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The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Anders Bylund	Word of the Day: Sequestration GE and BP work together to stem global warming. These global giants certainly have the scale and resources to make it happen.
Fast Company July 2006 Fara Warner	The Nanofactory Fuel cells could change the world - if someone can figure out how to mass-produce the things.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Did Mirant Cave In? On the heels of a failed bid to acquire NRG Energy, and vocal agitation from private-equity group Pirate Capital, Mirant has announced plans for a share buyback via a Dutch auction tender offer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Suntech Power Has Big Plans Suntech Power's 10-year supply agreement with MEMC Electronic Materials suggests big expectations for growth. Patient and risk-tolerant investors could be in for some sunny days.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Peabody Goes Down Under Buying Excel Coal would expand Peabody's business in Australia. It's rarely a great idea for individual investors to try to play the M&A guessing game, but if large buyers think they might be seeing value in the sector, it may be time for another look.
CFO July 1, 2006 John Goff	Power Source How a fresh crop of CFOs is propelling the alternative-fuels industry.
CFO July 1, 2006 Julia Homer	Blowing in the Wind If more-frequent and more-intense cycles of oppressive oil pricing become the norm, there will be plenty of incentive to make alternative energy work.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Adam Aston	Nuclear Power's Missing Fuel Why Wall Street is skeptical of backing a new round of proposed nuclear power plants.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	BP: Bad Propane BP is accused by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of manipulating the price of propane. Just maybe this will turn into enough of a scandal that savvy investors will get a chance to buy shares on the cheap.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Glen Kenney	ExxonMobil's $400 Million Insult: Part 2 Oil companies are presently making a lot of money. They make it by pennies per gallon from refining, and only a little more from production. Oil prices are set by global supply and demand, and they will continue to rise as long as demand keeps increasing.
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