Utilities & Energy

Magazine articles on utilities, oil, gas, and other energy sources.

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The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services: Climb on for a Long Ride As production slows and projects are canceled, watch this sector.
Wired Bryant Urstadt	Deliver Clean Energy to Distant Cities Building wind turbines and solar farms in the middle of nowhere sounds great. But it's not easy to move all that clean energy to the people. The solution is to go underground or underwater.
Wired Kevin Kelleher	Make Conservation Simple (and Easy) A smart grid requires smart electric meters that let households track and manage their power consumption in real time. The key is making the meters easy to use.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Toby Shute	The Oil Mega-Merger You Almost Missed Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada, each a formidable integrated energy company in its own right, are joining in an all-share deal to form a Canadian champion.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 David Lee Smith	Is Energy's Rally Just Temporary? The climb in oil prices -- and consequently energy stocks -- may persist for longer than most folks expect.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 Toby Shute	This Week in Solar Solar news: Energy Conversion Devices slashes its outlook... Canadian Solar announces it took charge in the fourth quarter... Another solar project pipeline consolidation... China Sunergy reports plunging revenue and inventory writedowns...
The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 Christopher Barker	Valero Plunges Into Ethanol Valero Energy proves you can teach this old dog a new trick, by delving into the ethanol business in a major way.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 David Lee Smith	A New Boom-or-Bust Nigerian Gas Project Nigeria likely is the world's most dangerous country in which to conduct oil and gas operations. And yet, 15 companies have agreed to participate in what ultimately could become a major natural gas development project there.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 Christopher Barker	The First Bear to Emerge From Hibernation Peabody Energy will develop the Bear Run coal mine, a deal potentially worth a cool $6 billion.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2009 Christopher Barker	5 Overlooked Gems of the Energy Patch Is it time to energize your income portfolio with these Canadian royalty trusts?
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