Geothermal energy will never take over the world. But it’s already a profitable business for its leaders. Only a fraction of the globe’s opportunities have yet been tapped in. And developers enjoy enormous tax advantages, including here in the US, where the Obama administration has enacted favorable new rules. Read More

Coal-fired power plants still produce roughly half of America’s electricity, however. Mr. Obama’s clean coal push is a tacit acknowledgement that achieving energy independence without it is literally impossible, even with an unprecedented effort in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Read More

Coal-fired power plants still produce roughly half of America’s electricity, however. Mr. Obama’s clean coal push is a tacit acknowledgement that achieving energy independence without it is literally impossible, even with an unprecedented effort in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Read More

Good companies backed by strong businesses haven’t been immune from the selling. But they are making it through as businesses, and that means they’ll be among the first to recover when the cycle turns, as has been the case in the aftermath of every bear market in history. Read More

Good companies backed by strong businesses haven’t been immune from the selling. But they are making it through as businesses, and that means they’ll be among the first to recover when the cycle turns, as has been the case in the aftermath of every bear market in history. Read More

To be sure, there is a war being fought over coal. But contrary to the fears of many, the goal of the president and his new administration isn’t to kill coal. Rather, it’s to harness the power of science, armed with the financial power of government, to clean up coal. Read More

To be sure, there is a war being fought over coal. But contrary to the fears of many, the goal of the president and his new administration isn’t to kill coal. Rather, it’s to harness the power of science, armed with the financial power of government, to clean up coal. Read More

The presidency of Barrack Obama is only a few days old. But we already have a good indication he’ll be smiling on at least one industry: green energy. Read More

The presidency of Barrack Obama is only a few days old. But we already have a good indication he’ll be smiling on at least one industry: green energy. Read More

Quality eventually wins out, and there’s no better place to shop for it than among cheap stocks of companies that are best positioned to take advantage of the world’s transition to the kind of new processes and new technologies that will reshape the world of the 21st century. Read More