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  • Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series - Well-known financial columnist Michael Brush continues his renewable energy audio series for Renewableenergystocks.com with a recent interview with the head of BP’s Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox - click here
  • How to Pick Winners in the Coming “Tsunami” of Renewable Energy IPOs, Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series -Michael Brush Audio Interview with Mr. Michael Eckhart, President of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) - click here
  • Julia Hamm of the Solar Electric Power Association Discusses Recent Fact Finding Mission to Germany- Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series - click here
  • Dan Reicher, the Director for Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google.org, explains Google’s interest and investments in renewable energy - Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Audio Interview with Geothermal Stock, Essential Innovations Technology Corp. (OTCBB: ESIV - FRANKFURT: E6S). Jason McDiarmid, President and CEO of Geoexchange Technology Company, Discusses Global Market Opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Audio Interview; Ezra Green, CEO & Chairman of Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB: CSKH) Discusses Business Model and Development of New Solar Technologies ."We are very similar to SunEdison, with the structure of doing installations internally" click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks; Audio Interview With Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) CEO of XsunX, Inc. Provides Comparison of Amorphous Silicon with Silicon Wafer Technology click here
  • Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Mary Nichols in July 2007 to lead California in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. click here
  • Online Audio Interview with President of Green Plains Renewable Energy on Shareholder Value and the Growing Demand for Ethanol - This discussion takes a look at the Company’s perspective on its competitive advantage, the driving factors behind the growing demand for ethanol and the opportunity it represents for Green Plains and its investors. click here
  • Water-Stocks.com Presents an Online Interview With William Brennan Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Equities Fund on Market Drivers and Opportunities - This discussion looks at the performance of the Praetor fund, which invests in water companies within the United States, Europe and emerging markets, and addresses ... - click here
  • Online Audio Interview with President of Green Plains Renewable Energy on Shareholder Value and the Growing Demand for Ethanol - This discussion takes a look at the Company’s perspective on its competitive advantage, the driving factors behind the growing demand for ethanol and the opportunity it represents for Green Plains and its investors. click here
  • Water-Stocks.com Presents an Online Interview With William Brennan Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Equities Fund on Market Drivers and Opportunities> - This discussion looks at the performance of the Praetor fund, which invests in water companies within the United States, Europe and emerging markets, and addresses segments of the industry expected to see significant growth over the long run as factors such as development in China and India as well as infrastructure spending escalates. click here

Exclusive Articles

  • Green Products and Services Gain Support as Issues of Global Warming and Environmental Contamination - A report on the growing movement towards ‘green’ products and services that are rapidly becoming a key component of the building industry. With global awareness improving through political support, media coverage, and overall education, the rising popularity of environmentally safe products and materials have received a boost, creating opportunities for sector participants such as International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF; TSXV: IBH), manufacturer of environmentally friendly fire resistant building materials. click here
  • Look Out Energizer Bunny, Here Comes the Fuel Cell Battery - Wouldn’t it be nice to get a month out of your cell phone battery without having to recharge? That may sound far fetched. But it’s the kind of mileage you could see from fuel cell-based batteries in a few years. click here
  • South America Continues to Reveal Opportunities in Technology, Digital Media, Renewable Energy and Mining - Strong exports, high commodity prices and increased investments have been contributing factors to growth within many of the Latin American markets. As a result, many companies are working to capitalize across a variety of sectors such as DVD manufacturer Infosmart Group, Inc. (OTC BB: IFSG) in the digital media and tech market, ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP) and Rotoblock Corporation (OTC BB: ROTB) taking advantage of the growing demand for alternative and renewable transportation, as well as GoldenPeaks Resources Ltd. (TSX: GL) and other mining companies pursuing resource plays within Argentina and surrounding areas. click here
  • Consumers Continue to Demand Environmentally Friendly Cars and Automakers Respond with Electric, Plug-in Hybrids and Flex-Fuel ‘Green’ Vehicles – A review of the momentum surrounding the green car industry as global warming, costly fuel prices and the need for energy independence drives demand. Alternative transportation companies such as electric car developer and distributor ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) with current electric models on the market today, and ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy (NASDAQ: GPRE), work to capitalize on consumer demands for cleaner vehicles and fuels. With the shift towards green cars taking hold, automakers such as Honda, General Motors, Toyota and others are stepping up efforts for further research and development in this area. click here
  • RenewableEnergyStocks.com Follows the Money in Renewable Energy and Looks at Market Upside Support from New Funding Efforts - The first in the InvestorIdeas.com “Follow the Money” series with a look at the increasing flow of investments pouring into the renewable energy industry. Despite the downturn in renewable energy stocks since Spring of this year, the growth in new money being put into cleantech projects has significantly increased. The strength in the flow of investments acts as an indicator for long term growth and upside within the clean energy sector. click here
  • Turning Power Plant Challenges into Clean Technology Opportunities - Key issues associated with our continued utilization of fossil fuel-fired power plants surround environmental risk from greenhouse gas emissions, water contamination as well as problems of water scarcity. Working to restore balance and turn power generation challenges into opportunities are clean energy companies such as Beacon Power Corp (NASDAQ: BCON), XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), with ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) and Hendrx Corp (OTCBB: HDRX) providing solutions to protect our water quality and supply. click here
  • Green Building Goes Mainstream as Energy Costs and Environmental Concerns Spark Greater Adoption - Working to meet the increasing need for environmentally friendly construction and energy production are companies such as XsunX, Inc (OTCBB: XSNX), and Aloca Inc. (NYSE: AA) with their focus on integrated solar technologies, in addition to efforts by home builder Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX) and International Barrier Technology (OTCBB: IBTGF; TSX Venture: IBH), a developer of environmental friendly fire resistant building materials. click here
  • China's Attempt to Balance the Environment and a Rapidly Growing Economy Drives Regulation, Innovation and Investment in Renewable Energy, Water Industry and Healthcare - With China's growth at double digit rates into the first half of the year, the environmental concerns and pollution problems are escalating as quickly as the economy, with an estimated 76 reported pollution incidents in the past 8 months. Public companies Vitasti, Inc. (OTCBB: VITS), CECO Environmental Corp (NASDAQ:CECE), and Hendrx Corp (OTCBB: HDRX); in renewable energy, air and water treatment discuss how the serious problem of pollution has created business opportunities and inroads for their technologies. Click here
  • Convergence of Renewable Energy and Transportation Technology Embraces Hydrogen, Hybrids, Plug-Ins and Ethanol - Perspectives from global companies ZAP (NYSEArca: ZP), DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX), Alchemy Enterprises (OTCBB: ACHM), Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) and DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) are revealed as they discuss the opportunities that exist from the growing integration of renewable and alternative energy technology within the transportation market. click here
  • A Natural Hedge Against the High Cost of Filling Your Tank - Since I wrote a column on ethanol a month ago, ethanol stocks haven’t looked back. They’ve continued a sharp ascent that began early this year when President George Bush touted ethanol as a way to reduce our oil dependency. click here
  • China’s Fast Growing Economy- Industrialization, Consumption and the Quest for Resources - a discussion on how the world’s fastest growing economy impacts sectors including energy-renewable energy, water, coal-steel and healthcare. Participating companies XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX), Vitasti, Inc. (OTCBB: VITSE), Hendrx Corp (OTCBB: HDRX), Puda Coal, Inc. (OTCBB: PUDC), and Bridgetech Holdings International, Inc. (OTC.PK: BGTH) provide insight from a first hand perspective of how smaller companies are feeling the impact and capitalizing on opportunities in China. click here

Environment Stock News

  • Renewable Energy Stocks Green Investor Audio with Professor Colin Oloman, Inventor of the ERC carbon capture technology, on behalf of Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG ) - click here
  • Ethanol: Is it coming or going? - click here
  • Global Policy and Investing Trends in Green Energy - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Green Investor Audio Interview Tom Djokovich, CEO of Thin Film Solar Company, XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) - click here
  • Leaf Completes a $10 Million Investment in MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc. - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Green Investor Podcast, with CEO of Industrial Biotechnology Corporation, Focusing on Brazilian Sugarcane Based Ethanol Chemicals and Fuels - click here
  • Investorideas.com Green Investor Interview with CEO of Showcase Company, Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG) - click here
  • Investorideas.com Greentech Newsfeeds is Fastest Growing News Feed on site; Wind Stock News, Solar News, Biofuel News, Green Building News - click here
  • FireCrystals® Called Eco-Friendly Alternative to Wood Burning by Degree of GreenTM Rating System - click here
  • Investorideas.com Updates the Directory of Resources and Tools for Investors and Public Companies in Greentech, Environment and Renewable Energy - click here
  • ZAP CEO and Al Yousuf COO Show Support for Kentucky Governor Signing Executive Order for 40 MPH Electric Car - click here
  • RenewableEnergyStocks.com Updates its Directory of Renewable Energy and Green Stocks - click here
  • ADA-ES Selected by Department of Energy to Develop Technology to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants - click here
  • Luminant Continues to Advance New Carbon-Control Technologies - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Showcase Company, Industrial Biotechnology Corporation, Provides Environmental Solutions with Sugarcane Ethanol Energy and Chemical - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks; “Solar Stocks - Looking for a Bottom?” - click here
  • BP On Clean Energy Initiatives: We’re Just Getting Started - click here
  • Google's Going Green - click here
  • InvestorIdeas.com Green Investor Series; Audio Interviews with Greentech and Renewable Leaders and New Green Investor Column by Paulo J. Nery - click here
  • GreenTechInvestor.com Virtual Green Investor Challenge Closes - Winner Drives Away with a ZAP® Electric Car dated August 29th, 2006click here
  • Final Week for GreenTechInvestor.com Virtual Green Investor Challenge - Top Five Investors Race to Win the ZAP Electric Car, Scooter dated August 14th, 2006 click here
  • HP Expands Global Recycling Program dated June 29, 2006 click here
  • Big money's renewable energy bets dated June 22, 2006 click here
  • Energy technology scenarios and strategies for a more secure and sustainable energy future dated June 22, 2006 click here
  • AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH- Al Gore's Movie About Global Warming dated May 23, 2006 click here
  • Norway to Host World Environment Day 2007 dated May 12 2006 click here
  • NASDAQ and Clean Edge Launch Clean Energy IndexMay 9, 2006click here
  • Ludlow Energy Ventures, in conjunction with RenewableEnergyStocks.com Presents Ludlow Energy Investor Conferences - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks; Solar Stocks on the Run - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Newly Listed Showcase Company, Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG-FSE: EDV 5MV;Building a Portfolio of Green Technologies - click here
  • Al Yousuf Acquires 50 Percent Interest in ZAP Recharge-It-All Battery Line - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-UP; Tracking the Sector with Indices - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Geothermal Stocks; SPX Corporation Heats Up Geothermal Sector with $100 Million Icelandic Utility Supply - click here
  • Rotoblock's (OTCBB: ROTB) $25 Million Acquisition of China's Hikom Gottell Targets Global Market for Energy Efficient and Environmental Equipment Manufacturing - click here
  • Greentech Investor Website www.greentechinvestor.com Message Boards for Renewable and Greentech Stocks Now Available - click here
  • Plastic Bottle Waste - Solution on the Horizon - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up as Oil Hits over $130 Barrel;Recent Developments in Solar, Wind, Geothermal and Green Automotive Stocks - click here
  • Rotoblock (OTCBB:ROTB) to Acquire Hikom Gottell Corporation in China for US $25 Million - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks; J.Peter Lynch Reports, "Solar Stocks have Surprised the Street and Beaten Estimates, Some by a Wide Margin" - click here
  • Millipore Announces Major, Multi-Year Environmental Effort - click here
  • Investorideas.com Newswire - News Release Submission Service for Global Public, Private Companies Expands with Addition of Renewable RSS Feed for Greentech News Submission - click here
  • Warren Buffett Finances Candy Maker – Betting on Old School Eating Trends; Sugar as a Staple of North American Diets - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Podcast; Driving Green Interview with Jonathan Ortiz of Foreign Affairs Auto, “The Integration of Electric Vehicles Will be Driven by Consumer Demand” - click here
  • Clean Water Process - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks; Geothermal Stock, Essential Innovations Technology Corp. (OTCBB: ESIV - FRANKFURT: E6S) Showcased on Investorideas.com - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks; Earth Day Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks - click here
  • InvestorIdeas.com Green Investor Portals Report for Earth Day Awareness; Skipping the Beef to Save the Earth - click here
  • Avantair Gives the Gift of Green - click here
  • YAHOO! LAUNCHES GLOBAL “FREE IS GOOD” REUSE CAMPAIGN FOR EARTH DAY - click here
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launches into Cool Planet for Energy Efficiency Mission - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stock: Geoexchange technology, Essential Innovations Technology Letter From the President/CEO - click here
  • InvestorIdeas.com Reports on Trends in Organic, Natural Foods and Alternative Health Stocks and Industry - click here
  • Essential Innovations Technology - Letter From the President/CEO - click here
  • Gas Prices Hit $4, ZAP Electric Car Deliveries Top 700 - click here
  • InvestorIdeas.com Green Global Marketplace Update : Connecting Green Companies Seeking Management, Partnerships, Funding, Acquisitions, Licensing Agreements - click here
  • Huddler Contest Launch - click here
  • Cleantech Group Reports Cleantech Investments Up 42 Percent in 1Q08 From Prior Year, Despite Recent Peak of Ethanol, Wind and Thin Film Solar Waves - click here
  • Evergreen Solar Begins Expansion of Its Manufacturing Facility in Devens Massachusetts Company will Triple Its Massachusetts Workforce by mid 2009 - click here
  • Solar Stock,Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB: CSKH) Opens Golden , Colorado Office - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close - Up on Solar Stocks Performance; "Solar Stocks Exploded to the Upside" Reports J. Peter Lynch - click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Audio Interview; Ezra Green, CEO & Chairman of Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB: CSKH) Discusses Business Model and Development of New Solar Technologies - click here
  • Investorideas.com Renewable and Clean Energy Content Gains Traction - click here
  • Greentech and Renewable Energy Online Conference –Learn Everything You Need to Know to Start Investing in Green Stocks in One Day Forum, From Your Home or Office Desktop - click here
  • Investorideas.com Greentech Investor Conference Update;Speakers Will Provide In - Depth Insight into Sector as Gas Prices Reach New Highs - click here
  • Online Greentech Investor Conference Reminder for Green Investors and Public Companies - click here
  • At Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC), Voices Call for Immediate Action by U.S. Leadership to Ensure Americas Global Competitiveness - click here
  • Investorideas.com March 20th Online Greentech Investor Conference Presenters Added : Estelle Lloyd ,Founder and COO, Venture Business Research and Mark Henwood, Founder of Camino Energy - click here
  • Environmental Power Completes Exit from Interest in Scrubgrass Generating Facility - click here
  • Bion Announces Plan for Initial Pennsylvania Dairy Installation to Reduce Ammonia Emissions and Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - click here
  • Profiting From Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in Solar, Wind,Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Carbon Credit Industries and More, By Richard Asplund - Click Here
  • Yergin: Climate Change and Energy are Converging into New Era of Clean Energy - Click Here
  • Online Greentech Investor Conference Presenters Include: Mary D. Nichols: Chairman, California Air Resources Board, and Neil D. Berlant: Fund Manager of the PFW Water Fund, Robert Wilder: WilderHill Clean Energy Index and Well - Known Leaders in Finance and Industry - Click Here
  • Global Green Marketplace for Renewable Energy - InvestorIdeas.com Global Marketplace Update; Connecting Companies Seeking Partnerships, Funding, Acquisitions, Mergers, and Licensing Agreements - click here
  • Intel Becomes Largest Purchaser of Green Power in the U.S. - click here
  • The Green Movement Should Help Foster Environmental Progress, Turner Investment Partners Position Paper Says - click here
  • A 100 million car environmental disaster - click here
  • Pilgrim's Pride Earns GE Ecomagination Award for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Waste Solids and Water Use - click here
  • Google.org Announces Core Initiatives to Combat Climate Change, Poverty and Emerging Threats - click here
  • Investorideas.com Global Greentech Online Investor Conference; Update of Industry Presenters - click here
  • EcoPinion Customer Perceptions of Green Technologies Survey Report, January 2008 - click here
  • EcoPinion Survey Points To Negative Customer Perceptions Of Green Products and Services - click here
  • General Motors North American International Auto Show Vehicles Are Driven By Design, Technology And Lower Environmental Impact - click here
  • Envision Series by WaterFurnace Offers Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient Heating and Cooling - Geothermal Systems Contribute to a Cleaner Environment and Savings on Home Energy Bills - click here
  • Yellowstone Capital Partners Launches $50 Million Second Alternative and Renewable Energy Fund - click here
  • Pete Dyke Joins ARCADIS U.S. as Chief Financial Officer - click here
  • Governor Schwarzenegger Announces EPA Suit Filed to Reverse Waiver Denial - click here
  • China publishes energy white paper - click here
  • VeraSun Energy Responds to the Signing of theEnergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 - click here
  • Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement after U.S. EPA Rejects California’s Tailpipe Emissions Waiver Request - click here
  • Sharp Wins Prestigious “Excellence in Partnership Green Contractor Award” for 2007 from U.S. General Services Administration Federal recognition for leadership in environmental manufacturing and business practices - click here
  • GE Energy to Supply 333 Wind Turbines for Projects in Two States - Latest Agreement With Noble Valued at Approximately $650 Million - click here
  • TD Capital Group Limited acquires a participation interest in Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. - click here
  • Google's Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal - Creates Renewable Energy R&D Group and Supports Breakthrough Technologies - click here
  • Energy for Sustainable Development, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Intervention by OPEC Secretary General to the Pre-Summit Ministerial Symposium - click here
  • SunPower to Build Three Solar Power Plants in Spain Totaling 21-Megawatts for Naturener Group - click here
  • Chula Vista Cable Not Affected by California Fires - click here
  • Canadians see financial benefits of going green, Investors Group poll finds - click here
  • Investorideas.com - One of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, environment and water investing - click here
  • Sector Close Up – Renewable Energy Stocks – Solar Stocks First Solar, SunPower, Yingli Green Energy and Evergreen Solar Show Strong Gains - click here
  • Electric Car Stocks Drive Forward – Investors and Consumers Benefit - click here
  • “Searching” for the Best in Green Cars - click here
  • Eco Investment Club Expands Into New Territories - The Eco Investment Club Attracts Green Industry Heavyweights to Sustain the Progression of the Green Movement - click here
  • Google Launches RechargeIT Plug-In Hybrid Car Initiative and Unveils Solar Installation - click here
  • EnvironmentStocks.com, Investor and Industry Portal for Environmental and Cleantech Sector, Offers Service for News Release, Article and Research Submission - click here
  • USGBC Testifies Before the U.S. Congress about Green Building - An Overlooked Solution to Reducing U.S. Energy Consumption - click here
  • VeruTEK Technologies, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Publicly Traded Streamscape Minerals, Inc. - click here
  • Yahoo! Issues "Greenest City in America" Challenge with Reward of Hybrid Taxi Fleet -- Matt Dillon and Global Green USA join in effort to Be a Better Planet click here
  • InvestorIdeas.com Green Investor Portals -- Consumer Choices in Green Cars; Hybrids, Electric, Biofuels and Fuel Cells - Do Consumers Have to Compromise Performance to Go Green? click here
  • IBM Announces New Asset Recovery Offerings to Make It Easier for Data Center Owners to Turn In Old Technology and Go Green With New, More Energy-Efficient Solutions - click here
  • Boeing and Virgin Atlantic Announce 787 Order, Environmental Partnership -- Order for 15 787-9s is Europe's largest order to date for fuel-efficient airplane -- Working together on biofuel demonstration and cutting aircraft fuel consumption at airports. CHICAGO, April 24 -- Boeing (NYSE: BA -) and Virgin Atlantic today announced an environmental partnership, which includes an order for 15 787-9 Dreamliners, marking the largest 787 order to date for Europe. click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Trending Higher as Sector Appears to have Rebounded - Solar Stock, Suntech Power Holdings, may be Poised for another Robust Rally – Samuel Jones, ‘The New Power Fund’ - POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – April 23, 2007, www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector, presents market commentary by Samuel F. Jones, President, All Season Financial Advisors, Inc., as part of his regular InvestorIdeas.com® ‘green’ financial column, ‘The New Power Fund’. In this month’s column Mr. Jones provides insight into the renewable energy sector and the changes in investment allocations his fund is making based on technical indicators for several stocks in this area showing evidence of further appreciation. click here
  • House Speaker and Majority Leader Announce Plans to Green the U.S. Capitol - USGBC Commends the House Complex move to reduce its Carbon Footprint. April 20, 2007 (Washington, DC) – Earlier this week House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer announced they will begin a project to green our Nation’s Capitol. The United States Capitol is a symbol to all American’s and greening the operations of the Capitol building complex sends a strong message about the importance of green building. As the Nation's most recognizable government building and an important emblem of democracy, the Capitol complex will inspire current and future generations to join in the commitment to environmental protection. click here
  • EnvironmentStocks.com Expands Online Services for Green Companies as Ethical and Green Consumerism Trends Accelerate - As Earth Day Approaches, Interest in Green Alternatives Increases and Sets the Stage for Long Term Trends. POINT ROBERTS, Wash., DELTA, B.C. April 20, 2007  www.EnvironmentStocks.com, an investor and industry portal for the environmental and cleantech sector, announces expanded services for both investors following the sector, as well as the public and private companies participating in the sector. click here
  • Starbucks and Global Green USA Spotlight Climate Change Solutions with Launch of ''Planet Green Game'' - Entertaining, Fun and Educational Online Experience Aims to Raise Awareness and Motivate Real World Action by Individuals, Communities and Businesses to Combat Global Warming - SEATTLE---Starbucks and Global Green USA have teamed up to encourage individuals to "click, play and learn" about global climate change and smart solutions with the launch of Planet Green Game. Through the online game -- located at www.planetgreengame.com -- players can explore a virtual world and learn how everyday decisions by individuals, cities, schools and businesses can impact the climate and environment. The game offers real-world examples of how individuals can change their own behavior and also influence the actions of community, political and corporate leaders to engage in the effort to stop global warming. click here
  • Renewable Energy Stocks Gain Momentum from Focus on Global Warming and Increased Investor Attention - Solar Stocks Opened 2007 with Very Strong Upward Movements - POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – February 12, 2007, www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector, presents market commentary on solar stocks in a recent column “2007: Solar Stocks Come out Smok’in” by J. Peter Lynch as part of his regular InvestorIdeas.com® series entitled ‘Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives’. Global Warming and other energy related problems have motivated many to diversify into the renewable or “green” areas of investment driving solar stocks upwards. click here
  • InvestorIdeas.com® Announces New ‘Green’ Financial Column “The New Power Fund” by Samuel F. Jones - Presenter for Upcoming Online Greentech Investor Conference “Investing in the Environment” Creates Monthly Renewable Energy Investing Column. POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – February 5, 2007, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its global investor and industry Greentech portals, announce the addition of a new monthly ‘green’ financial column, “The New Power Fund”, focusing on renewable energy, by Samuel F. Jones: President, All Season Financial Advisors, Inc. The new content builds upon the highly visited portal articles, audio interviews, stock news, stock directories, online investor conferences, Blogs, RSS feeds, investor tools and links. click here
  • Insiders Place Bets on Global Warming Play - Ever since Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth” hit the circuit last year – and spooky-warm weather seemed to confirm his thesis – many investors have been on the hunt for climate change stocks. click here
  • Environmental and Green Companies Can Spread the Word Online with News, Research and Article Submission and Contribution - www.EnvironmentStocks.com (ES) an investor and industry news portal for the environmental and cleantech sector announces services for public and private companies to submit news and press releases to online investors and visitors following developments in clean or green technology. In addition, EnvironmentStocks.com offers submission services for freelance journalists, industry experts and analysts to contribute articles and research on the subject. click here
  • Online Greentech Investor Conference Updates list of Presenting Fund Managers, Analysts, and Experts from Water, Environmental and Renewable Energy Sectors - Burning of fossil fuels linked to rising global temperatures, creating risks of increased drought and storms. Newly added keynote speakers include William Brennan, the President & Managing Partner of AquaTerra Asset Management LLC, and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Fund; Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman & Founder of Global Change Associates and a leading expert in energy, environmental financial markets and clean energy technology; Samuel Jones, President of All Season Financial Advisors, Inc., Registered Investment Advisor; J. Peter Lynch, solar expert and analyst, and Estelle Lloyd, CEO of Venture Business Research, a London-based company that tracks investments by private institutions (VCs, Private equity firms, angel investors etc) in private companies operating in dynamic high growth sectors in North America and Europe. click here
  • Commission proposes an integrated energy and climate change package to cut emissions for the 21st Century - The European Commission today proposes a comprehensive package of measures to establish a new Energy Policy for Europe to combat climate change and boost the EU's energy security and competitiveness. The package of proposals set a series of ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy and aim to create a true internal market for energy and strengthen effective regulation. The Commission believes that when an international agreement is reached on the post-2012 framework this should lead to a 30% cut in emissions from developed countries by 2020. To further underline its commitment the Commission proposes that the European Union commits now to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% by 2020, in particular through energy measures. click here
  • Media Partner, Advertising and Public Company Invitation: InvestorIdeas.com® and its Leading "Greentech" Portals will be hosting an Online Investor and Industry Conference March 2007 - The theme of the upcoming conference is 'Investing in the Environment Global Warming,Global Warning - Investing Today to Save the Future'. InvestorIdeas.com® is currently inviting media partners, advertising sponsors and public companies to participate in our upcoming online conference. click here
  • ZAP Begins Trading Under ZAAP - SANTA ROSA, CA (November 8, 2006) - ZAP (OTC BB: ZAAP), formerly (NYSE Arca: ZP), announced today that its stock has been approved for quotations under the ticker symbol ZAAP on the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Bulletin Board. click here
  • Green Building Support from the Insurance Industry Aims to Reduce Environmental Risks from Global Warming - Insurers are showing new strategic directions as they focus on reducing the risks associated with climate change in hopes of minimizing the occurrence and impact of natural disasters such as fires, floods, hurricanes etc. By reducing harmful greenhouse emissions and thus minimizing global warming, insurers are hoping to minimize losses, but also establish new revenue channels. The green building arena and its participants such as environmentally friendly fire resistant building materials manufacturer International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF - TSXV: IBH), are looking to benefit from the additional support of this sector, which is considered to be a driving factor towards future market growth. click here
  • ZAP Celebrating 12th Anniversary, Electric Car Sales a New Milestone - Alternative transportation pioneer ZAP [NYSE Arca: ZP] is celebrating its 12th anniversary in business. The publicly owned Company recently rolled out its first electric car, the ZAP XEBRA city car. With dealers opening in several states across the country, management and employees are reveling in the Company's new automotive status. click here
  • ZAPWORLD.COM SURPASSES TWO MILLION HITS AND COUNTING IN OCTOBER - ZAP unveils new website with new tools and up to date information under same URL www.zapworld.com today, October 13. click here
  • ZAP Projects Record Sales - 2006 Revenues Most in Company History - SANTA ROSA, Calif. - (October 10, 2006) - Growing interest in electric micro cars and an expanding dealer network are fueling revenues at ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP), pushing unaudited sales to $10 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2006, a record in the Company's 12-year history. click here
  • Power Efficiency Corp. Announces Successful Trials of New Energy Efficiency Technology Targeting Motors in Appliances and Light Commercial and Industrial Equipment - New Digital Technology Achieves Over 30% Energy Savings; New Provisional Patent Filing Anticipated - click here
  • Electric Car Dealership Opens in California - SANTA ROSA, CA (September 13, 2006) - Automotive Pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP) is sponsoring the grand opening of its first dealership in Sonoma County, Voltage Vehicles of Fulton, California, this weekend September 8, 9 and 10 with sales of its new all electric city-car called XEBRA. click here
  • STUDENT APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR $1.25 MILLION IN SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS - Everyone has a role in protecting our environment, including members of Generation Y. EPA is tapping into their innovation and creativity in finding solutions to environmental challenges through the agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet competition. click here
  • Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. Announces Entering Into a Design Build Contract for Its Second 50 Million Gallon Ethanol Plant to Be Built Near Superior, Iowa. - Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GPRE) today announced that it has entered into a Design Build Contract with Agra Industries to build its second 50 million gallon ethanol plant near Superior, Iowa. Construction of the Superior plant is expected to commence in the very near future. click here
  • Power Efficiency Corporation Announces Successful Test of Energy Savings Technology at a World-Renowned Casino Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip - Nevada Power Company Verifies 40% Average Energy Savings as Part of Power Efficiency's Ongoing Initiative Targeting the Las Vegas Hospitality Industry click here
  • USGBC Partners with Clinton Climate Initiative - USGBC Partners with Clinton Climate Initiative to Address Global Climate Change through Green Building dated August 7, 2006 - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) to engage the largest cities in the world through the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group and provide them with the tools to become leaders in energy efficiency and green building strategies, which will result in the reduction of carbon emissions. CCI is focusing on three key deliverables: click here
  • Power Efficiency Corporation Files Provisional Patent on New Digital Technology - Power Efficiency Corporation (OTCBB: PEFF), a developer and manufacturer of advanced energy savings technologies for electric motors, today announced it has filed a provisional patent on its new digital technology for reducing energy consumption by electric motors operating at constant speed. click here
  • Power Efficiency Corporation Announces Successful Tests at Boyd Gaming Corporation’s Sam’s Town Las Vegas - Energy Savings Average 36% on Two Escalators at Las Vegas Landmark Casino, Bolstering Sales Possibilities in Gaming and Hospitality Industry click here
  • FAO sees major shift to bioenergy - click here
  • Internet Visionaries Betting On Green Technology Boom , Vast Market, Huge Profit Potential Beckon Investors dated April 18, 2006 click here
  • Wild Heart Ranch Books and Toys Teach a Generation of Children About Endangered Wildlife and Offer Suggestions on How to Take Action and Make a Difference dated Mar 07, 2006 click here
  • Lotus Engineering to Develop Innovative Microsports Cars for Obvio!
  • One Million Pixels for Social and Environmental Harmony - The Million Campaign Homepage (MCH) is offering one million pixels to groups and organizations involved in furthering peace, liberty, democracy, environmental prosperity, education, health, bread and water, an open and border-less society, a co-operative commonwealth and the principle of 'less is more'. click here
  • Power Efficiency Completes Equity and Debt Financing of $5.2 Million - Investors Include Management and Directors, Notable Individuals, Energy-Focused Institutional Investor; Equity Offered at $0.30 Per Share. click here

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  • Advanced Lighting Products forecasts to 2011 & 2016 - click here
  • Q&A with Nathalie Horbach about the future of Nuclear Energy - Nathalie Horbach, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee. click here
  • Q&A with Paul Holister about Nanotechnology & Energy - Paul Holister is a consultant specialising in, among other things, the commercial and societal impacts of new technologies. click here
  • *Three Signs Of A Ripening Market For Alternative and Distributed Energy (By Jamie Wimberly, CEO, Distributed Energy Financial Group) - For many who follow alternative and distributed energy market developments, the past five years have been a roller coaster ride, with steep rises, falls, and twists of every sort. However, over the past year, the alternative and distributed energy market seems to be ripening in a real and sustainable manner, and the market could be closer to a tipping point than anytime beforehand. (* First published on Energy Pulse) click here
  • “Smart Investors Should Look at Ethanol Before They Catch Ethanol Fever” (By Russell Hasan, www.altenews.com) - With growing concern over global warming caused by pollution, a need for independence from foreign oil shipped from the politically unstable Middle East, and a rising price of oil, there has come a blossoming grasp of the need for renewable energy and the dire consequences of a failure to develop alternative resources. Coverage of these issues in the media, and the promotion of ethanol as a solution to replace oil-based gasoline, has pushed ethanol into the public spotlight and spurred an ethanol investment craze. Ethanol is one of the hottest things on Wall Street, and investors are pouring money in at a feverish pace. Unfortunately, the ethanol hype seems to have distorted investors’ tendency to invest based on hard facts and economic data. Click here
  • VeraSun - Analysis of an Upcoming Ethanol IPO, or Ethanol Fuel Over Heated? The Nasdaq and the US stock exchanges are not dead for cleantech IPO filings, despite the emergence of the AIM exchange in London as the place to list for cleantech, energy tech and environmental companies. One of the most talked about is VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE: VSE Proposed), an ethanol play. click here
  • Cross-Country ZAP Rally Proves Americans Want Cleaner Cars - Skeptics will tell you that fuel cell vehicles are a decade or two away from mass production. That may be true, but it isn't because the American public is ignorant of alternative vehicle technology or wouldn't be excited by and willing to buy more efficient vehicles, regardless of fuels, much, much sooner. click here
  • Three Signs Of A Ripening Market For Alternative and Distributed Energy (By Jamie Wimberly, CEO, Distributed Energy Financial Group) - For many who follow alternative and distributed energy market developments, the past five years have been a roller coaster ride, with steep rises, falls, and twists of every sort. However, over the past year, the alternative and distributed energy market seems to be ripening in a real and sustainable manner, and the market could be closer to a tipping point than anytime beforehand. (* First published on Energy Pulse) click here
  • "Smart Investors Should Look at Ethanol Before They Catch Ethanol Fever" (By Russell Hasan, www.altenews.com) - With growing concern over global warming caused by pollution, a need for independence from foreign oil shipped from the politically unstable Middle East, and a rising price of oil, there has come a blossoming grasp of the need for renewable energy and the dire consequences of a failure to develop alternative resources. Coverage of these issues in the media, and the promotion of ethanol as a solution to replace oil-based gasoline, has pushed ethanol into the public spotlight and spurred an ethanol investment craze. Ethanol is one of the hottest things on Wall Street, and investors are pouring money in at a feverish pace. Unfortunately, the ethanol hype seems to have distorted investors’ tendency to invest based on hard facts and economic data. Click here
  • VeraSun - Analysis of an Upcoming Ethanol IPO, or Ethanol Fuel Over Heated? The Nasdaq and the US stock exchanges are not dead for cleantech IPO filings, despite the emergence of the AIM exchange in London as the place to list for cleantech, energy tech and environmental companies. One of the most talked about is VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE: VSE Proposed), an ethanol play. click here
  • Cross-Country ZAP Rally Proves Americans Want Cleaner Cars Skeptics will tell you that fuel cell vehicles are a decade or two away from mass production. That may be true, but it isn't because the American public is ignorant of alternative vehicle technology or wouldn't be excited by and willing to buy more efficient vehicles, regardless of fuels, much, much sooner. click here

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