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If you want alternative energy, here is a hedge.

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RodSpeed,_cashflow_and_patience_is_the_game_now

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Apr 4, 2008, 9:53:44 PM4/4/08
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If you want alternative energy, then you will need oil prices to
escalate to a point where solar,wind,etc. sources for energy become
price competitive. Here is how you find your place in this. If you
trade stocks or invest, look into buying the exchange traded fund DUG.
It shorts the price of oil. Basically you are looking at a hedge here.
If oil prices escalate, then your DUG investment will spiral
downwards. You lose on the DUG hedge but as oil prices escalate
upwards, the likelihood of alternative energy taking root grows.
Either way, you win. You get gains on DUG if oil goes down in price,
or you get high oil prices but alternative energy.

RodSpeed,_cashflow_and_patience_is_the_game_now

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Apr 4, 2008, 10:02:02 PM4/4/08
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I forgot to mention, you can invest in oil too by buying the exchange
traded funds long on it. However, oil prices going down means no
alternative energy. Hence, running a hedge by shorting oil produces
monetary loss in a less evil way if you want alternative energy.

timeOday

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Apr 5, 2008, 8:35:35 PM4/5/08
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This doesn't make sense to me. It's like betting in proportion to house
odds on both outcomes of a football game. A guaranteed loss.

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