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BusinessWeek
August 11, 2003
James Mehring |
High Anxiety over High Energy Winter is long gone, and major hostilities in Iraq officially ended in May. Yet energy prices in the U.S. haven't fallen back as much as expected. Natural gas and oil are still pricey -- and appear likely to take a big bite out of profits in some industries for months to come.   |
Scientific American
May 15, 2006
Gunjan Sinha |
Pumping Coal Coming soon to the U.S.: Cleaner diesel from dirty coal. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
U.S. Natural Gas Kills Coal An abundance of natural gas changes the game for coal players. |
National Defense
May 2008
Breanne Wagner |
Market for Synthetic Aviation Fuels Off to a Shaky Start Makers of synthetic fuel are eager to offer their wares to the military as a lower cost and nationally produced alternative to petroleum-based products. |
National Defense
October 2007
Michael G. Frodl |
USAF Synthetic Fuel Program Could Help Solve Unwanted Carbon Problem The Air Force is seeking to acquire 50% of its fuel needs from domestic sources by 2016, and half of that is expected to come from synthetic fuel, mainly made from coal. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Rich Smith |
Are Coal Stocks Really Diamonds? The high cost of natural gas could be a significant boost to the demand for coal. Based on levels of supply and demand, are coal-fired plants making better profits than natural-gas-fired plants? The author takes a look at what he views as an emerging trend -- and offers his thoughts on some potential diamonds in the rough. |
Geotimes
December 2005
William L. Fisher |
Energy Outlook 2005 Analysts say political events and natural disasters might well interrupt world oil supplies, but lack of resources and production capability should not. Beyond oil, other energy sources will be creating their own economies in the near future. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
Natural Gas Finds Its Niche Meet the newest fleet fuel. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2008
Sandra Upson |
U.S. Air Force Synthetic-Fuel Program in Limbo Latest flight tests demonstrate that synthetic fuels are safe, but the cost and the carbon may not be worth it |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
All Signs Point to Natural Gas Congress and the private sector are leading the way. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2011
Travis Hoium |
5 Stocks for the Transition to Natural Gas Fuel Natural gas fueling stations are popping up around the country. Here are companies that could take advantage of a shift from oil to natural gas. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2011
Travis Hoium |
4 Companies With Tomorrow's Fuel With oil prices are up, it may be only a matter of time before alternative fuel sources become all the rage again. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Jill Jusko |
Power Hungry No doubt about it, manufacturing is a powerfully hungry energy consumer. But the energy landscape is changing, and manufacturers must be ready to adapt to an uncertain future. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Seduced by Plastics: Otter Tail Conglomerate Otter Tail reports an attractive quarter, thanks to a booming infrastructure out west. Investors, take note. |
National Defense
May 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Air Force energy-saving plans face technical, financial hurdles The Air Force is proposing new measures to cut aviation fuel consumption by 10 percent within the next six years. Among the initiatives is to conventional fuel with synthetic alternatives. |
National Defense
May 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Natural Gas: Safer Cleaner Energy That Pays For Itself Along with clean coal, natural gas is perhaps the most practical energy option for the United States to decrease its dependence on foreign oil and reduce its vulnerability to outside threats. |
U.S. CPSC
June 25, 2002 |
Mountain Safety Research Recalls Stove Fuel Corrosion can cause the can to leak fuel, posing a fire or injury hazard. |
National Defense
February 2009
Sohbet Karbuz |
Defense Department Should Rethink Energy-Saving Tactics It is a pity that most of the Defense Department's efforts are concentrated on electricity, which accounts for less than 12 percent of military energy consumption, and not on oil, which comprises 78 percent. |
National Defense
January 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to 'Bring It' The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
LeVine & Aston |
Betting Big on a Boom in Natural Gas With prices low and the promise of vast new supplies, businesses are making the switch from oil-based fuels and coal. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
World Fuel Services Still Pumping Up The volatility of energy prices may be giving investors in gas and oil stocks some gray hairs, but it's not exactly bad news for World Fuel Services. Business continues to run smoothly for the company. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
A Foil for Rising Oil Natural gas advocate T. Boone Pickens (who notably stands to profit from the fuel's wider adoption) predicts that a natural gas bill will pass by July of this year, although he has been overly optimistic in the past. |
Geotimes
April 2003
Scott W. Tinker |
Oil and Gas Research at a Critical Juncture Energy efficiency, environmental well-being, economic stability, health of the future energy workforce, supply distribution, U.S. and global security and mitigation of an energy crises are all reasons that U.S. policies should support a "decarbonization" of global energy. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Otter Tail Power The regional power company is set to report earnings tonight. Here is information to help investors get a handle on what to expect. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Michael Arndt |
The New Clean Fuel: Coal Producer Goes Green American Electric Power, once the nemesis of environmentalists, will embrace an eco-friendly way of producing electricity from coal. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Otter Tail Twisting in the Wind This a small power company with lots of peripheral activities is ready to report earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2006 |
Saving Money on Your Car These days, more people than ever are looking for ways to save money on the road. Some or all of the tips below might prove useful: Minimize your speeding... Change your type of oil... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2011
Travis Hoium |
3 Ways to Invest in Natural Gas Natural gas usage is growing and so are the companies producing, moving, and using it. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Susannah Patton |
Bye-Bye Batteries Imagine chatting on your cell phone for months at a time without recharging it. Or taking a laptop on a weeklong business trip without a battery or power cord. That's the goal of scientists around the world working to perfect tiny fuel cells using microtechnology engineering. |
National Defense
April 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Seeking $131M For Energy-Saving Projects The Pentagon has asked Congress for $131 million to develop energy-saving technologies during the next five years to fund a mix of fuel cells, generators and engine technologies. |
Technology Research News
May 18, 2005 |
Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells. |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2008
Mike Allen |
How to Monitor Your Fuel Economy in Real Time on the Road Pick up a cheap toy for the garage, change your driving habits, and you'll see more efficiency on your very next trip. |
Chemistry World
March 2006
Joe McEntee |
Fuel Cells Head for Mass Market At the end of the day, wide-scale commercialization is a numbers game and developers will prosper or perish based on how they fare against metrics such as durability, reliability, cost and, most brutal of all, profitability. It's time to start delivering. |
Fast Company
April 2004
Jennifer Reingold |
CEO See-Ya! Which CEOs deserve the boot? This month: Robert D. Fagan, CEO of TECO Energy |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Otter Tail Swims Away From Big Stone Faced with expensive financing and environmental concerns, Otter Tail backs away from expansion plans. |
Popular Mechanics
May 22, 2008
Mike Allen |
7 More Fuel-Sipping Myths Debunked: Mechanic's Diary The real fear when gas prices get high may not be what you pay at the pump as the snake oil everyone's trying to sell outside of it. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Ready For Prime Time Fuel cells remain a work in progress, but products are available for purchase now. |
National Defense
February 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time While the commercial industry is taking significant steps forward in the adoption of fuel cell technology, military researchers are taking a wait-and-see approach, expressing concern that fuel cells so far have not proven they can work in combat environments. |
