Who's Afraid of a Carbon Price?

Carbon is officially the guy no one wants at the party anymore. President Obama came out strongly for carbon constraints in his recent speech, China will soon introduce a carbon tax, and the European Union has various mechanisms in place to put a price on carbon. In the video below, Motley Fool contributor Sara Murphy discusses some potential risks and opportunities that would emerge if carbon were to become more expensive. Spoiler alert: Natural gas comes out looking pretty good.

There's every reason to think that natural gas is going to keep doing well for some time, and one home-run investing opportunity has been slipping under Wall Street's radar for months. But it won't stay hidden much longer. Forward-thinking energy players like GE and Ford have already plowed sizable amounts of research capital into this little-known stock... because they know it holds the key to the explosive profit power of the coming "no choice fuel revolution." Luckily, there's still time for you to get on board if you act quickly. All the details are inside an exclusive report from The Motley Fool. Click here for the full story!

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