Republican lawmakers are alleging that the EPA's new greenhouse gas regulations would kill the U.S. coal industry by making it too expensive to build new coal-fueled power plants. But even if that's true, how will it impact you?
The energy situation is looking pretty grim for much of the world. But here in North America? We're sitting pretty. Thanks to a boom in natural gas production from shale, and oil production from Canada's tar sands, North America will become an energy exporter over the coming decades.
Last week, the EPA unveiled rules that establish the first national limits on power plant emissions of a host of poisonous airborne pollutants. It's estimated that they'll save the country billions of dollars in health care costs.
The path to profits for most of Corporate America lately has been cutting costs rather than raising revenue. But a careful look reveals a few companies that are poised to deliver real revenue growth. We've found six with a plus: Their stocks look like bargains.
A natural gas boom is coming in the U.S, but while consumers are likely to benefit from the cheap energy source, investors may not. Huge new discoveries of domestic reserves may keep prices down, and the political push toward renewable energy sources could cut into producers' profits.
In a sign that large fossil-fuel power plants may be falling out of favor, French engineering company Alstom on Monday announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the next 17 months. Alstom cited low demand for its coal and natural-gas plants. Its renewable-energy operations won't be affected by the cuts.
Worries are building about the prospects for China's economy, but GameChangerStocks.com's Hilary Kramer says there are some good long-term opportunities for investors. Her stock picks: Two non-Chinese companies invested heavily in China.
Investors drilled Massey Energy for a second day, sending its shares down more than 6% in the wake of a West Virginia mine explosion that killed at least 25 miners. But, facing fines and lawsuits, stock price losses are likely just the beginning of the company's fiscal pain.
Peabody Energy, the largest U.S. coal producer, has made a $3 billion unsolicited bid for Australia's Macarthur Coal, which is itself in the midst of an acquisition maneuver. Macarthur has already rejected Peabody's bid as inadequate, but Peabody isn't giving up so easily.
The Lorax is mossy and bossy and speaks for the trees, but this week, his voice is a bit of a cacophony, caught up in a dispute between the estate of Theodor Geisel and LoraxAG, a startup project involved in coal gasification.
