TuesdayJun 19, 2007 4:30 pm

Canadian Tar Sands Set to be Major Source of Oil for the U.S.; and Global Resource Corporation (GBRC.PK) has a Solution for the Industry

The Canadian Oil Sands may be Western Canada’s new “Black Gold”.  The activity is much like an “oil boom” of old.  There are 175 billion barrels of proven oil reserves there. Within a few years, the oil sands are likely to become more important to the United States than all the oil that comes to us from Saudi Arabia.   The oil sands represent the primary feed stock for petroleum production throughout the entire Albertan Oil Region.  Today’s oil pricing levels have made the extraction of oil from the tar sands much more attractive than in the past.  The reserves…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 2:36 pm

Global Resource Corp. (GBRC.PK) DOE Report Demonstrates the Tremendous Potential the Company Brings to the Recycling Industry

Global Resource’s patent pending process has the ability to remove oil and alternative petroleum products from shale deposits, tar sands, waste oil streams and other such resources with greater efficiency then existing technologies. The company’s process utilizes microwave radiation to extract the oil and petroleum, and has the potential to dramatically reduce the cost for oil and gas recovery. The technology can also extract oil from depleted oil fields, many of which still contain more then half of their original hydrocarbons. The process collects byproduct gases and heat exchanges, and then converts them into oil and gases which do not convert…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 2:22 pm

Global Resource Corporation (GBRC.PK) Featured in DOE Report on Oil Shale and Tar Sands Development

Oil shale has been recognized as a potentially valuable U.S. energy resource since as early as 1859, the same year Colonel Drake completed his first oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Early products derived from shale oil included kerosene and lamp oil, paraffin, fuel oil, lubricating oil and grease, naphtha, illuminating gas, and ammonium sulfate fertilizer.   In the beginning of the 20th century, the U.S. Navy converted its ships from coal to fuel oil, and the nation’s economy was transformed by gasoline fueled automobiles and diesel fueled trucks and trains, raising concerns about assuring adequate long-term supplies of liquid fuels…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 1:30 pm

Morning News Tuesday June 19th 2007

General News: -          Housing starts are down 2.1%. -          Permits rose to 1.501 million. -          International Council of Shopping Centers report that sales fell 0.1% month over month and 1.9% year over year.  They cite high gas prices as the culprit. -          USA Today is running a story that people in Minneapolis are walking away from their home because they owe more than the house is worth. -          Economic forecasters at UCLA predict that the US economy will slump this year because of falling house prices and rising gas prices. -          Bloomberg is reporting that Nigerian unions plan to start…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 12:32 pm

Falcon Ridge (FCNR.OB) Development Banks on Success of Subsidiary

fter launching a global media campaign, Falcon Ridge Development Inc. (OTCBB: FCNR) today announced the initial listing of its new wholly-owned subsidiary Falcon Ridge Realty LLC.Falcon Ridge Dev. focuses its interests on the real estate industry in the U.S. The company acquires land and develops it into residential lots for sale to homebuilders throughout New Mexico. The company offers brokerage services to the general public and to Falcon Ridge home buyers through Falcon Ridge Brokerage LLC. The company said the addition of Falcon Ridge Realty allows it the ability to offer "one-stop shopping" for consumers in the market for new…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 12:32 pm

Top Closers with Big News

Every public company loves to put out good news and see the reflection in its stock price. The following three companies released positive news of some kind today or late yesterday and then watched as their stock prices closed very strong.PhytoLabs Inc. (OTCBB: PTYL) is once again increasing its stock price after releasing positive news within the company. Last week, PhytoLabs announced a consumer contest to create the new company brand, and this week has issued a statement confirming distribution rights overseas in Finland and Denmark. The company announced today in a press release that it has signed a sub-license…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 12:32 pm

Birch Mountain (AMEX:BMD) Shares Climb 15 Percent on Word of Long-Term Contract

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (AMEX: BMD) shares closed at $3.63 today, up 48 cents, or 15 percent in afternoon trading. The company announced today it signed a three-year contract with Suncor Energy Inc. (AMEX: TSX) for the supply of construction aggregates from its Muskeg Valley Quarry.Though the company said the terms of the contract are confidential, Joel Jarding, president and CEO of Birch Mountain said this is the first long-term aggregate of its kind in the oil sands of Alberta. "Shifting to longer-term contracts as opposed to the historical spot market is a strategic opportunity for Birch Mountain with mutual…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 12:32 pm

SatCon Technology Corporation (SATC) Jumps Up after SolarCraft Announcement

Shares of SatCon Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: SATC) jumped up today after news of its teaming with SolarCraft to install its solar energy system at Paramount Farms Inc. was announced early this morning. SATC closed up 14 cents (13 percent) at $1.24 per share on volume of 346,587.The company reported that its PowerGate commercial grade inverters have been installed as an integral part of a SolarCraft installed 1.1 Megawatt solar energy system at Paramount Farms, the world's largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds. The installation, located in California's San Joaquin Valley, spans 8 acres and is reportedly one of…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 12:32 pm

Failed Study Turns Allos’ Therapeutics Inc (ALTH) Focus, Drives Shares Up

Allos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTH), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer, announced today the results from its ENRICH study failed to meet its primary endpoint.ENRICH is the company's pivotal Phase 3 study of Efaproxyn combined with whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) in women with brain metastases (cancer) originating from breast cancer. The study failed to reach its goal of demonstrating a significant improvement in overall survival in patients receiving the drugs in combination, as compared to those patients only receiving WBRT. Women participating in the study were given…

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TuesdayJun 19, 2007 12:32 pm

Nortel (NT) & MDI Inc (MDII) Teaming Up for Extra Security

Shares of MDI Inc. (Nasdaq: MDII) jumped up today after news of the deal with Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE: NT) was announced early this morning. MDII was up 23 cents (19 percent) at $1.46 per share on volume of 717,016.The company entered into a business agreement designed to promote Nortel's comprehensive network communications and information security solutions together with MDII's unified security technology solutions across multiple vertical markets. Nortel will leverage existing global sales channels and business development resources to promote the MDII product line. Nortel is the exclusive systems integrator for the Learn Safe school safety and security program,…

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