Comments on: Renewables to Boom or Bust? http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Make Green Work — Renewables to Boom or Bust? http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-335 Make Green Work — Renewables to Boom or Bust? Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:17:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-335 [...] Renewables to Boom or Bust? - (cleantechnica.com) “Renewable energy has attracted a lot of attention lately as the world looks for cleaner ways to power our world. Wind and solar stand as the most recognizable clean, green dynamos, but they still struggle to compete with traditional and entrenched power producers…“ [...] [...] Renewables to Boom or Bust? – (cleantechnica.com) “Renewable energy has attracted a lot of attention lately as the world looks for cleaner ways to power our world. Wind and solar stand as the most recognizable clean, green dynamos, but they still struggle to compete with traditional and entrenched power producers…“ [...]

]]> By: Michelle Bennett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-333 Michelle Bennett Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:55:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-333 No worries, you guys can talk investing all you want! I'm just gonna sit here and take notes... No worries, you guys can talk investing all you want! I’m just gonna sit here and take notes…

]]> By: Tim H. http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-332 Tim H. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:47:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-332 With a wealth of quality links and resources, you've put together a very valuable post. Don't fret too much about your hesitation to enter into RE investment. While most of the solar plays did see unbelievable returns this year, they have backed off considerably to much more reasonable price points. If you just want to jump in without doing too much research, you could follow Gavin's lead and purchase a green ETF (a bundle of stocks that trade like a mutual fund). Gavin mentioned a few of the big names, you might also look at the Nasdaq Clean Edge Liquid or "QCLN" ETF for a nice balanced portfolio. The beauty of ETFs is that they are generally more stable than individual stocks... And like Gavin, I too apologize for rambling about cleantech investing. :) With a wealth of quality links and resources, you’ve put together a very valuable post.

Don’t fret too much about your hesitation to enter into RE investment. While most of the solar plays did see unbelievable returns this year, they have backed off considerably to much more reasonable price points. If you just want to jump in without doing too much research, you could follow Gavin’s lead and purchase a green ETF (a bundle of stocks that trade like a mutual fund). Gavin mentioned a few of the big names, you might also look at the Nasdaq Clean Edge Liquid or “QCLN” ETF for a nice balanced portfolio. The beauty of ETFs is that they are generally more stable than individual stocks…

And like Gavin, I too apologize for rambling about cleantech investing. :)

]]> By: Tim H. http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-16896 Tim H. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:47:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-16896 With a wealth of quality links and resources, you've put together a very valuable post. Don't fret too much about your hesitation to enter into RE investment. While most of the solar plays did see unbelievable returns this year, they have backed off considerably to much more reasonable price points. If you just want to jump in without doing too much research, you could follow Gavin's lead and purchase a green ETF (a bundle of stocks that trade like a mutual fund). Gavin mentioned a few of the big names, you might also look at the Nasdaq Clean Edge Liquid or "QCLN" ETF for a nice balanced portfolio. The beauty of ETFs is that they are generally more stable than individual stocks... And like Gavin, I too apologize for rambling about cleantech investing. :) With a wealth of quality links and resources, you’ve put together a very valuable post.

Don’t fret too much about your hesitation to enter into RE investment. While most of the solar plays did see unbelievable returns this year, they have backed off considerably to much more reasonable price points. If you just want to jump in without doing too much research, you could follow Gavin’s lead and purchase a green ETF (a bundle of stocks that trade like a mutual fund). Gavin mentioned a few of the big names, you might also look at the Nasdaq Clean Edge Liquid or “QCLN” ETF for a nice balanced portfolio. The beauty of ETFs is that they are generally more stable than individual stocks…

And like Gavin, I too apologize for rambling about cleantech investing. :)

]]> By: Michelle Bennett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-331 Michelle Bennett Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:52:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-331 Thanks for the comment! I've been considering investing in renewables for about a year now. Unfortunately I've been putting off doing all my research and learning about the process... Maybe I'll look into writing a post on the topic just to get myself moving! Thanks for the comment! I’ve been considering investing in renewables for about a year now. Unfortunately I’ve been putting off doing all my research and learning about the process…

Maybe I’ll look into writing a post on the topic just to get myself moving!

]]> By: Gavin Hudson http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-330 Gavin Hudson Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:14:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-330 Very good post. I've been interested in investing in renewables for several years now. In fact, I have... invested I mean. Maybe not as much as Google, but then again my stock investment in solar returned greater profits than my investment in Google. I bought First Solar (FSLR), for example, at about $60/share. It's now at $219, and I'm also invested in things like Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX) and Wilder Hill, a renewable energy fund (PBW). Another often overlooked blue chip area is waste management... in fact, Waste Management Inc., (WMI), which is heavily invested in both recycling and landfill energy. Sorry to wax about stocks, but it came to mind while reading this. More importantly, though, I hope that readers know that many of them can buy renewable energy from their existing utility provider. Essentially, they offer to pay between $2 and $5 (usually) more a month. Not a big deal. At all. And the money goes into developing the renewables infrastructure for their utility provider. Check it out at the DOE website: http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml Very good post. I’ve been interested in investing in renewables for several years now. In fact, I have… invested I mean. Maybe not as much as Google, but then again my stock investment in solar returned greater profits than my investment in Google.

I bought First Solar (FSLR), for example, at about $60/share. It’s now at $219, and I’m also invested in things like Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX) and Wilder Hill, a renewable energy fund (PBW). Another often overlooked blue chip area is waste management… in fact, Waste Management Inc., (WMI), which is heavily invested in both recycling and landfill energy.

Sorry to wax about stocks, but it came to mind while reading this.

More importantly, though, I hope that readers know that many of them can buy renewable energy from their existing utility provider. Essentially, they offer to pay between $2 and $5 (usually) more a month. Not a big deal. At all. And the money goes into developing the renewables infrastructure for their utility provider. Check it out at the DOE website: http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml

]]> By: Gavin Hudson http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-16895 Gavin Hudson Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/18/renewables-to-boom-or-bust/#comment-16895 Very good post. I've been interested in investing in renewables for several years now. In fact, I have... invested I mean. Maybe not as much as Google, but then again my stock investment in solar returned greater profits than my investment in Google. I bought First Solar (FSLR), for example, at about $60/share. It's now at $219, and I'm also invested in things like Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX) and Wilder Hill, a renewable energy fund (PBW). Another often overlooked blue chip area is waste management... in fact, Waste Management Inc., (WMI), which is heavily invested in both recycling and landfill energy. Sorry to wax about stocks, but it came to mind while reading this. More importantly, though, I hope that readers know that many of them can buy renewable energy from their existing utility provider. Essentially, they offer to pay between $2 and $5 (usually) more a month. Not a big deal. At all. And the money goes into developing the renewables infrastructure for their utility provider. Check it out at the DOE website: http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml Very good post. I’ve been interested in investing in renewables for several years now. In fact, I have… invested I mean. Maybe not as much as Google, but then again my stock investment in solar returned greater profits than my investment in Google.

I bought First Solar (FSLR), for example, at about $60/share. It’s now at $219, and I’m also invested in things like Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX) and Wilder Hill, a renewable energy fund (PBW). Another often overlooked blue chip area is waste management… in fact, Waste Management Inc., (WMI), which is heavily invested in both recycling and landfill energy.

Sorry to wax about stocks, but it came to mind while reading this.

More importantly, though, I hope that readers know that many of them can buy renewable energy from their existing utility provider. Essentially, they offer to pay between $2 and $5 (usually) more a month. Not a big deal. At all. And the money goes into developing the renewables infrastructure for their utility provider. Check it out at the DOE website: http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml

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