Are Biofuels the Problem?

Energy prices are going through the roof and as I wrote the other day that prices may go to $10 a gallon, the emphasis has been on alternate energy solutions. This has created opportunities for alternate energy companies to cash in on the hype and demand. Biofuels have filled this new demand and has also created a growing (no pun intended) problem. Since biofuels is grown on farms and creates ethanol, this has caused a problem on the world food supply. Recently, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke on the increasing world food prices.

Since the all the rules of acquisition are all about profits and gaining as much as possible, can you fault farmers in taking the initiative to gain as much of it as possible? Here are some biofuel stocks that I am looking at currently and really see if some profits can be made.
ADM
BG
BP
CAG
CVX
MON
PEIX
RDS.B

One little wrinkle in the whole genetically modified seeds that is the largest component of ethanol, is that the UN has created a task force on world food prices. This may cause a problem with the worlds largest genetically modifying engineering of biofuels company, ADM. They have already halted construction of 2 plants for creating biofuels.

What do you? You want to help the environment but do not want to pay the price? It is cause and effect theory.

Worldwide Water Woes

Clean water it is becoming even more difficult to obtain throughout the world due to growing population and poor stewardship of current resources. Read through this long, long, article and see if you don't want to purchase the Water Resource exchange-traded fund (PHO). Maybe I will become a moisture farmer like those on Tatooine.

Nuclear Power the ONLY Real Alternative

In light of the food shortages caused in part by alternative foods, nuclear power is becoming the only real feasible alternative energy source. Currently wind and solar can't create the capacity needed, once again bringing us back to Nuclear Energy. Even the founder of Greenpeace believes it's time to assimilate it as an alternative. The exchange-traded fund for Nuclear Power is NLR, which gives you a way to profit.

Food Shortage Hits Home

The world wide food shortage is hitting the San Fransisco treat.

Hedge your Shopping List

Assuming you're not one of those people who work for the Fed who believe that food and energy don't count as inflation, you have probably noticed the rise in food costs. The world is seeing inflation from a rise in demand for human consumption and energy alternatives. You can actually profit from this phenomenon by investing the DBA Agricultural exchange traded commodity fund.

Value and Dividend Watchlist

This is a list of stocks I like that are fundamentally strong, low valuations, great dividend income, and are uptrending or within a basing pattern.

Symbol - PE Ratio - Div Yield

AZN - 11 - 6.79%

TOT - 8.5 - 4.00%

BDK - 8.5 - 2.54%

COP - 11 - 2.36%

TCK - 12 - 2.19%

MT - 11 - 1.80%

SAFM - 9 - 1.44%

We Need Food Synthesizers

The time is fast approaching where food synthesizers are needed badly. Look at this article on the soaring cost of food. The beauty of capitalism is that times like these prompt invention and innovation, especially when the need is so high. Of course there is always some profit to be made just look at the Powershares Agriculture (DBA) ETF index. Be warned, and I shouldn't tell you this because the Ferengi are not responsible for other peoples' ignorance and stupidity, but the seasonal cycles for grain tops out in what is called the February Break. Since the index rallied through February, we are long overdue.