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Investment Advisor
August 2009
Robert F. Keane |
Alternative Energy Twisting in the Wind The Pickens plan was not the only one to cut back on ambitious alternative energy plans.   |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Robert F. Keane |
Energy Is in the Air In spite of Washington's inaction, wind farms could go a long way toward reducing carbon emissions |
Popular Mechanics
July 25, 2008
Michael Milstein |
Beyond Wind Plan, Pickens Eyes Pipelines in Drought-Ridden U.S. Billionaire hedge-fund manager T. Boone Pickens testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday to outline his new wind-power plan, but it's a water pipeline initiative that could reshape the landscape of Texas' drought dilemma. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2008
Kris Eddy |
T. Boone Pickens Knows You're Thirsty The oil baron wants to sell "stranded" water to Texas cities. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Toby Shute |
Is the Pickens Plan Losing Wind? It's been one year since T. Boone Pickens presented his plan to cure America's dependence on foreign oil. If nothing else, it got the conversation moving in the right direction. |
Outside
December 2008
Stayton Bonner |
Up Wind Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens' plan for reducing oil dependency by increasing wind energy and switching to natural gas for transportation fuel may be his biggest gamble yet. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Why Texans See Green Gold in Renewable Resources As America's petroleum heartland, Texas isn't known for being environmentally sensitive. But its oil-boom, energy savvy attitude could put the state in a surprising position -- leading the charge to alternative energy in the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
A Conversation With T. Boone Pickens T. Boone Pickens on his plan, renewable energy, natural gas and oil. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Harvesting Green Power Farmers are sowing the seeds of an alternative energy future. But how much of the country can we fuel on corn? |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Oil Crisis Isn't Over T. Boone Pickens thinks we're far from out of the woods. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
James B. Meigs |
Why Offshore Drilling Can Bridge Gap to U.S. Energy Future: Op-Ed The government can play a role in advancing alternative energy. Tax incentives and regulatory relief can help. But let's tread lightly when it comes to giving handouts to corporations in the name of research. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
Salon.com
February 1, 2001
Jacques Leslie |
High noon at the Ogallala aquifer How a water-grabbing scheme concocted by T. Boone Pickens is turning conservative Texans into a bunch of regulation-loving liberals... |
Wired
February 2007
John Geoghegan |
Inherit the Wind The Gulf Coast is littered with the carcasses of unused oil equipment. Now those structures are being re-purposed to build the first offshore wind farm in the United States. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Toby Shute |
Should We Pick the Pickens Plan? Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens unveils his plan to wean America off of its foreign oil addiction. Read on for the details. |
Popular Mechanics
May 17, 2007
Tyghe Trimble |
Turbine Turbulence: How to Fix U.S. Wind Power On the outskirts of Abilene, Texas, if you get close enough, the whoosh of giant, energy-pumping blades might convince you that wind power is destined to grow. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Ilana Polyak |
Alternative Energy Can green intentions translate into green? As more investors get hip to alternative energy, financial advisors need to learn about the sector's potentials and pitfalls. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2009
Toby Shute |
The Wind Is at These Companies' Backs We're going to need a lot of turbines. |
Fast Company
February 2009
Melanie Warner |
Can Wind Power a Rural Renaissance? In some small towns, wind power is spawning new jobs, middle-class affluence, and carbon-free energy independence. |
BusinessWeek
June 26, 2008
Adam Aston |
The War Over Offshore Wind Is Almost Over It's no longer if, but when, where, and how many wind farms will go up along the U.S. coast. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
G. David Frye |
Who's Profiting From Wind Power? In the U.S., GE is blowing away the competition. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Rich Duprey |
The Wind Beneath Your Portfolio New wind-farm projects could jump-start an offshore industry. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Brad Reagan |
America @ $100/Barrel: How Long Will the Oil Last? Major discoveries of oil within our own borders could help reduce foreign imports. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2007
Adam Aston |
Catching The Wind In A Bottle A group of Midwest utilities is building a plant that will store excess wind power underground. |
BusinessWeek
July 11, 2005
Laura Cohn |
Wind Power Has A Head Of Steam A big North Sea project highlights the upside of turbine technology in England. |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Goldman Sachs' Green Touch The sale of wind company will begin adding more profits to Goldman's bottom line in the not-too-distant future. Investors, take note. |
Wired
May 2002
Alex Markels |
Sea Change The next wave of renewable power is bigger, cheaper, and multi-megawatts stronger than ever before. And it's about to go online in the North Sea... |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2003
John Teresko |
GE's Growing Bet -- Wind Power With a new prototype turbine rated at 3.6 megawatts, GE Wind Energy prepares for growth in 'green' power. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A Taxing Decision for Alternative Energy Unless Congress extends alt energy tax credits, the industry may not be so electrifying. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Robert Aronen |
The Politics of Ethanol The political tailwind behind ethanol is unstoppable. Still, even with the tailwind, investors need to pay attention to value in this area. With the ethanol hype bubbling over, most of the companies mentioned here are priced for excellent performance. |
Mother Jones
Jul/Aug 2002
Alex Markels |
Prevailing Winds For decades, Big Energy blew off renewable energy as insignificant. Now the industry's biggest players are racing to build wind farms -- and cash in on the latest energy boom. |
Salon.com
June 8, 2000
Ken Silverstein |
Politics and the gas pump A meaningless environmental provision leads to an ecological nightmare -- not to mention an extra charge when fueling up. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 6, 2010
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back? The United States is rapidly falling behind other developed countries such as Denmark, Germany, Japan, and China, all of which use government policy to develop their renewables industries. |
BusinessWeek
October 26, 2009
John Carey |
Wiring America Up to Green Power Should the U.S. subsidize vast high-voltage lines to transport wind and solar electricity to the big cities? |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
A Fresh Breeze at Siemens A new CEO and a new wind power order bode well for the company should have Siemens investors breathing a little easier. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2008
Tim Beyers |
First Wind Whistles Privately held wind farmer First Wind files a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in which it said it would seek $450 million via an initial public offering. Should you be buying? |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Blow the Market Away With Wind Energy The wind-power market has some powerful growth trends. How can you capitalize on them? |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Lone Star Energy: Why Texas Will Resist the Call for a Unified Grid A recent proposal to link the eastern, western and Texas grids together to create a national, energy-friendly supergrid has sparked the interest of utilities and energy insiders, but Texas doesn't want to participate. |
Salon.com
October 29, 2000
Jake Tapper |
Coal miners' doubters Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in West Virginia, but they still have doubts about Gore... |
Geotimes
October 2004
Dere, Martin & Wallace |
Energy Issues Take Center Stage in Senate Races Earth science issues, such as the future of Yucca Mountain or petroleum drilling in Alaska, may not take center stage in the minds of many voters, but they do figure into some prominent U.S. Senate races this year. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Karl Stahlkopf |
Taking Wind Mainstream Given wind's intermittency, can the power grid handle much larger amounts of variable generation? |
Popular Mechanics
February 2008
James B. Meigs |
The Ethanol Fallacy: Op-Ed America needs smart alternative to oil, but the just-passed energy bill puts too much emphasis on the wrong alternative |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
What's in the Wind? Investing in wind power isn't all that easy, especially for Americans. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
William Sweet |
Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Toby Shute |
Will A-Power Investors Ever Catch a Break? The budding wind-turbine manufacturer disappoints, again. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2009
Peter Fairley |
Europe Replaces Old Wind Farms More power from fewer, bigger turbines |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Thornton & Aston |
Wall Street's New Love Affair Why some of the world's smartest investors are betting billions on clean energy. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Google, the Power Company? A 350-mile transmission line funded by Google is just what the wind industry needs. |
