Disclosing More Detail About Fracking Chemicals Might Be Wise
Source: Rodney White, Platts  (3/2/12)
"Matthew Watson, senior energy policy manager for the Environmental Defense Fund, said the industry has made good progress in making information available about frack fluids. But it's not enough." More >

What Powers China
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (3/2/12)
"What does it take keep the world’s largest consumer of energy powered? National Geographic photographer Toby Smith spent two years deep inside of China in search of this answer, and found a country that relies on much more than coal for its energy." More >

Nuclear Power Is on an Upswing: Jeb Handwerger
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (3/1/12)
Despite the Fukushima setback of last March, nuclear power is not a dinosaur industry of the past, according to Jeb Handwerger, editor of Gold Stock Trades. In fact, he believes the world is reawakening to the need for nuclear power generation, which demands increasing amounts of uranium. The big-percentage returns on uranium will come from the near term U.S. domestic producers and junior exploration companies in the Athabasca Basin, and in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Handwerger shares his favorite names that could return huge multiples. More >

The Dawn of the Natural Gas Era: Stephen Taylor
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (3/1/12)
New oil harvesting technologies first perfected in the Bakken are opening up production around the world. Stephen Taylor, portfolio manager of The Taylor Fund and founder of Taylor Asset Management, is excited about the prospects for several New Zealand-based efforts. He's also optimistic about the dawning of a new age for natural gas as the chemical sector steps in to prop up slumping prices in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

Being Selective in Biotech: Carol Werther
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report  (3/1/12)
In an industry steeped in complex research and speculative drug development, successful biotech investing requires real sophistication. Senior Biotechnology Analyst Carol Werther of Boston-based Summer Street Research Partners brings her experience to bear on the trinity of unmet needs, reimbursement and what physicians are willing to support with their prescription pads. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Werther shares her high-percentage picks that present opportunities for significant returns. More >

Will It Ever Correct?
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (3/1/12)
"Analysts have been trying to pick a top in this market for weeks. All the while I've been begging investors not to sell short." More >

Platinum Closing the Gap on Gold
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (3/1/12)
"Platinum appears to be rapidly overhauling gold as its fundamentals improve as industry picks up coupled with African mine troubles and it looks set to re-establish its price premium in the very near future." More >

A Visit to Tasman Metals' Norra Kärr Project
Source: Gareth Hatch, Resource Investor  (3/1/12)
"If successful, this project would be a new approach to the problem of balance—namely the fact that in order to get at the 'good stuff,' such as the CREOs, you also need to deal with a potential surplus of non-CREOs." More >

Quality Gold Juniors Poised to Soar: Lawrence Roulston
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report   (2/29/12)
After a tough 2011, the junior resource market is turning and things are definitely looking up, Resource Opportunities Publisher Lawrence Roulston tells us in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. The mood of investors in the resource sector has turned positive, and based on the sentiment and interest shown at recent investment conferences, the smart money is looking for deals that have real upside potential. Roulston tells us about several he feels are poised for significant action as the market heats up. More >

One Financial Advisor's Secrets for Making and Protecting Gains: Danielle Park
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (2/29/12)
Never one to follow the conventional wisdom, author Danielle Park, president and portfolio manager with Venable Park Investment Counselors, sees more dark days ahead before the market moves into an inevitable secular bull phase. At the end of March, this investing pragmatist will share her secrets for protecting wealth at the World MoneyShow in Vancouver. In advance of that appearance, she sat down with The Gold Report for this exclusive interview. More >

Gold Falls 3% Following Bernanke Comments
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/29/12)
"Wholesale market gold bullion prices dropped 3.2% to $1,727/oz in less than an hour Wednesday afternoon in London, after U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before Congress." More >

Gas Prices Spike: Ease Pump Price Pain with Winning Stocks
Source: Patrick Vail, Money Morning  (2/29/12)
"The average price for U.S. gas has climbed more than 10% in just the past two months. This suggests a trajectory that could produce a spike of $0.60/gallon or more by May." More >

Hydrokinetic Power Is the Next Wave in Cheap Energy
Source: Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money Morning  (2/29/12)
"In an era of cheap capital, emerging technology companies could provide investors the biggest bang for the buck. The key is finding a market that already has billions of dollars in pent up demand—like cheap energy." More >

Bill Clinton: Build Keystone XL on New Route
Source: Bloomberg, Brian Wingfield and Kim Chipman  (2/29/12)
"'The extra cost of running it is infinitesimal compared to the revenues' the pipeline could produce, Clinton said today at an energy conference in the Washington suburbs." More >

Vote OKs Continued Potash Exploration on Sask, First Nation
Source: Leader-Post, Will Chabun  (2/29/12)
"Voters on central Saskatchewan's Muskowekwan First Nation have given their OK to a historic proposal to designate lands for exploration for potash—and a possible mine." More >

Cures for the Apathetic Investor
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (2/29/12)
"By investing in a natural resources fund, you'll have access to energy and materials stocks that should profit from rising oil prices." More >

Precious Metal ETFs Slump on Bernanke Testimony
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (2/29/12)
"In this latest round of comments to the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed to suggest that recent trends in the unemployment rate were positive for the economy and that more stimulus might not be necessary at this time." More >

Bernanke's Attempt to Stem the Rising Tide of Gold and Silver
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/29/12)
"We can be told that stimulus is passe but the reality is it will continue to be done before our very eyes." More >

Iran Embraces Gold as Real Money
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/29/12)
"Mahmoud Bahmani, the governor of Iran's central bank, said the country is ready to receive payment for oil supplies in gold without hesitation. Furthermore, Iran recently used to gold in order to import food, since other financial assets were frozen." More >

Is Gold Backwardation Now Permanent?
Source: Keith Weiner, Casey Research  (2/29/12)
"Backwardation is typically a signal of a shortage in a commodity. Anyone holding the commodity could make a risk-free profit by delivering it and getting it back later." More >

South Korean Rare Earth Imports Hit Two-Year Low
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (2/29/12)
"South Korean manufacturers have been reducing their dependence on high-priced Chinese rare earth imports and have replaced them with lower-cost Japanese shipments." More >

Tap Energy Profits with Undervalued Producers: Chen Lin
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (2/28/12)
The idea of finding an undervalued stock is enticing, but how can investors distinguish between an international value tap and a bottomless money trap? Private investor and newsletter writer Chen Lin combs every continent to find junior exploration and production companies whose balance sheets outshine low stock valuations. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Lin shares some lesser-known names that offer major profit potential. More >

Rare Earth Metals Is a Stock-Pickers Market: Jason Burack and Mo Dawoud
Source: The Critical Metals Report Editors  (2/28/12)
In the wake of a 2011 roller coaster ride in the rare earth market, the sector still holds promise for astute investors, argue Wall St. for Main St. co-founders Jason Burack and Mo Dawoud. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, the pair name the six major REE projects that could rocket back up out of 200-odd juniors competing in this space. More >

NMA, Nuclear Energy Institute Challenge 1M-Acre Grand Canyon Mining Ban
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (2/28/12)
"The National Mining Association and the National Energy Institute have sued federal agencies to try to rescind the withdrawal of lands near the Grand Canyon National Park from mining activities." More >

Is the Silver Surge Sustainable?
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (2/28/12)
"There does seem to be some momentum building in the silver price again and, given a relatively orderly market, there is no reason for silver not to continue shining, provided gold remains firm to rising." More >