Friday, August 27, 2010

Can The U.S. Switch To Natural Gas?

There is nothing like a big oil spill (or several years of high gasoline prices) to get investors and some environmentalists talking about natural gas again. The arguments have been around for years and go something like this: Natural gas is relatively abundant in the United States, it can offer positive pollution trade-offs to oil and gasoline, and it is the only immediate option with a reasonable chance to supplant imported oil in powering vehicles. 

As another summer has rolled by, however, North America really does not seem all that much closer to the sort of natural gas-fueled future that people like T. Boone Pickens would recommend. Still, for those investors who believe in the possibility, there are a few investment plays to explore while the idea is still in its extended infancy.


To read the complete piece, please go to:
http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Can-The-U.S.-Switch-To-Natural-Gas-UPL-CHK-KMP-CLNE-PTRY-GTLS-DRC-WPZ-PCG0827.aspx

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