Canada Faces Fight over Oil Sands
Source: BBC  (5/2/11)
"Canada's plan to expand its oil exports has been encountering growing resistance from politicians, both at home and south of the border." More >

John Williams: Hyperinflation and Double-Dip Recession Ahead
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (5/2/11)
Economic recovery? ShadowStats Editor John Williams reads between the government-economic-data lines. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, John concludes the nation is in the midst of a multiple-dip recession and headed for hyperinflation. More >

Gold, Gresham's Law & the Dong
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault   (5/2/11)
"What happens when people actively shun their official currency?" More >

Be Thematic in Your Approach
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd   (5/2/11)
"Junior resource companies are on sale a little earlier than normal this year." More >

The Duvernay Shale Gas Play
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (5/2/11)
"Alberta's been a latecomer to the shale-gas game, but that's about to change. . ." More >

Warren Buffett Shuns Gold as an Investment
Source: Telegraph, Richard Blackden  (5/2/11)
"Gold really doesn't have utility." More >

Understanding Where We Are in Silver's Bull Market
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (5/2/11)
"After consolidation, buy silver stocks on any pullback with haste." More >

Gold off Record, Silver Slides on bin Laden
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (5/2/11)
"The fight between the bulls and bears has entered an interesting stage." More >

Commodities Beat Financial Assets for Fifth Month in Best Streak Since '97
Source: Bloomberg, Chanyaporn Chanjaroen  (5/2/11)
"Demand for raw materials is increasing with expanding economies and Federal Reserve promises to boost growth." More >

Chinese Pay Price for World's REE Addiction
Source: Daily Times  (5/2/11)
"Peasant farmers blame Baogang for tooth loss, gray hair by age 20." More >

Aussie Dollar and Gold Stocks
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (5/2/11)
"The rising Aussie dollar is muting gold's shine." More >

Silver Plunges 12%, What's Going On?
Source: FavStocks, Mike Shedlock  (5/2/11)
"Silver may be headed higher, much higher." More >

Fill 'Er Up with Hydrogen?
Source: MSNBC, John Roach  (5/2/11)
"The new catalyst, molybdenum sulfide, is an alternative to platinum." More >

EIA Releases Annual Energy Outlook 2011
Source: BIODIESEL magazine, Eric Voegele  (5/2/11)
"The U.S. will be less reliant on imported liquid fuels in the future." More >

Brazilian Agency May Offer Clean Energy Incentives
Source: Bloomberg, Stephan Nielsen  (5/2/11)
"New agency will quicken the flow of funds and incentives to the sector" More >

Gas Prices and Debt to Dominate Congress in May
Source: CNBC  (5/2/11)
"Republicans jockey for expanding offshore drilling, while Democrats push ending billion-dollar tax breaks for major U.S. oil companies." More >

PA State Senate Proposes Impact Fee on Gas Drilling
Source: Pittsburgh Trib, Brad Bumsted and Andrew Conte  (5/2/11)
"An estimated 60% would go to counties and municipalities with deep wells as well as townships near drilling production sites." More >

Will Japan's Crisis Benefit Natural Gas?
Source: Motley Fool, Shubh Datta  (5/2/11)
"We will, in all probability, become a more gas-centric world." More >

Another Sign QE2 Is Undermining the Economic Recovery
Source: Clif Droke  (5/2/11)
"What has fueled the new bubbles? The Fed!" More >

Solar, Energy Storage Boost U.S. Cleantech Investment
Source: Renew Grid  (5/2/11)
"U.S. venture capital investment in cleantech companies increased by 54% to $1.14B in Q111." More >

Gold-Buying CBs May Signal Bullion Rally Extension
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen  (5/1/11)
"As developing countries accelerate purchases, gold may reach $2,000 an ounce this year." More >

Japan's REE Imports from China Jump 40% in March
Source: SteelGuru  (5/1/11)
"REE demand has remained steady even after the March 11 earthquake." More >

Parabolic Blowoff in Silver
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (4/29/11)
"Above all—don't even think of shorting silver; buy on dips." More >

Doug Casey: Precious Metals vs. the USD
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (4/29/11)
One sure upshot of the quantitative easing money flooding the stock market will be further distortions, chaos and unpredictability that make the value-investing proposition difficult, if not impossible, according to Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey. On the eve of a sold-out Casey Research Summit in Boca Raton, Florida, Doug returns to The Gold Report. In this exclusive interview, he warns, "Like it or not, you're going to be forced to be a speculator." More >

Investors Missing the Boat PM Explorers
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (4/29/11)
"Poor, poor mainstream investors." More >