It's a Win-Win for Natural Gas Investors

keith kohl If you haven't noticed by now, true energy independence is at the end of a long and winding road of broken promises and wordy speeches.

We know the song and dance all too well.

It begins with a few notes about eliminating U.S. dependence on foreign oil entirely, followed by a two-step over renewables alleviating a very serious decades-long addiction to crude.

It's been done eight times since Nixon took the oath of office in 1969 — and with every repeat performance, we nod our heads and clap along.

It should be noted that the presidential dedication to energy independence doesn't come without a bit of humor...

The 32 solar panels that Carter installed on the White House were promptly taken down as soon as Reagan took a seat in the Oval Office. In fact, it was one of his first executive decisions.

So where are we today, 36 years into listening to the same broken record?

It appears the next 25 won't be much different:

Profit from the Greatest Markup in History

Over the next ten years, up to 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas will flow from Canadian shores to an energy-starved China for a record profit.

The deal — agreed to in November — hands one small group of companies (and smart shareholders) payments four times larger than what any domestic energy company could ever get away with charging.

The full story — and details about how you could take advantage of it today — are all
right here in your free report.

So what's the solution to our energy independence that the last eight U.S. leaders have missed?

It's so simple, it's complicated: access to cheap energy.

Granted, our move away from oil won't happen overnight (and I wouldn't pay much heed to anyone saying it will)... but it will happen.

Over the last year, investors have been successful banking on future LNG exports.

U.S. LNG is the bandwagon everyone's jumping on — and the same place they could end up getting burned.

So far, our Commander in Chief has been supportive of LNG exporting projects.

(Were you expecting anything different during an election year?)

I, for one, am not expecting our future flood of shale gas to hit foreign shores just yet.

The uproar we talked about last week still hasn't been felt.

Here's the catch: Obama doesn't have to openly oppose it.

Because buried deep in the government's archives is a particular piece of legislation that's been tucked away for decades...

The Export Administration Act of 1969 effectively gave the president the authority to limit or suspend exports of U.S. commodities (among other things) in the interest of national security, short supply, and foreign policy.

I can think of a few individuals who consider our domestic energy supplies — specifically, our cheap natural gas — an interest to national security.

Right now, natural gas costs roughly the same as a $15 barrel of oil.

A best-case scenario wouldn't collapse current oil prices that low.

When the first shipments of LNG depart from Gulf Coast facilities, the inevitable outcome would be rising domestic natural gas prices.

When that happens, how long until political pressure reaches a boiling point for the current president?

More importantly, is there a way for us to properly prepare for the upcoming shift to natural gas?

On the one hand, low prices have been crushing North American gas producers; on the other, future LNG exports could be nipped in the bud by pushing the right political buttons.

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Prepare Your Portfolio for the Flood

There's a better way to invest in natural gas — and it isn't from potential exporters whose shipments could be cut with the snap of presidential fingers.

Just as we saw in the early days of the U.S. petroleum industry, the real investment potential lies with infrastructure. 

According to EIA data, there are more than 210 natural gas pipeline systems and over 300,000 miles of transmission pipelines across the United States:

Add to that 1,400 compressor stations, 11,000 delivery points, 24 market hubs, and over 400 underground storage facilities... and we're still not prepared for the transition from oil.

Though we've covered several of these infrastructure plays recently, the real money here is in supplanting oil's domination in the transportation sector.

When millionaires are filling up their trucks for $1 a gallon, it's a no-brainer to hop aboard.

That's the direction we're headed. This is how you can prepare for it. 

A true insider in the energy markets, Keith is one of few financial reporters to have visited the Alberta oil sands. His research has helped thousands of investors capitalize from the rapidly changing face of energy. Keith connects with hundreds of thousands of readers as the Managing Editor of Energy & Capital as well as Investment Director of Angel Publishing's Energy Investor. For years, Keith has been providing in-depth coverage of the Bakken, the Haynesville Shale, and the Marcellus natural gas formations — all ahead of the mainstream media. For more on Keith, go to his editor's page.

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“It's the perfect storm here for drillers, Keith. Not a dry hole in sight.”

That's how I was greeted by an old friend as I stepped onto the rig last week.

I've heard these same words time and again since my first visit to the Bakken.

And I can't blame my friend for his rosy outlook...

The rig he runs happens to be in one of the hottest oil fields in the United States.

Don't Buy Facebook's IPO — Buy This Instead

You hear about it everywhere.

The $100 billion Facebook IPO is set to be the largest tech event of this decade.

People in diners, on elevators, and around the water cooler are talking about this stock like they used to talk about Google...

The Facebook IPO will be huge.

But the sad fact is Wall Street power brokers are buying Facebook before it launches — making it impossible for you to get in on the big payday.

Lucky for you, there is a better way to play it... one that could make you even more money just as fast.

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Good Investing,

Nick Hodge
Senior Editor, Energy and Capital

Breaking News: French Nuclear Power Plant Bombed!

It didn't take much to bomb the Bugey nuclear power plant in France...

Just a motorized paraglider and an anti-nuclear activist with a serious set of stones.

It all went down a couple of weeks ago, when an unnamed activist flew over the 3 GW power station, threw a smoke bomb, and landed safely inside the facility.

He said he wanted to illustrate the external dangers of nuclear power. He accomplished much more.

You see, the timing couldn't have been better for the anti-nuclear crowd in France. Because just four days after security flaws were exposed at the Bugey nuclear power station, Francois Hollande of France's socialist party won the French presidential election.

My friends, Hollande may end up doing more damage to France's nuclear industry than an actual meltdown...

$10 Gas Overnight?

Dear Energy and Capital Reader,

A massive, very specific event — with roots as far back as the 1940s — is about to shock the global energy market.

It's an event government and industry insiders have known about and brushed under the rug for years.

When I first told my family and friends about this looming event a few years ago, even they told me I was nuts...

But a WikiLeaks report released this year — along with plenty of other data, as you'll see — has confirmed all my suspicions and proven my theory correct.

When this event hits, perhaps as early as next year, oil prices will surpass $300 per barrel. Gas at the pump will go to $10 overnight.

That's why it's so crucial I give you this information today... so you can start getting your family and finances in order immediately.

Sincerely,

Go Government!

Your government is ineffective.

But you knew that.

All it should be doing is providing defense and emergency services and maintaining infrastructure. Instead, it's found ways to inefficiently infiltrate every corner of our lives.

Term limits and ending the revolving door of corporate/government payola and employment would do much to fix it.

But what politician would do such a thing when they have it so good already?

Anyway, that's an essay for another day.

Today, just two quick examples of the great progress your public officials are making.

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When Did Logic Leave the Room?

The Postal Service lost $5.1 billion dollars last year.

That's $16 for every man, woman, and child in this country.

It lost another $3.2 billion in the first three months of this year.

I need the post office for nothing. In the free market, it would wither and die.

Here's how it works in Washington...

The USPS asks Congress to end a retiree health payment requirement, pull its employees out of federal health programs, end Saturday mail delivery, and raise rates beyond inflation.

The Senate says the USPS can take longer make those health payments and can end Saturday mail delivery in two years while ignoring everything else.

The House of Representatives does nothing: No bill is passed. Nothing is resolved.

They'll get reelected in November and we'll all be shocked next January when the USPS reports a $10 billion loss.

Go government!

Sell Exxon!

It should be the best of times for the oil giant...

So why did it recently miss earnings estimates? And why are analysts lowering earnings estimates for the rest of the year?

The fact is Exxon's growth is over.

There's a new generation of small oil companies that have secured a 24 billion barrel oil reserve in the Western U.S.

They're lean, mean, and they're making investors wealthy. Get the details here.

Fracking Idiotic

Maybe you've heard Vermont is going to be the first state to outlaw fracking.

I hope they spent a good deal of time and taxpayer money to research, draft, and debate the law, because it's going to have a monumental effect on the nonexistent fracking industry in Vermont...

That's right, no fracking going on there.

The state doesn't even have any notable gas reserves. This was simply a time-wasting token gesture.

States that do have frackable reserves and that are undergoing a jobs- and energy-producing fracking boom — like Wyoming, Texas, and Michigan — are encouraging responsible growth by requiring companies to disclose the specific chemicals they use in the process.

So hats off to you, Vermont state legislators. You banned something that didn't even exist. Let me know how the unicorn moratorium goes.

I don't know what's going on, but there has been a serious deterioration of logic and common sense over the past few years.

As always, my advice remains the same: Be observant enough to recognize the idiocy and hypocrisy that's fed to us every day in the form of 'news.'

And be smart enough to stay above it, sift through it, and cull the nuggets of information that add to your bottom line.

We do that for you here every week. This week's examples below.

Call it like you see it,

Meet the Editors of Energy and Capital

Dear Energy and Capital Reader,
Without energy, everything comes to a grinding halt.

Today, energy is at a crossroads. Like a lit fuse, a catastrophe of immeasurable proportion is looming...

Even though the energy crisis is beginning to make its way into the media limelight, very few people are aware of the true scope and magnitude of this crisis.

With today's seemingly abundant energy supply, it can be difficult for us to imagine an energy-limited world. Nevertheless, the impending energy crisis is coming.

And like the ancient phoenix, a great opportunity will rise from the ashes of this crisis.
There will be those — like Energy and Capital readers — who will be given the foresight and vision to exploit the stock and investment opportunities of the new energy economy.

Meet the cast of experts who will be guiding you along the way...

Keith Kohl

Each week, Energy and Capital Editor in Chief Keith Kohl reports on oil and energy to over 150,000 readers.

A true insider in the energy markets, Keith's research has helped thousands of investors capitalize off the rapidly changing face of energy.

For over a year, Keith covered the massive domestic Bakken oil formation — and the companies profiting right now — before news broke to the mainstream press. He was there for the Haynesville Shale formation and also for the Marcellus natural gas formation uncovering the real stories there... and the real opportunities.

So far in 2010, Keith has banked 13 positions for gains. But that’s nothing compared with what he’s done since last year... Since June, 2009, Keith has closed 34 for 35 winners. Two of his biggest gainers — of which he still holds — are up a combined 967%.

And he's one of the only financial reporters around who's actually been to Alberta's remote tar sands region — and met with every major player in the booming Canadian oil operation.

In addition, Keith is a contributor to the $20 Trillion Report. He’s pulled in some fantastic gains for his readers there as well. This includes a 69% gain in Crescent Energy, a 46% gain in Kodiak Oil and Gas, and a solid 34% in Earthstone Energy.

Jeff Siegel

Jeff is the co-founder and managing editor of Green Chip Stocks, an independent investment research service that focuses primarily on stocks in both the renewable energy and organic & natural food markets.

An environmentalist and self-professed health nut, Jeff is also a raging capitalist who believes the dawn of the LOHAS market (lifestyles of health and sustainability) will usher in a new way of life — as well as a new generation of wealth.

From 1994 to 2001, Jeff worked for Agora Publishing before packing his bags and traveling across the globe in search of mega-trends and his own version of nirvana.

He found both in the burgeoning renewable energy and organic & natural foods markets.

Jeff's early analyses of these markets drew much criticism from the status quo. His youth, environmental stances, and abrasive nature didn't earn him many accolades from colleagues, either... But after picking winner after winner, many have since traded their preconceptions of green markets for profits.

Often declaring "Capitalism is a catalyst for change," Jeff continues to spot the most lucrative renewable energy and organic food companies in the world. And subscribers to his Green Chip Stocks have made small fortunes in the process.

Every week, Jeff highlights investment opportunities in the fast-growing LOHAS market. Recent gains include 221.05% on BioteQ Environmental Technologies, 145.51% on Converge Inc., 179/78 on Yingli Energy, 220.31% on Energy Focus Inc., and an astounding 321.07% on EnerNOC Inc.

Jeff also works as a consultant, has been a featured guest on Fox, CNBC and Bloomberg Asia, and is the author of the bestselling energy book, Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks.

Nick Hodge

One of the bright young minds in today's cleantech industry, Nick is putting his knowledge of nascent green markets to use in several ways...

He's the Managing Editor of Alternative Energy Speculator, an investment advisory service focused on taking advantage of every aspect of cleaner energy: from the stop-gap companies that are making a fortune lowering carbon emissions to makers of more fuel efficient engines and other technologies that will help the U.S. successfully build a bridge from current fuel to the energy of the future.

But that’s not all...  Alternative Energy Speculator has been riding a lightning bolt of profits the past few months. Nick has scored a 391% gain on BYD Company for his readers. Those same readers also enjoyed a 26^ gain on A-Power Generation, 60% on Cosan, and 70% on Power-Save Energy.

As the strength of the "green" market grew over the course of 2010, Nick realized his readers could bag quick profits on fast-moving energy companies without using a buy-and-hold mentality. The Alternative Energy Speculator spin-off — Alternative Energy Trader — has already realized 23% gains on Westport Innovations, 51% On Nevada Geothermal, and 426% on a tiny American nuclear company that only Nick’s readers know about.

Also concerned with the world's dwindling availability of fresh water, Nick has been able to uncover a new generation of young, profitable companies that are set to explode as the world's energy crisis falls in line with an even more catastrophic water crisis.

From water treatment to water conservation technology, Nick's already on the inside — scoping out the most profitable opportunities this crisis will deliver for decades to come.

Most recently, Nick has become increasingly interested in carbon markets and the profit opportunities they create. He's an expert on the Kyoto Protocol and its associated carbon markets. And he's a strong proponent of a domestic cap-and-trade system, keeping a close eye on that situation as it develops.

An avid outdoorsman, when he's not watching the ticker or writing for Green Chip Stocks and Energy & Capital, Nick can be found fishing the vast tributaries of the Chesapeake or in the woods looking to bag the big one.

Nick is a regular contributor to Energy & Capital and Wealth Daily, and has been featured on Canada's Business News Network and Yahoo!'s Tech Ticker, and is the co-author of the bestselling book, Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks.

Christian DeHaemer

For the last 14 years, Christian DeHaemer has beaten every major market index. His gains include making 10% in 2007, a year when many people saw their net worth cut in half.

Christian uses a unique blend of value investing coupled with a specific catalyst he calls the Hammer, Trigger and Spark system — a system that keeps your money in play and ensures rapid profits.

Over the years he has traveled to Cuba, Egypt, India, and Bulgaria, among other frontier markets, in search of ridiculously low values and massive upside.

He bought numerous gold mining stocks in November 2007 when they were trading for less than cash and were completely unwanted. One gold stock is up 303% in seven months; all are up triple digits.

When blood runs in the streets, Christian buys that fear with a cool hand. He bought oil wildcatters when the price per barrel was plummeting into the $30s; he took profits a few months later when oil was pushing $80.

When asked about today's market, he'll tell you that you want to trade the volatility short-term using options and buy hard assets on the dip for the long term. He encourages buying stuff you can drop on your foot: oil, gold, and other commodities.

Christian goes on to say, "Mongolia will be the best performing market over the next five years."

Why Mongolia?

"I'll have the whole report out shortly... Laugh now, but mark my words: It's going to be huge."