufacturing sector, an upgrade to a battery maker’s stock, and a hint that rare earth element production is off the mark in…
Oil field services firm Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) reported EPS of $0.61 for its first quarter, more than double its profit in the same period a year ago. Revenue reached $5.3 billion, compared with…