I might agree with Thomas Friedman in his July 8, New York Times article "Live Bad, Go Green," when he concludes, "The green revolution today is still a hallucination." This summary leaves readers with a gloomy outlook on the current state of affairs.
Big Oil show no signs of going away, as it dominates the Fortune Global 500 list.
Photo:poorfish, Creative Commons, Flickr Big Oil stocks are still rising, but will $80-a-barrel oil ruin the party?
Photo:coda, Creative Commons, Flickr The German photovoltaic industry knew bad news was on the way, and it could have been worse. Last week, Germany’s Environment Ministry recommended a shift in subsidies from solar energy installations to offshore wind farms. The solar sector breathed a collective sigh of relief because the subsidy could have easily been…
BP (BP) is not particularly popular in Alaska right now. As the main Big Oil company with interest in the Prudhoe Bay, the largest oil field in the U.S., it is vital that BP clean up its image. A series of partial closures (including one due to a massive pipeline leak last year), and other…
It used to be that biotech referred mainly to big pharma, however energy giants now want in on what many feel is the upcoming biotech revolution. The next big thing could be "bio-refineries" that produce alternative energy for mass consumption. CNN Money reports that creating cost-efficient biofuels is generating a great deal of interest:
Let's assume for a moment that we had it wrong. Since we started covering solar stocks at The Panelist, we've been working with the assumption that solar valuations appear stretched. Love him or hate him, Mad Money host Jim Cramer also added his voice to the emerging consensus that solar valuations have gone too far.…
Will Big Oil technology become obsolete?
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If you are curious enough to click on this article under the heading "Christian Investing" I should honor your curiosity with an explanation. In my mind Christian Investing means: Honoring God, others, and the environment with your investments Thinking about more than just the bottom line Using the Bible to guide financial decisions
Big Oil offers chances to make money through the Amex Oil Index.
Lawmakers and securities regulators have been surprisingly silent on the recent alliance between the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext (the first trans-Atlantic securities exchange), and the future possibilities for mergers due to take place in Japan, India and other regional stock exchanges that the big board has under their radar.
Media headlines concerning climate change and the declining supplies of the world’s clean water have spawned an investment euphoria into water companies, utilities and the mutual funds that invest in them. Investment analysts have been forecasting that opportunities related to water in the 21st century could rival the same opportunities oil offered in the 20th…
If anyone were to ask me what company represents the fight for a greener planet, I would have to say Waste Management Inc., (WMI-NYSE), trading just below $40 per share. Since 1894, this company has been taking out the trash and has recently built a respectable portfolio of solutions to profit from waste-to-energy implementation and…
Market players head into this 4th of July trading week, facing a heightened sense of awareness that the story for stocks is about as unsatisfying as the Sopranos' series finale.
When searching for alternatives to Big Oil alternative energy investment in wind power may be the way to go.
Oil producing countries want more from Big Oil.
Do you have the risk tolerance for a renewable energy ETF?
Another day, another note on a Chinese solar stock. With the exception of SolarFun (SOLF – Last trade $9.69), I still feel that the market hasn't separated the winners from the losers in the Chinese solar crowd. Is Trina Solar (TSL – Last trade $47.12) a winner? Today's trading was very interesting, with TSL suddenly…
On Thursday, June 21, the Senate released their version of this year's energy bill, with a vote of 65-27.
Looking to cash in on trends like "Second Life" and increased usage of the Internet by girls, Mattel launches BarbieGirls.com. Does using technology to play Barbie encourage savvy girls or just reinforce tired gender stereotypes?
ConocoPhillips (COP) hopes to limit losses by allying with Big Oil against Hugo Chavez over the Orinoco Belt.
Unimpressed. That is the one word that sums up everybody's reaction to The Timothy Plan's "Hall of Shame." I recently discovered a "Hall of Shame," a supposed guide for Christian Investors who wanted to steer clear of buying stock in companies that are involved in practices contrary to Judeo-Christian principles.
Market players will be busy today trading the stocks that will be added or deleted from the Russell Indexes. This event happens annually and investors who wish to take advantage should focus on buying the companies that are being added and shorting the stocks that are due to be deleted.
Chinese stocks could be in for another wild ride during July, and Chinese solar stocks could be dragged into the mess. The two most volatile Chinese solar stocks, TSL (Last trade $44.63) and JASO (Last trade $29.21), seem particularly vulnerable to wild swings in Shanghai.