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Financial stock weaken, but coal looks great

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:19:33 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Back when I was a stockbroker (I know, it’s a bad word today) I had a buddy that love to quote this old brokerage saying. “Bears make money, Bulls make money. But pigs just get slaughtered.” Obviously the Board members of AIG, Lehman, Bear Sterns, Washington Mutual, and more than a few other financial [...]

Coal-bed methane, $5 trillion in energy that is not talked about

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:25:58 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Coal-bed methane, have you heard of it? I’m sure most have not. Up until the recent surge in natural gas prices no one really paid attention to this fuel source. Now people are very interested. Coal-bed methane is not a new item. It’s one of the fears that fill every coal mine. [...]

Coal Activist Makes Money With Coal Plants

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:49:58 +0000

If Bud Selig was to join the board of a designer steroids company, that move would be certain to turn the heads of baseball aficionados throughout the world. Here’s the coal industry equivalent. Former Dallas mayor and coal pollution activist Laura Miller is helping build a coal gasification plant in Texas. This is Laura Miller (a.k.a [...]