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Global Warming: Investment Implications

Although I have a strong scientific background and am fairly well read on global warming, I know I don't know enough to critically appraise the complicated details of AGW. Neither does Al Gore, Michael Crichton, Rush Limbaugh, President Obama , or virtually all the commentators here. If you think the author’s "straw men" arguments are balanced, I suggest you do more research on the issue. The people who do know are research climatologists, and they are growing increasingly alarmed.

Is Natural Gas About to Break Higher?

The combustion of natural gas emits almost 30 percent less carbon dioxide than oil, and just under 45 percent less carbon dioxide than coal per unit of energy (source- naturalgas.org), so it is one of the quickest and cheapest ways to reduce GHG's. This will increase natural gas consumption over the next couple of decades. Short term - I don't know, but longterm outlook for producers and pipelines is very favorable.

Chesapeake Energy Called the Market's Bluff

Assuming NG is a good long term investment, what's to distinguish CHK from other NG producers? Bigger is not necessarily better.