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January 22nd, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Energy Efficient Lighting Stock Review and Future Prospects

Energy efficiency represents the most expedient approach to reducing energy consumption and C02 emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), one dollar invested in more efficient electrical equipment avoids more than 2 dollars in inve…

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January 20th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Energy Efficient (Smart) Grid Stock Review and Future Prospects

Grid companies are a crucial part of delivering renewable energy from points of production to consumers. Grid technology is essential to renewable energy and making that grid smarter enhances its efficiency. According to Carnegie Mellon University 65 p…

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January 17th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Geothermal Stock Review and Future Prospects

Geothermal energy comes from deep within the planet and although it does not garner the attention of wind and solar, it is nonetheless one of the largest and most efficient potential sources of energy in the world today.With geothermal’s total global g…

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January 15th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Wind Stock Review and Future Prospects

Wind power generation is growing rapidly around the globe. The earth’s wind resources could provide five times the total energy of the world’s current demand for electricity. The amount of wind power available in the US could exceed America’s energy re…

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January 14th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Solar Stock Review and Future Prospects

The solar segment has garnered considerable interest. To help investors chart solar’s growth, The Green Market selected 5 equally weighted solar stocks (CSIQ, ESLR, FSLR, SPWRA and STP) and followed their progress throughout 2009.As explained in the pr…

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January 8th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Online Consumers and E-Commerce: Holiday Season 2009 and Implications for 2010

The revolutionary power of e-commerce continued to benefit the environment in 2009. Due in part to pre-Christmas storms that raged along the US East Coast, increasing numbers of consumers bought online this past holiday season. According to a MasterCar…

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December 28th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

The Best Eco-Inventions of 2009: Energy Production

The Solar Shingle: The Dow Chemical Co. has developed a new roof shingle that doubles as a solar panel. The new shingle incorporates thin-film solar cells and can be installed alongside regular asphalt shingles. The innovative shingle is expected to co…

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October 19th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Blog Action Day 2009: One of the Largest Climate Change Events Ever Held on the Web

This year’s Blog Action Day underscores the power of social media to combat climate change. Bloggers from all parts of the globe came together to help raise awareness about the importance of combating climate change. On October 15th 13,000 bloggers fro…