Mid-Year Solar Update
The first quarter was terrible for solar stocks. The second quarter continued the sector’s slide, until early June, when solar stocks began an ascent. As measured by the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Index, the sector is approximately 25% off its June 7th low, through July 21st. One should keep in mind, however, that the [...]
Jefferies today initiated coverage on several solar stocks, expressing optimism in a sector that has been badly beaten this year. While early January brought some renewed excitement in the sector, solar as a whole has seen the greatest decline this year of the green sectors, with the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (TAN) and [...]
With oil still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and President Obama looking to tighten regulations in response, one might see this historic environmental disaster as an epic opportunity for alternative energy.
However, as the S&P 500 rose over 26% during the past 18 months, alternative energy indexes are down more than 6%, pointing to [...]
With the oil crisis in the Gulf dominating headlines, this is an opportunity to step back and reconsider our addiction to oil.
Much of the blame has been put on BP in their negligence for violating safety and back-up protection devices of their deep-water well in the Gulf.
Instead of placing blame on BP, maybe we should [...]
Given the environmental impact of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the recent deaths in coal mines across the world, one can see that the true costs of oil and coal are more than their mere monetary costs. There is a need for capitalism with a conscious that takes into [...]
Thin-film solar grew 102 percent annually from 2006 to 2010, as costs fell. By 2009, thin-film reached 23 percent of total solar market share. By 2013, it should reach 30 percent. Over 160 companies currently compete in the thin-film space, with First Solar (FSLR) being the billion-dollar giant who is the cost leader with large-scale [...]
It was twenty years ago, on April 22, 1970, when U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day, for environmental awareness and appreciation of the Earth. Earth Day, which is celebrated in over 175 countries every year, has inspired many countries to become environmentally conscious and to develop and produce alternative sources of energy, other than [...]