Global C02 Emissions Return to Record Highs
Source: Deutsche Welle  (5/31/11)
"GHG emissions edge close to level that should not be reached until 2020." More >

Palladium Rising on Coming Shortage
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Maria Kolesnikova  (5/31/11)
"The long-term story is excellent. . ." More >

Utah Makes Coins Worth Their Weight in Gold (or Silver)
Source: New York Times, William Yardly  (5/31/11)
"Law ascribes cash value to coins based on the weight of the precious metals in them." More >

Metals Recycling Falls Short
Source: Chemical & Engineering News, Jyllian Kemsley  (5/31/11)
"Over 50% of the metals surveyed are recycled at rates of less than 1%." More >

Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Bloomberg, Yi Tian and Agnieszka Troszkiewicz  (5/31/11)
"Investors optimistic, embrace risk on potential for more Greece aid." More >

Normal Rains Could Drive Indian Gold Demand
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Biman Mukherji  (5/31/11)
"Gold demand in India could rise to as much as 1,000 metric tons if the monsoon keeps its course." More >

SA Sits on 31,000 Tons of Explored Gold
Source: Commodity Online  (5/31/11)
". . .Russia has 7,000 tons and China owns 6,328 tons." More >

Thai Silver Futures to Shine
Source: Thailand Business News, Boris Sullivan  (5/31/11)
"Metal performed well in the world's major futures markets." More >

Vertical Credit Spreads
Source: JW Jones, Options Trading Signals  (5/31/11)
". . .and clues about S&P500 left behind by the Russell." More >

Nasty Weather
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories  (5/31/11)
"Gold's small pullback reflects its status as a quasi-currency and its insurance value." More >

Goldman Sachs, Richard Russell Concur with Maund
Source: Clive Maund   (5/31/11)
"Should we be worried?" More >

Op Ed: Marcellus Impact Fee Would Help Communities
Source: PennLive, Sen. Joe Scarnati  (5/30/11)
"Sen. Scarnati discusses his recently introduced legislation, Senate Bill 1100." More >

Metals Put the 'Fuel' in Biofuels
Source: R&D  (5/27/11)
"Scientists are increasingly using platinum and platinum-molybdenum hybrid." More >

David Skarica: Emerging Markets on Upswing
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/27/11)
Gold is in the midst of a 20-year upward climb, according to The Great Super Cycle Author David Skarica. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he points out the emerging market small caps that could profit from global economic swings. More >

Warring Tribes Unite to Allow Large-Scale Mining
Source: PhilStar, Jun Pasaylo  (5/27/11)
"Tribe leaders negotiated rights over the Diwalwal Mineral Reservation in the Philippines." More >

Gold Rises on Greece Debt Fears, Silver Gains
Source: Reuters  (5/27/11)
"Gold may revisit a recent three-week top before profit taking kicks in." More >

Gold Strengthens in Real Terms
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (5/27/11)
"When the economy rebounds, commodities will outperform gold." More >

Lithium-Ion Battery Keeps Its Cool
Source: MIT Technology Review, Ucilia Wang  (5/26/11)
"A new Li-ion battery holds much more energy than previous versions." More >

Top-10 Clean Energy States
Source: Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan  (5/26/11)
"Clean Edge ranks California the top clean energy state." More >

Chinese Rare Earth Prices Soar
Source: Financial Times, Leslie Hook  (5/26/11)
"Gravity-defying leap in the price of Chinese REEs triggers global supply fears." More >

Hydro Power Is Most Effective Renewable Energy
Source: Click Green  (5/26/11)
"Hydro schemes show best renewable efficiency in study." More >

Siddharth Rajeev: Bullish on Small-Cap Commodities
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/26/11)
Siddharth "Sid" Rajeev isn't a miner. But in his search for value, Sid, head of research for Fundamental Research Corp. in Vancouver, digs deep into the world of small- and micro-cap stocks to find undiscovered gems. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Sid drills down on some relatively unknown resource stocks he has uncovered. More >

Adam Michael: Base Stock Evaluation on $90 Oil
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (5/26/11)
Platform Advisors Founder Adam Michael searches the globe for oil and gas discovery stories with established cash flows that support share value in reasonably secure political environments. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Adam reveals some names from his own portfolio holdings that he believes could generate considerable upside production growth to return significant multiples for investors, even if oil prices hover at $90/bbl for the next year. More >

Turkmenistan Has World's Second Largest Gas Field
Source: AFP  (5/26/11)
"The isolated republic has sought was to expand its client base beyond its neighbors in Eastern Europe." More >

DOE: Oil and Gas Supplies Grew
Source: Associated Press  (5/26/11)
"Crude supplies rose by 600,000 barrels to 370.9 million barrels." More >