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Following an Oil Billionaire to Natural Gas Profits

August 15th, 2008 - By Nick Hodge

Energy & Capital editor Nick Hodge discusses clean energy stocks with respect to the Pickens Plan...

Mary Sawaya has seen a 50% increase in business over the past five years.

She sells work boots and Carhartt overalls in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

But the work boot market hasn't always been so bullish.

According to Sawaya, "About 10 years ago, [the energy industry] was in a slump. And then when Williams Field built their second plant and [Enterprise Products Partners LP] came in, and all this oil and gas cycling came through ... our business went way up."

Job growth in Wyoming has been the strongest in the nation over the past few months. The state's budget surplus is a whopping $571 million.

A recent local news report claimed the state and its citizens have benefited from the sale of coal, oil, and natural gas...

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Energy Investment Reports

Bakken Oil Production
Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl takes a hard look at the Bakken oil boom in Montana and North Dakota.

Big Oil's Buyback
The Ongoing Battle for Control of the World's Remaining Oil Reserves... and the Shocking Truth Behind Why Big Oil Is Frantically Buying Back all of Their Stock Shares.

The New Era of Coal Investing
Welcome to the Coal Bull Market. Coal, whose surging price has outpaced crude oil and natural gas, could double this year.

Energy Stocks

Is the Commodity Boom Over?

Playing the Market in Upside-Down World

Energy and Capital editor Chris Nelder argues that the stock market rally of the last three weeks is only a short-lived respite from the continuing long-term boom in energy and commodities. » Read more

Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Fossil Fuels

Marcellus Shale Gas

Unconventional Profits in the Marcellus Shale

Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl explains why the Marcellus shales may be the best unconventional natural gas play. » Read more

Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Global Energy

Crude Oil Forecast

Energy Department Raises Forecast 92%

Energy and Capital editor Ian Cooper explores the $70 crude oil forecast, and how to profit from today's surging oil prices. » Read more

Posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008

Peak Oil

A Story Nobody Wants To Hear

Talking Peak Oil on Yahoo Finance's "Tech Ticker"

Energy and Capital editor Chris Nelder is interviewed on the topic of oil on Yahoo Finance, and tells a story nobody wants to hear. » Read more

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Renewables & Alternative Energy

The Renewable Energy Markets

Scoring the 'Green' in Green Energy

Energy & Capital editor Nick Hodge shares the best bargain stocks in the renewable energy markets, and reviews the current trouble in the broader energy markets. » Read more

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Solar Energy Investing

Solar Energy Companies

The Silicon Supply Supernova... and the 2 Best International Solar Stocks

Energy & Capital editor Nick Hodge reveals 2 solar energy companies whose stocks are set to go gangbusters from the silicon supply crunch. » Read more

Posted: Friday, June 13, 2008