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The Energy Futurist
Chris Nelder
Chris Nelder
Columnist, Energy
Chris Nelder is an energy analyst and consultant who has written about energy and investing for more than a decade. He is the author of two books on energy and investing, Profit from the Peak and Investing in Renewable Energy, and has appeared on BBC TV, Fox Business, CNN national radio, Australian Broadcasting Corp., CBS radio and France 24. He is based in California.
Chris Nelder
Chris may or may not have financial holdings in the companies he writes about at the time of publication, as he is an active investor and trader in equities and ETFs. He also occasionally travels at the expense of companies or their press relations agencies in order to report on a company or industry event related to it. Chris prominently discloses this information when appropriate. These relationships have no influence on his coverage. Companies he covers do not get to review columns in advance, or select or reject topics.
He writes for SmartPlanet, but is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 12-2011
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2012: Terra incognita
Energy futurist Chris Nelder offers his 2012 predictions for oil, the stock market, and geopolitics, along with some tips on how to maintain your sanity when the world is going crazy.
December 28, 2011, 5:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder
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The mon(k)ey trap
Energy futurist Chris Nelder explains why we can’t deal with peak energy, climate change, debt deleveraging, and our other existential crises: because we’re stuck in a monkey trap.
December 21, 2011, 5:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder
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The questionable economics of shale gas
Energy futurist Chris Nelder explores some serious questions about the economics of shale gas, and wonders if it’s really a “game-changer,” or a Ponzi scheme, or somewhere in...
December 14, 2011, 6:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder
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Energy politics at the piano bar
Energy futurist Chris Nelder imagines having a few drinks with the IEA, Newt Gingrich, and Michele Bachmann at a piano bar.
December 7, 2011, 5:45 AM PST | By Chris Nelder