I want to talk about the challenge of exponential growth in a finite world. This is a concept that while on its surface seems easy to get, most people don’t fully grasp it. Any growth rate that is positive will lead to a doubling in size eventually -- the higher the growth rate, the quicker the doubling. A quick "back of the envelope" method of figuring it out is known as the rule of 70. If you divide a growth rate into 70, it will roughly give you the time for something to double. Thus if something is growing at 2% a year, then it will double in about 35 years, at 5% only 14 years, etc. If you want to be more precise, you can always use your Y^x button on your calculator, but the rule of 70 will do for this discussion. Clearly, exponential growth ...

GWS Technologies is an alternative energy company that has been gaining much acclaim of late. Founded in 2005 in Scottsdale, Arizona, GWS became a fully-reporting company by March of 2007 and has had continued success since that time period. A recent announcement directed at stimulus spending will enhance GWS for years to come.

Yesterday, the White House stated that $3.4 billion will be allocated to modernize the nation’s electrical power system to more easily use renewable resources. The allocations of these funds came from the Obama administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and were put into effect to fund smart grid projects across the country.

The availability of these funds will attract the attention of institutional investors because the money will be released in a form of a grant, being matched dollar for dollar by private funding. This new stream of capital will attract investors and

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Oct. 28, 2009 (Business Wire) — GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, sees substantial benefits for wind and solar energy projects in yesterday’s White House announcement that $3.4 billion will be allocated to modernize the nation’s electrical power system to more easily use renewable resources. The money will be released in the form of grants to applicants and must be matched dollar for dollar by private funding. The grants are a result of an allocation of funds to smart grid projects in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

“One of the biggest obstacles to developing more wind and solar power on a utility-size scale has been the lack of transmission lines tied to an electrical grid that’s capable of delivering clean electricity from the best solar and wind sites to the point of

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Earlier last week, cement maker CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. (CX), was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop technology for capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions at one of Cemex’s U.S. cement plants. CEMEX will work with RTI International and others to design a dry sorbent Carbon dioxide capture and compression system, a pipeline (if necessary), and an injection station. This commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) demonstration project may remove up to 1 million ton of Carbon dioxide annually. Only 12 CCS projects from industrial sources, including cement plants, chemical plants, paper mills, refineries, and manufacturing facilities across the United States were selected for the first phase of DOE funding. Cemex USA is the only cement company in America to receive funding for a large-scale industrial CCS project. The CCS projects are cost-shared collaboration between the government and ...

Octus Energy is a smart energy management company focused on transforming the energy industry. The company develops, markets and sells energy-efficient lighting and cooling solutions that enable public sector and private organizations to reduce their energy use. Their solutions are delivered through OctusSEP, a turnkey energy savings and demand response management program, and proprietary energy-efficiency products.

The OctusSEP system will include a combination of proprietary and best-in-class intelligent energy-efficient lighting, cooling and automation products as well as a smart, Web-based energy management communication platform to control, monitor and verify energy usage and savings. The company will offer project financing for customers through Octus’s Energy Savings as a Service program.

Octus is managed by a team of proven, entrepreneurial executives, and is supported by a world-class group of strategic partners and industry and professional advisors. Leveraging an established ecosystem of strategic partners and industry-leading advisors, the company is well positioned to bring market-ready

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SigmaTron International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGMA), an electronic manufacturing services company, today reported revenues and earnings for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2009. Revenues decreased to $26.3 million in first quarter of fiscal 2010 from $38.5 million for the same quarter in the prior year. Net income decreased to a loss of ($402,475) for the period ended July 31, 2009 compared to a profit of $579,324 for the same period in the prior year. Basic earnings (loss) per share and diluted earnings (loss) per share from operations for the quarter ended July 31, 2009, were both ($0.11), compared

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Savoy Energy Corporation, an independent oil and gas company based in Texas, specializes in what is called “recompletion” and “workover” activities. What this means is that the company is very good at identifying and acquiring abandoned oil and gas wells that still have a lot to give, and bringing them back into production using advanced processing technologies and careful management. Savoy is known for its ability to economically extract significant remaining product from abandoned wells.

Savoy is already producing oil from four wells, and has identified 18 other U.S. wells that are favorable candidates for turnaround. In addition, the company recently announced plans to create a joint venture in the South Pacific island of Fiji to license properties there for oil exploration and drilling.

As long term fossil fuel prices continue to rise, the demand for more production from previously producing wells is

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Every country needs a few basic ingredients in order to achieve healthy, sustained economic growth.

Reliable sources of energy. A modern, efficient infrastructure, consisting of a good road and rail system, reliable power grids and high-speed digital communications networks.

And if a country wants to be considered a “global economic powerhouse,” it’s nearly impossible for it to do so without these critical building blocks.

So it’s not too surprising that China is spending unprecedented amounts of money to beef up its infrastructure.

It’s also spending huge amounts of money on long-term oil and gas contracts. And with nearly $2 trillion on hand, it’s the perfect time for China to go on an energy acquisition spree.

Right now, it’s spending like a thirsty sailor on shore leave…

You see, despite the recent pullback in the Chinese stock market, the country is still on an economic roll that will continue for the next 50 years.

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China’s Energy Acquisition: Three Ways To Invest In China

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist

Every country needs a few basic ingredients in order to achieve healthy, sustained economic growth.

Reliable sources of energy. A modern, efficient infrastructure, consisting of a good road and rail system, reliable power grids and high-speed digital communications networks.

And if a country wants to be considered a “global economic powerhouse,” it’s nearly impossible for it to do so without these critical building blocks.

So it’s not too surprising that China is spending unprecedented amounts of money to beef up its infrastructure.

It’s also spending huge amounts of money on long-term oil and gas contracts. And with nearly $2 trillion on hand, it’s the perfect time for China to go on an energy acquisition spree.

Right now, it’s spending like a thirsty sailor on shore leave…

You see, despite the recent

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Aquentium, Inc. Subsidiary Global Green Resources President Issues Mission Statement

 

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Global Green Resources President Issues Mission Statement

North Palm Springs, CA - (WORLD STOCK WIRE) — Aquentium, Inc. (OTCBB: AQNM) subsidiary Global Green Resources President discusses company mission and go forward plans.

Global Green Resources is a green technology and construction firm. Global Green Resources brings synergy to its parent Aquentium in the green construction business as they will supply construction services as well as technology services.

The company’s technology division will supply cutting edge services such as Virtualization that

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