AltEnToday

Well, perhaps this is a good time to consider working in the alternative energy industry. . . According to a UN report highlighted by the article “UN reports big jump in ‘green energy’“. According to the report, the overall global energy market absolutely surged in 2007, including $148 billion in global investments - a 60 [...]

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In my previous post, I broke down some of the financial facts of big oil - specifically their market capitalization, revenues, and of importance - their profits. This second part will take a much closer look at what these companies are doing to invest in the alternative energy technologies of tomorrow.

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Some of you may have noticed to softer, gentler, renew-ier side of big oil. Just a quick look at a few TV ads and you’d think that petroleum companies are neck deep in the race for renewable energy investment opportunities. So just how much are these companies really investing in the future energy options for [...]

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Already burdened by high oil prices? Surprise surprise, other energy costs are poised to rise as well. I’ve already reported on the surging costs of heating oil expected this winter, and now reports are coming out that regulated utilities throughout the country are seeking to increase prices - by as much as 29%. While most [...]

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Think nobody else is paying attention to the alternative energy future? Here’s a short list of some recent investments that have been made in the field of alternative energy:

Duke Energy is planning to invest over $100 million in solar panels in North Carolina
Masdar, the “clean-energy arm of the government of Abu Dhabi” will invest $2 [...]

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I recently caught an article from Yahoo News titled, Fewer, pricier flights and job cuts, and was stunned at the depth of impact that the $100+/barrel oil price is having on airlines. From what I understand (and this is 3rd hand knowledge) most airlines put jet fuel as their single largest expense - in some [...]

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Reflecting the importance Americans place on watching energy prices, Yahoo Finance is already reporting that Northeastern Americans are expecting record high winter heating prices - and are bracing for the shock to come 6 months from now.
A couple of worthwhile details from the article:

7.7 million households heat their homes with heating oil, and 70% (5.4 [...]

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Caught an article on Forbes.com about hydrogen - one of the potential dream fuels for the next century. Even some of the most adamant pessimists on energy admit that in terms of physics, hydrogen does seem poised to provide us a good deal of energy without the greenhouse gas emissions (from consumption of hydrogen at [...]

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Rather than constantly worrying about the big picture (which, like I tracked down earlier was something in the ballpark of 26.9 billion MegaWatts), I also want to know what the average home in America consumes, what the big power drains are, and what can be done to help.

Here’s some figures that I found across the [...]

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How much energy does America really use? Specifically, how much does the average person consume, where does it come from, and what are our expectations for the future? I decided to start my hunt for this information at AmericasPower.com - which is a coal industry website. They’ve been placing a lot of ads on TV [...]

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