Solar Power Inc. announced that it has been selected to design and install photovoltaic (PV) solar systems on two of Ventura County’s buildings. This announcement came after a unanimous vote by the County of Ventura Board of Supervisors.

The Roseville, California based Solar Power Inc. will lead Ventura County’s entry into the solar energy field with the installation of a 328 kW system on the Fleet Services and Public Works buildings at the Saticoy Operations Yard and a 169 kW system on the County’s Vanguard building.

Prior to this agreement, there was a long-term effort on the part of the Ventura County government who have longed for solar energy for quite some time. Steve Morgan who serves as the Chief Deputy Director for the County was quoted as saying, “We have always been interested in renewable energy as a viable economic strategy. When we began to pursue LEED certification

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Profiting From Oil – Peak or Not

Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team

It seems like the only times that the financial media talks about oil is when they mention either demand destruction in the United States or an inventory buildup of fuel, etc. in the United States.

The financial media is doing a real disservice to millions of investors in two ways.

The first is by ignoring the rest of the globe when it comes to demand for oil. For example, China imported a record amount of oil in July – 4.6 million barrels a day, up 42% from last July.

This record monthly figure is well above the previous peak of 4.1 million barrels of oil a day set in March 2008, when the financial media said that China was simply stockpiling oil ahead of the Olympics.

The second

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Being in the right place at the right time is the name of the game when it comes to investing. Understanding where the market is and where it will be is the key. When it comes to infrastructure the game tends to move along at a rather slow pace and then explode all at once. If an investor can see where the infrastructure play will happen, they can be well positioned when it does happen. In the infrastructure world, patience is the real need. If infrastructure is an area that seems appealing, buy in and wait.

Energy Services of America Corp., an energy services company, works to test electrical systems for utilities and industry while also offering construction and site services from initial site work to reconstruction and installation of water/sewer systems and electric power utility raceways. The company has recently exited winter related slowdowns and effects of the current

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The other day I had lunch with a “brain trust,” of sorts.  Participants included a retired executive from an aerospace company.  This guy helped design and build many of the reconnaissance satellites that the U.S. has launched.  There was a senior executive from a large steel company.  There was a venture capitalist who made his first $500 million in the software industry, and who now has much of that wealth spread around in biotech and nanotech startups.  There was a former senior political appointee who worked in the Treasury Department.  And then there was me.

“Climate Change” Driving Policy Now

According to the satellite builder, the dominant elements of the political and media culture are “completely in the tank” when it comes to believing in the dangers of “climate change.”  It’s not as if climate change is demonstrably true, he pointed out.  There are valid scientific data from both sides of the

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“Global Demand for Oil to Plummet,” screams a recent Financial Times headline.   Huh?  No it won’t.  Who are they trying to kid?

Global oil demand is not going to “plummet.”  And for the FT to say so is just plain silly, if not irresponsible.  OK, I know.  There’s an old saying that they teach in journalism schools.  “You have to sell newspapers.”  But this declaration by the FT highlights the perils of letting a headline-writer do your thinking for you.  It’s what I call “arguing a screaming conclusion.”  And a wrong conclusion at that.

Oil Demand – Down, Then Up

But let’s move past the headlines.  The Financial Times article explains that the World Bank has just issued a new study.  The World Bank believes that the world is entering into the toughest economic times “since the Great Depression.”  Thus overall world oil demand may fall by about half a million barrels per

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At the end of April I informed you about new ETF focused on emerging stock markets in Central and Eastern Europe. iShares released MSCI Eastern Europe (IEER.L). ETF is listed on London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Paris, Xetra Frankfurt and SWX Swiss exchange.After SPDR S&P Emerging Europe (GUR) and Central Europe & Russia Fund CEF (CEE) it's third fund with exposure on CEE markets.As you can energy sector dominates followed by financial. Both make up more that half of ETF structure.ETF constituents: Lukoil (LUKOY) 9,8%, Gazprom (OGZPY) 9,3%, Surgutneftegaz (SGTZY) 5,6%, Unified Energy System (USERY) 5%, MMC Norilsk Nickel (NILSY) 4,9%, OTP Bank (OTPGF) 4,5%, CEZ 4,2 %.http://stockweb.blogspot.com/atom.xml