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What Goes Down Will Come Up

Fossil-fuel betas put energy risk in its place.

December 1, 2008

Only last April, Michael Graff of Graff Trucking predicted catastrophe if diesel prices climbed higher. "I'm at the point where I'm questioning my ability to continue to operate," he said. While the current respite may have dialed back such angst, volatility has not vanished. Nor has the contingent risk to cash flow posed by potential taxes and cap-and-trade quotas on greenhouse gases (GHGs). These lurking costs jostle market values every day. Read more...

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