Lithium Demand: Growth Ahead
Source: Creamer Media, Matthew Hill  (7/14/11)
"EV industry's set to put the pedal to the metal for lithium demand." More >

Carbon Dating to Aid Energy from Waste
Source: Reuters, Gerard Wynn  (7/14/11)
"W. Europe's power plants must pay for every ton of C02 emissions by 2013." More >

Nevada to Reduce Energy Assistance for Needy
Source: Associated Press, Sandra Chereb  (7/14/11)
"Demand has outpaced available funds in NV's energy-assistance program" More >

Oil Dips on Inventory Report
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse  (7/14/11)
"Oil pares gains on bearish aspects of a weekly inventory report." More >

Gold Prices Pull Back
Source: The Street, Chao Deng  (7/14/11)
"Investors took some profits following debt-buoyed highs." More >

Manganese, Diamonds, PGMs Lift S. African Mining
Source: Mining Weekly, Mariaan Webb  (7/14/11)
"South Africa's mining production rose 9.6% year-over-year in May." More >

Silver Notes a Hit with Urban Indian Gift Lovers
Source: The Economic Times, Sutanuka Ghosal   (7/14/11)
"With silver prices easing, jewelers are minting notes of various sizes." More >

Precious Metals Still Shine Brtightest
Source: Banking Times, Gill Montia  (7/14/11)
"PMs offered significantly higher returns for investors; cash sits at bank-rate lows." More >

There's a Reason They Call It Gold Fever
Source: CBS Money Watch, Dan Burrows  (7/14/11)
"Gold may not be money, as en Bernanke said, but it continues to be a decent bet." More >

China Holds Firm on Quotas
Source: Financial Times, Joshua Chaffin and Leslie Hook  (7/14/11)
"China is 'not worried' about a possible WTO ruling on rare earths." More >

Byron King: Will Platinum Prices Persist?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (7/13/11)
The lure of platinum is driving Energy and Scarcity and Outstanding Investments Editor Byron King's investment choices for precious metals. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he explains the looming demand and global opportunities. "We could see platinum prices skyrocket," he says. More >

B.I.S. Gold/Currency Swaps and a Greek Drachma?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (7/13/11)
"Central banks pulled the largest gold withdrawal in over a decade last year from the Bank for International Settlements." More >

Making the U.S. Dollar Safer
Source: Axel Merk   (7/13/11)
"Investors appeare less concerned about the return on their money, focusing on the return of their money." More >

Gold and Silver Update
Source: Peter Degraaf   (7/13/11)
"During a pullback, the perfect way to play a bull market is. . ." More >

Summer Sale 2011
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault   (7/13/11)
"Where, oh where, did my summer sale go?" More >

Gold Stocks
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading   (7/13/11)
"Are they the real barbarous relic?" More >

How to Trade the GDX Fibonacci Butterfly
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals  (7/13/11)
"Recognition of this little-known pattern can lead to solid risk/reward trades." More >

Bernanke Just Lit the Fuse on Gold and Silver
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull  (7/13/11)
"The U.S. economy is at a crossroads, and the central bank is prepared to provide further stimulus." More >

Gold Prices Hit High as Fed Hints at QE3
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (7/13/11)
"Gold prices were catapulting to record highs on technical trading, safe haven buying and inflation worries." More >

U.S. Clean Economy Employs 2.7M
Source: Dow Jones, Cassandra Sweet  (7/13/11)
"Study finds U.S. renewable energy companies employ 2.7 million people." More >

Can the Groupon Model Help Scale Solar?
Source: The Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal  (7/13/11)
"Group-purchasing mania may advance solar installations on commercial roofs." More >

Republicans Lose the Battle of the Bulb
Source: AHN, Kris Alingod  (7/13/11)
"GOP fails to overturn law to make light bulbs more energy efficient." More >

Debt-Ceiling Deal Imperils Energy Subsidies
Source: NationalJournal, Amy Harder  (7/13/11)
"Oil & gas likely to take cuts in tax breaks. . ." More >

Pickens vs. Koch in Natural-Gas Feud
Source: Bloomberg, Jim Snyder  (7/13/11)
"Debate over the Natural Gas Act pits billionaires against one another." More >

Gunmen Blow Up Egypt-Israel Gas Pipeline
Source: Bloomberg with Associated Press  (7/13/11)
"Latest of four such attacks this year highlights authority/citizen tensions." More >