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The nation is suffering from a deadly mental flaw. Because we want success and power sooner than later, we are paying an exorbitant price. Fortunately, companies like Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) are smart enough to know better.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): The recent financial crisis has created some interesting new buzz words. Seemingly every article [...]
Tags: adm, archer daniels midland, bailout, ethanol, exxon mobile, financial news, green, green economy, nyse:ADM, NYSE:XOM, president obama, short-termism, tarp, xom
Cosan (CZZ) actually saw overall gains from the market crash on Monday. But is it ready for an investment?
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): The markets went mad yesterday, and I’m not just referring to the free fall due to the bailout bill. In the kind of wild insanity that ruled Monday, traders worth [...]
Tags: cane, commercio, correction, cosan, czz, ethanol, industria, market crash, monday, stephanie grimmett, sugar, traders
We’re facing a topsoil shortage. And agricultural giant Cresud (NASDAQ:CRESY) will profit as fertile land becomes more scarce.
Blogger’s note: And here I just thought higher food prices were because of energy costs and a rise in the demand for biofuels (which is because of energy costs, too, come to think of it.).
We’ve all [...]
Tags: agricultural, agriculture, biofuels, Chris Mayer, cresud, cresy, dirt, ethanol, farmland, fertile soil, grains, grant, iran, lee, piggly wiggly, property, topsoil, us, wheat
“No, it won’t be flying cars, hydrogen cells, or teleporting atom machines…although those would be fun… Instead, we’re talking about simple energy and cost-efficient cars.” — Mark Louie
Blogger’s note: With oil above $140, we know something has to give. And that something may be new technology in our cars. Perhaps your [...]
Tags: atom, cellulosic, debt, energy crisis, ethanol, healthcare, housing bubble, hydrogen cells, levees, new technology, social security
“There is an ‘emerging’ alternative energy source that is a lot more efficient than corn-based ethanol and doesn’t require the same food vs. fuel trade-off.” — Mike Burnick
by Mike Burnick
Baltimore – (TFN): A month ago, I wrote an article here in the (Sovereign Society) A-Letter detailing the global food [...]
“Now, Congress has voted to stop adding oil to the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve (which was created in the 1970s to smooth out pricing disruptions and supply problems). Talk about missing the point!” — Keith Fitz-Gerald
by Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money Morning
Baltimore – (TFN): First there was the trillion-dollar pork fest [...]
“The Bush administration is currently disputing the International Monetary Fund’s claim that increased production of biofuels, namely ethanol, is the biggest factor in rising food prices.” — Jason Simpkins
by Jason Simpkins, Money Morning
Baltimore — (TFN): U.S. consumer prices rose less than forecast in the month of April, assuaging some inflation fears, but food prices experienced [...]
“Biofuels have turned out to be a lose-lose-lose proposition. Once touted by the Greens and the biofuel industry as being able to reduce the demand for oil and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, biofuels have accomplished neither goal and have no prospect of accomplishing either in the foreseeable future.” —Steven Milloy
Blogger’s Note: A year ago, [...]
“Well, there we have it… energy crisis solved… right? Wrong. You see, for every good idea and every well-thought-out plan that may work on a small scale, there are always problems on a widespread level.” — Kevin Kerr
by Kevin Kerr, Whiskey and Gunpowder
Baltimore – (TFN): It seems that every [...]
Tags: alternative energy, biodiesel, coal, conservation, efficient homes, ethanol, geothermal, hydrogen, kevin kerr, nuclear, oil, recycling, smaller cars, solar
“You may not be aware of the impacts that fuel and electricity prices have on water supply… Today, dear reader, we have the solution and one micro cap with the solar energy technology to solve this problem.” — Jim Nelson
Blogger’s note: The first thing you think of when considering fuel [...]
“Of all the great scams the US federal government has perpetrated on its people, when all is said and done, the corn-based alternative fuel will go down near the top as one of the all-time greatest.” — Andy Carpenter
by Andy Carpenter, Investor’s Daily Edge
Baltimore – (TFN): [...]
“We’re on track to produce more ethanol than Congress wants. Between the planting seasons of 2007 and 2009, U.S. ethanol production is expected to overshoot by 8.3 billion gallons.” — Sara Nunnally
by Sara Nunnally
Baltimore – (TFN): This chart shows projected ethanol production in the billions of gallons (the [...]