Tapping Salt Water's Energy Potential
Source: Energy Tribune, Geoffrey Styles  (5/31/11)
"Add salinity power to the long list of renewable energy options." More >

U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Critical Minerals Act
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/31/11)
"Measures includes the Powering America's Lithium Production Act, which increases domestic production of advanced lithium products." More >

Solar-Install Industry Ripe for Consolidation?
Source: Forbes, Tom Konrad  (5/31/11)
"Consolidation may bring competitive advantages in solar-space sectors." More >

Saskatchewan Eyes $43B Expansion
Source: Leader-Post, Bruce Johnstone  (5/31/11)
"The region's robust potash, uranium and precious metals sectors are poised to benefit." More >

Obama Selects Energy Exec as New Commerce Chief
Source: Reuters  (5/31/11)
"New commerce secretary to work with businesses to spur economic growth." More >

Oil Rises 2%
Source: Associated Press  (5/31/11)
"A sharp drop in the dollar and pipeline problems in the Midwest fueled oil's rally." More >

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 >