On October 29, 2008 a pipeline company, Western Gas (NYSE:WES), announced plans that made its shareholders very happy. I wasn’t a shareholder at the time but its announcement caught my attention and I began following the company.

Vulnerable companies in the utility sector are certainly showing shorting opportunities. Andrew Gordon of Investor’s Daily Edge suggests that although the “recession has finally caught up to the utilities,” there is opportunity for triple digits gains.

Marc Lichtenfeld from the Smart Profits Report said that Energy projects would receive nearly $40 billion worth of federal funds under the Obama Stimulus Plan. A good chunk of this will go towards renewable energy – a big part of Obama’s energy plan.

One company that offers a healthy 3.5% dividend and is the largest solar and wind energy provider in the U.S. stands to see share prices climb the most.

The energy sector is oversold, says Dave Fessler in Investment U.

That’s because traders dumped energy stocks as oil came down off its late July highs. The market also ditched infrastructure stocks, banking on less infrastructure projects thanks to less demand for oil.

Don’t bet on it. The world still depends on crude oil. And even if people are driving less, they still have to get around.

Dave has picked three energy and infrastructure stocks that are bargains right now…

Billionaire Texas financier T. Boone Pickens‘ BP Capital commodity fund dropped in value by 34% in July, according to figures obtained by the New York Post.

Fortunately for Pickens, he has a plan to move away from volatile oil. It’s called the Pickens Plan. It involves converting US cars to run on natural gas instead of petroleum and devleoping a massive wind farm in Texas.

Floyd Brown at Investment U says Pickens has a history of being in the right place and the right time and profiting handsomely. Floyd has picked four stocks to help you follow Pickens’ lead into natural gas and wind energy…