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 Financing the Future

May 28, 2008

Brenda Boultwood, the chief risk officer at Constellation Energy, had watched closely the Federal Reserve as it bailed out Bear Stearns by approving a $30 billion credit line to JPMorgan Chase. Prior to its collapse, Boultwood and the credit team at Constellation Energy, based in Baltimore, Md., had gotten reliable information that Bear Stearns was facing liquidity issues and it had therefore restricted its trades.

"We're looking more broadly at who could be next," says Boultwood. "Despite assurances from the head of the Federal Reserve Board that financial firms won't fail, Constellation must conduct due diligence and monitor its exposure to each financial service trader."

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 Brazil's Potential

May 2, 2008

Brazilians are dancing in the streets. But will the hoopla last? The celebration comes amidst observations by key energy officials there that surveyors have discovered an area off-shore that may hold 33 billion barrels of oil. That would make it the largest such find in 30 years and the third biggest ever.

Brazil could potentially transform into an international powerhouse while the United States could win access to oil supplies from a friendly and democratic nation. Brazil, meantime, is warm to foreign investors, having already partially privatized its oil sector. A rich, new source of oil would invite a host of prospects. "We're already doing well, and if I look ahead, I think it will only get better," says Antonio Bonchristiano, who manages Latin America's largest private equity firm called GP Investments. In a speech, he also praised Brazil's well-developed infrastructure.

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 Policies that Pay Dividends

April 25, 2008

Economic policies may determine the presidential election. Utilities are particularly interested in preserving the current dividend tax rate -- something that they say encourages more investment in their enterprises.

A 15 percent tax on dividends is not just good for utilities but is also healthy for the economy. Proponents say the policy helps attract the capital needed to improve infrastructure while also contributing to full employment. Such incentives furthermore encourage savings and reduce the need to acquire excessive debt that could drag businesses down during economically distressing times.

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 Carbon Heat

April 23, 2008

It's part politics. It's part reality. But the sum total equates to a fundamental shift in national policy as it relates to global warming.

The Bush administration now says that the growth of greenhouse gas emissions must be halted by 2025. After years of opposing any such regulations, the White House is laying out what might become the general framework for new discussions. It's a necessary move, as political candidates and businesses alike realize that carbon constraints are becoming increasingly real. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, meantime, requires the administration to take action if it deems the release of those emissions as harmful to human health and the environment.

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 FERC Oversight Attacked

April 9, 2008

A government watchdog agency is attacking federal energy regulators, saying that that they are not properly monitoring the convergence among electric and gas utilities -- something that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says is "inaccurate" and reflects a "misunderstanding" of the issues.

The debate centers on whether repeal of the Public Utility Holding Co. Act of 1935 (PUHCA) has worked. By rescinding the law in 2005, both Congress and the administration reasoned it would attract much-needed investment to the utility world by allowing companies to combine operations more easily. But others have feared it might make oversight of the united companies more problematic.

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