In an interview on the "Today" show, McCain ridiculously held out the prospect that advances in alternative energy might lower the price of gas by November.

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Several stocks that Buckingham favors, like Home Depot and Whirlpool, have also had strong advances in stock price like the builders, but Buckingham likes their prospects for moving higher still.

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Yes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that economically punish coal power plants are somewhat responsible for the shift to natural gas power, but so too are technological advances and new natural gas discoveries that have dramatically reduced the price of natural gas.

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Technological advances in drilling techniques in the United States, combined with the rising price of natural gas in the mid 2000s, made the adoption of fracing possible.

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