What will happen when there is less oil? U.S. oil demand will fall, whether anybody likes it or not. The oil will simply not be available in the volumes that the government, industry and people in general have come to expect. So the phenomenon of declining oil use will not be voluntary, graceful or cheap.

Demand for coal is through the roof. And I believe the price of a ton of the stuff is almost guaranteed to rise in the years ahead.

Oil is the energy resource that captures public attention, but its poor cousin natural gas could be the one now offering more interesting investment opportunities.

If you missed out on Indonesia before… don’t fret, because if I’m right, a second bite of the cherry is about to come your way.

In 2006, we found the perfect income investment. Westshore Terminals sits at the end of a long spit in the waters just south of Vancouver. Trains originating from the coal mines of Canada dump their cargo onto company property. Westshore then sorts the coal and loads it onto ships bound for the world’s steel mills. That’s it.