A very interesting article that describes a relationship to global currency with oil trade, the oil crisis' and gold. A bit of a history lesson. Very interesting article, although quite long. Also definitely worth watching the YouTube video at the end that discusses the future of oil/energy/carbon trading. Join discussion...

"China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline, has ordered thousands of companies to close high-polluting plants as its leadership vies to retool economic growth. Beijing has pledged to slash China's energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by 20 per cent between 2006 and 2010" Join discussion...

"China plans to spend about 5 trillion yuan (US$738 billion) in the next decade developing cleaner energy to cut emissions and reduce reliance on coal, a government official said." Join discussion...

"The "backward" facilities produce steel, coke, aluminum, paper and other materials throughout China and must close by late September" Join discussion...

Russia will build two large gas pipelines to China within five years, it was announced yesterday (March 2006). **Just posting this FYI. We're nearing that completion date** Join discussion...

Legendary investor Jim Rogers talked with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene and Ken Prewitt on Tuesday about his investment strategy these days. Join discussion...

Billionaire investor George Soros told a German publication that the U.S. economy requires hundreds of billions of dollars in additional bailout funds to successfully weather the ongoing financial crisis Join discussion...

Regulatory filings this past quarter revealed that legendary investors Warren Buffett and George Soros increased their stakes in two well-known oil producers. Join discussion...

According to CNBC this morning, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway announced a tentative agreement to buy Constellation Energy for roughly $4.7 billion in cash. Join discussion...

Zoe Hughes of Private Equity Real Estate magazine reported on September 2 that legendary property investor Tom Barrack and his private international real estate investment firm Colony Capital, LLC, are looking to diversify into energy and infrastructure. Join discussion...