Energy

Is the answer to our energy problem? a) Drill, Drill, Drill: off-shore, ANWAR b) Renewables: wind, solar, bio-fuels, etc. c) Conservation: car pool, public transportation, etc. d) All of the above As soon as a politicians realize that the answer is all of the above, the sooner we will get out of this mess. T. [...]

Oil breached $135/barrel for the first time ever wrecking havoc in the Stock Market, in Congress and on Main Street. Fingers are pointing left and right on why oil prices are seemingly out of control. CNBC conducted a poll “Tell Us: Who’s to Blame for America’s Oil Crisis?” In their poll, Congress is the leading [...]

A nice plug for Echelon (ELON) in the Motley Fool today.  I discovered and wrote about Echelon (Echelon a Tech Star in the Making and Echelon Corporation an Infrastructure Play) in May.   Those that chose to act on those articles are sitting on almost a double in less than 3 months. Knowledge is not power.  Acting on knowledge is [...]

I had an interesting discussion this week about why gas prices are so high.  It was actually more of an argument than a discussion.  As prices continue going up, the debates get more emotional.  There is absolutely nothing you or I can do about the price the oil.  As in any situation, I look for the opportunity.  You should know where [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline prices hit new records at the pump again Thursday, while gas and oil futures surged on ongoing concerns that refiners aren’t making enough gasoline to meet peak summer driving demand. With the summer driving season set to begin on Memorial Day weekend, in just over a week, the 1.7 million-barrel [...]

It has been a rather enjoyable winter here in Boston.  I know several people who still have their golf clubs out and are playing as much as possible.  Although, I am certain that the courses are empty today as there is a nice nip in the air.  Oil has been in a free fall since [...]