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Green Investors Hopeful on Eve of Inauguration
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Green Investors Hopeful on Eve of Inauguration The table at my website link below includes statistics and a short description of the 20 companies included in the ETF Innovators Global Carbon Trading Index along with benchmark energy commodities and exchange-traded products. The 20 companies in the Carbon Trading Index posted a gain of 5.6% over the past month, despite declines in the overall market, the global price of carbon, and major energy commodities. <> With the launch of Ai...
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Carbon Prices Withstand Commodity Downturn
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<>  During recent market turmoil and a meltdown in commodities , the Global Carbon ETN (GRN) has held up better than oil (USO) and natural gas (UNG), but fared slightly worse than the overall market as illustrated in the accompanying three-month chart. Key factors in the demand for carbon credits include overall power demand and the relationship between natural gas and coal prices since burning gas results in the release of less than half of the greenhouse emissions versus coal. Currently, the simplest way for power utilities ...
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A Global Carbon Trading Stock Index
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(closed on 10/03/08)
<> <> The accompanying table presents the MikeHav Global Carbon Trading Stock Index along with tracking of related commodities and benchmark funds -- including coal prices, iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN), US Natural Gas Fund (UNG), US Oil Fund (USO), and Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX). Key factors in the demand for carbon credits include overall power demand and the relationship between natural gas and coal prices since burning gas results in the release of less than half of the greenhouse gas emissions versus coal. Currently, the simplest way for power...
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Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF
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-49.21%
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Currently, the 30-stock Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF ( GEX ) has the most exposure to wind energy among the alternative energy ETFs. Its top holding, Vestas Wind Systems, makes up 12% of the portfolio. 
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Mkt Vectors Glb Alternative Energy ETF
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(closed on 07/03/08)
<> <> <> <> <> <> <> Pick-of-the-Week
Alternative Energy In Play This Election Season: GEX
<> <> Brandon Clay
 In 1992, Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign posted the now-famous slogan. “(It’s) the economy, stupid!” This phrase captured the unhappy sentiment of a nation under the first George Bush, propelling the Governor of Arkansas to the White House in November. <> ...
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From the Blogosphere
Not All Alternate Energy ETFs Were Created Equal
Green Investors Hopeful on Eve of Inauguration
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<>The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes statistics and a short description of the 20 companies included in the ETF Innovators Global Carbon Trading Index along with benchmark energy commodities and exchange-traded products. The 20 companies in the Carbon Trading Index posted a gain of 5.6% over the past month, despite declines in the overall market, the global price of carbon, and major energy commodities.
With the launch of AirShares Carbon Fund (ASO) in mid-December, investors have another option to trade the price of carbon with the iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN) already on the ...
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The Case for GEX and the Alternative Energy Sector
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The alternative energy sector has been heralded by many as an investment opportunity in the US over the next four years. The rationale:
1. Fossil fuels are declining in supply and are environmentally destructive. While there are those who dispute this, there seems to be enough of a "green movement" that demands alternative energy.
2. Because fossil fuels are declining in supply, they will rise in costs,thus fueling an economic need for alternative energy solutions. This seems to be questionable of late, as gas prices have fallen sharply in the US.
3. US President-elect has made government inve...
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Carbon Trading Index Rebounds in December
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes 19 companies in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Carbon Trading Index along with the prices of seven benchmark commodities and funds. The Carbon Trading Index rallied over the past month along with the overall market, although the gains were less than the overall market and the index has declined by more than 50% in the past six months.
With the launch of AirShares Carbon Fund (ASO) in mid-December, investors have another option to trade the price of carbon with the iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN) already on the market since early July. As a p...
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Carbon Trading Index Rebounds in December
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The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes 19 companies in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Carbon Trading Index along with the prices of seven benchmark commodities and funds. The Carbon Trading Index rallied over the past month along with the overall market, although the gains were less than the overall market and the index has declined by more than 50% in the past six months.
With the launch of AirShares Carbon Fund (ASO) in mid-December, investors have another option to trade the price of carbon with the iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN) already on the market since early July. As a p...
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