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Investors Eye Lithium

By Bruce W. Fraser, August 2010 issue
This ultra-light metal may help advance the electric car and energy storage industries. Here's how to invest.

First Solar Feels The Heat

By Marla Brill, August 2010 issue
With nearly $11 billion in public value, Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar is one of the few ways to invest in a young industry through an established U.S. company with a strong financial backbone.

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Green Companies On The Fast Track For Growth

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, June 2010 issue
SRI leader shares top investment picks in sustainability markets targeted for average annual revenue growth of 20%-plus in a weak economy.

China Tops U.S. In Energy

Tuesday, 27 July 2010
China has passed the U.S. to become the world's biggest energy consumer, a milestone that reflects both China's decades-long burst of economic growth and its rapidly expanding clout as an industrial giant.

Google Enters Wholesale Energy Market

Thursday, 22 July 2010
Google Inc. (GOOG) struck a 20-year deal to buy clean energy from a NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) wind farm, a move that places the Internet search giant in the wholesale energy market.

Grantham On Climate Change

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Jeremy Grantham won’t win many friends among people who believe climate change is a hoax. On the other hand, those investors and fund companies who see dollar signs when they think of climate change also may be disappointed, albeit a little less so, in his views.

CleanTech Venture Capital Tops $2 Billion

Wednesday, 07 July 2010
In spite of a shaky global recovery, investment dollars continued to flow into cleantech companies during the second quarter, with solar firms getting the lion's share, says a new report.

COLUMN: Investing Insights

By Jan P. Schalkwijk, June 2010 issue
This money manager shares what criteria he considers when evaluating green investments.

Navigating Socially Responsible ETFs

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, June 2010 issue
Learn what exchange traded funds can offer SRI investors—and a few caveats to watch out for, too.

Utilities Power Up Green Initiatives

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, June 2010 issue
SRI experts reveal which investments are best positioned to benefit from industry trends.

Struggling To Rebound

By Jeff Schlegel, June 2010 issue
The once-hot cleantech sector tries to reignite investor interest.

COMMENTARY: Beyond Controleum

By Jan P. Schalkwijk, May 2010 issue
The take away for green investors from the BP disaster is clear and fundamental: Adding environmental criteria to the investment process helps investors pursue growth opportunities--as well as mitigate risk.

Solar-Energy Plane Completes First Flight

Wednesday, 07 April 2010
The Solar Impulse aircraft, a pioneering Swiss bid to fly around the world on solar energy, successfully completed its first test flight in western Switzerland Wednesday.

REITs Go Greener

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, April 2010 issue
From retrofits to energy-generating endeavors and more, some existing REITs aren’t waiting for an economic rebound to step up sustainability initiatives.

White House: Economic Recovery May Stall Without CO2 Bill

Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Senior White House and Obama administration officials say they are worried the nation's economic recovery could stall if Congress doesn't pass a climate bill this year.

Smart Grid Grants To Be Tax Exempt

Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The U.S. Treasury and the Department of Energy Wednesday said federal investment grants for smart grid projects--artificially intelligent power grid systems--will be tax exempt.

In A Twist, EPA May Hinder New Kinds Of Power

Wednesday, 03 March 2010
The Obama administration's suggested greenhouse-gas rules could make innocent bystanders of wind and solar projects.

Cleantech: Uncovering Good Early-Stage Choices

By Susan Preston, February 2010 issue
Seed-stage venture funds are attracting more interest from investors.

Scandinavian Electric Car Maker To Build Vehicles In U.S.

Wednesday, 06 January 2010
Think, the Scandinavian electric-vehicle maker, will build its first car for the U.S. market in Indiana starting in 2011.

Advisors Making Offices 'Greener'

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, January 2010 issue
Learn what some financial advisors are doing to help the environment—and their businesses.