Taras Berezowsky

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• China’s Emissions Could Negate Global Efforts Against Climate Change

  Published 19 November 2014 | viewed 11,910 times

  Which contributes more GHG to the atmosphere, red or white? Image credit: Greg Baker for the NY Times, In yet another global greenhouse gas (GHG)…

• U.S. Now Net Fuel Exporter: Good News or Recessionary Rumblings?

  Published 05 December 2011 | viewed 11,325 times

  Much has been made of last week’s data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicating that the US is, once again, a net…

• How Long Will Natural Gas Prices Stay Low?

  Published 22 July 2011 | viewed 8,166 times

  The natural gas market’s underperformance in the investment world hampers its current role as (at least an investment) alternative to crude oil, effectively making the…

• Signs Are Pointing to a Big Commodity Selloff

  Published 05 May 2011 | viewed 14,342 times

  Just as we finally began wondering when the commodity bubble would burst, some troubling signs in the precious metals market – namely silver and gold…

• Are the signs pointing to a Commodities Price Correction

  Published 03 May 2011 | viewed 7,217 times

  Speculators, regional unrest and sovereign debt are driving up prices higher than ever in all commodity classes – food, oil, cotton, metals – and the…

• How Will Platinum Prices be Affected by the Japanese Tsunami

  Published 28 April 2011 | viewed 16,680 times

  Earlier this week we mentioned that platinum is again on the rise, and prospects for the metal are looking good. However, in the wake of…

• Ukraine’s Nuclear Safety and Uranium Production Back in the Spotlight

  Published 26 April 2011 | viewed 6,386 times

  The world observes the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster (April 26th, 1986) today, the worst nuclear accident in history. The Fukushima debacle in Japan…

• Copper Crimes: Worldwide Theft of Copper on the Increase

  Published 25 April 2011 | viewed 28,531 times

  Forget about China’s slight dip in demand for copper – the red metal is still red hot all over the world. So hot that copper…

• Where to Now for Metals? A Look at Gold, Copper, Aluminum and Steel

  Published 21 April 2011 | viewed 7,876 times

  We know that 2011 began with a rocky start – the Middle East uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya turned the status quo upside down,…

• What Impact Will the Ivory Coast Unrest Have on Gold Prices

  Published 07 April 2011 | viewed 12,070 times

  Much has been speculated and written about the Egyptian and Libyan crises as they relate to the gold market, but another, perhaps even more volatile…

• Base Metal ETF's and the Commodity Boom

  Published 29 March 2011 | viewed 6,310 times

  Figuring out the best investment plays on the recent commodity boom we’ve been seeing isn’t an open and shut case. There are many different factors…

• Arguments For and Against Gold Ownership

  Published 21 March 2011 | viewed 7,946 times

  Stories and opinions on whether to buy or sell gold seem to be a dime a dozen these days (more likely, it has always been…

• Long Term Prospects for Uranium Industry Still Strong

  Published 17 March 2011 | viewed 5,701 times

  Japan consumes about 8 to 12 percent of the world’s uranium supply, depending on which source you reference. Of course, nearly a dozen of the…

• Syngas: Vaporizing Waste into Fuel

  Published 14 March 2011 | viewed 9,157 times

  In the constant push to make greening technology not only effective but also profitable, one US company is taking advantage of a Japanese-pioneered innovation: using…

• When is the Best Time to Buy Silver?

  Published 04 March 2011 | viewed 44,359 times

  While there’s considerable focus on silver regarding what returns it can gain as an investment asset and as a hedging tool – both valid applications,…