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Finishing my discussion on natural gas, a few comments on future demand: First, having more compressed natural gas stations would encourage car manufacturers to make the switch, and there are a number of companies in North America looking to do just that; Second, there should be a huge shift towards natural gas fired electrical generation in North America because of the carbon issues.

Moving on, Credit Suisse has released its US equity strategy and they recommend dividend paying stocks. The majority of large US corporations are now on a solid financial footing, but while corporate balance sheets look good, growth prospects for a wide swath of corporate America do not. They expect US corporations will increasingly allocate cash flow to dividends, share repurchases and M&A. They've put together a list of dividend paying stocks that: a) have a yield above recent measured price inflation; b) a payout ratio that is low enough to suggest a dividend increase in the near future; c) an above average consensus long-term growth rate; and d) an outperform rating by Credit Suisse.

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