Brian HicksUpdated April 23, 2006
Hot damn, I love the sun. It gives us light, Vitamin D, and is the world's foremost nuclear power no matter what Iran and the US do to each other. Now it's music to my ears.
Brian HicksUpdated August 15, 2006
After days turned into weeks, we have now come to the close of a full month of high-intensity conflict between Israel and Lebanese militia Hizbullah. As the armies cautiously tiptoe back to...
Brian HicksUpdated October 31, 2006
If a government dominated by one party should run like a hot knife through butter, why does it seem more like the current US leadership is cutting burnt steak with a cold spoon? Brazil's Lula may...
Brian HicksUpdated November 2, 2006
It's no secret that I think the future of technology stocks looks very good. But it's not my involvement in the sector that makes me say that-it's the potential of the sector that got me involved.
Brian HicksUpdated January 24, 2007
When the 16-inch guns of the battleship Iowa fired in anger on our enemies, their firepower was as remarkable as it was deafening. They threw shells the size of a Volkswagen over 20 miles to reach...
Brian HicksUpdated February 16, 2007
On Tuesday of this week we learned that in 2006 Americans racked up a record $763.6 Billion trade deficit, and that two Australian mining firms, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, were each contemplating...
Brian HicksUpdated February 20, 2007
At the upcoming Biofuels America Conference and Expo in Cartagena, Colombia, I will bear witness to a crucial development in Latin American history - the development of alternative energy.
Brian HicksUpdated March 13, 2007
When it comes to overnight success stories, Michael Dells is certainly one for the books. After all, how many 19-year-old college kids manage to rack up nearly $6 million in first-year sales by...
Brian HicksUpdated March 27, 2007
In the 1967 film The Graduate, it may have been the shapely legs of Mrs. Robinson that caught the eye of young Ben Braddock, but it was Mr. McGuires sage advice that captured the ears of the...
Brian HicksUpdated May 17, 2007
There's a fine line between fools and prophets. Talisman Energy CEO Jim Buckee treads it boldly, and his recent Peak Oil proclamation is certain to ruffle some feathers.
Brian HicksUpdated June 7, 2007
KETURA, ISRAEL: What do you get when you mix an Israeli father and a Jordanian son? A bright idea and a hundred million dollars.
Brian HicksUpdated July 10, 2007
Recently I told you about a 100 MW solar power project in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. As one of the top oil and gas producers in the world, the UAE won the geological jackpot...