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ICLN Description

The iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index.
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Sector: Technology

Country: United States

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Thursday, August 9, 2012, 8:09 AM Another coal-fired power plant is set to go dark, the Rochester, MN utilities board voting to retire its Silver Lake facility. Cheap natural gas and wind power is making it cheaper to buy power off the regional grid, and there's also the whole clean air thing. (see also) 5 Comments [Energy]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 10:01 AM Data for the construction of power generation facilities in H1 paints a stark picture of the ascendance of natural gas, with 3,708 MW gas-fired plants built, 2,367 MW of wind farms developed, and 1,608 MW of coal stations constructed. Gas provides 41.8% of U.S. electricity, coal 29.7%, nuclear 9.2%, water 8.7%, wind 4.3%, geothermal 0.3%, and solar 0.3%. Comment! [Energy]
Monday, January 30, 2012, 6:09 AM Newly released data confirms the rising trend in world temperatures ended in 1997, and leading climate scientists say the sun is now heading towards a ‘grand minimum’ in its output which threatens colder seasons. This could have significant long-term consequences for investments in alternative energy technologies, as much of it has been driven by fears of man-made global warming. (submitted by John Petersen) 12 Comments [Energy]
Friday, November 18, 2011, 1:16 PM A U.N.-created panel finds climate change is responsible for cases of extreme weather - citing floods, monsoons, and heat waves outside the normal range of occurrences. A report issued by IPCC (.pdf) on the controversial topic expresses "high confidence" that daily temperatures have increased due to greenhouse gases. Will green-leaning ETFs such as PBD, ICLN, PBD, PBW, QCLN, and PZD see a kick from upcoming talks on a new climate agreement or will a slumping global economy keep climate control on the backburner? 18 Comments [Energy, Global & FX]
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 9:29 AM A detailed forecast from Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects clean energy investments may double by 2020 to $395B. The report sees China taking over the renewable energy spending lead from Europe in 2014 with India, the Middle East, and Africa upping their spending rapidly. "Last year’s record renewable energy investment was no one-off despite the recent economic gloom." Comment! [Energy]
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3:57 PM Germany shows it's serious about developing alternative energy sources with a program set to invest a staggering $137B in renewable energy projects over the next five years. With its strong financial commitment and nuclear power firmly in the rear-view mirror, analysts see the nation positioned to work out the dilemmas and problems that will undoubtedly crop up: "Germany is in a very promising position to be the first industrialized country to rely entirely on renewable energy." 10 Comments [Global & FX, Energy]
Monday, October 17, 2011, 10:24 AM Solazyme (SZYM +1%) signs a two-year joint development agreement with Unilever (UN -1.7%), expanding a current R&D commitment to develop renewable oil products. It's been a rocky comeback for beat-up shares of the company with concerns about government spending weighing on the clean tech sector. Comment! [Energy]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:12 AM Satcon Technology (SATC) posts a 10.8% gain after the firm gets selected by Q-Cells to supply an additional 40MW of its solar power conversion systems for an Ontario project. Comment! [On the Move, Energy]
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7:32 AM Nike (NKE) reinvents itself with a plan to set up a venture capital division designed to back green-tech companies and startups. The company says by fostering new sources of energy and sustainability it may be able to improve its own production. "Leveraging innovation in sustainability can be a vehicle for growth," adds one exec. 1 Comment [Tech]
Thursday, August 25, 2011, 8:35 AM Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) is up 5.7% premarket after announcing it landed $150M in working capital from new investors. The investment in the energy concern is in the form of 7.50% convertible notes due in 2016, and will be used to support a broad clean energy infrastructure program. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Friday, July 15, 2011, 4:03 PM Freakonomics dissects the pro-environment consumer, and finds a propensity to signal a green commitment by buying the more hybrid-looking car or placing solar panels on the front of the house - even if the back receives more sun. A recent study found a 3.5% premium for solar panels in towns with more college grads and Prius hybrids. Consider KWT, TAN and ICLN, but watch out for competition from China. 2 Comments [Quick Ideas, Energy]
Monday, July 11, 2011, 1:03 PM Another day, another take on alternative energy. Today's slant: Government should be the one to invest in wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels and other energy souces because free markets allocate capital based on trends and growth, and miss out on investing in energy insurance policies for large oil price spikes and black swan events. 31 Comments [Energy]
Friday, July 8, 2011, 11:46 AM The clean tech sector is poised for a major crash, writes Devon Swezey. He says in order to break the boom-and-bust cycle backed by federal subsidies, the U.S. needs to back early-stage R&D with a goal of building a clean energy program able to compete at scale. The clean tech sector stands as the one of the few in positive territory today, +0.2%. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Energy]
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 12:45 PM Solar stocks are popping after China's top energy advisers suggest the government double its solar-power target for 2015 as a response to events in Japan. FSLR +2.3%, JASO +2.2%, TSL +4.3%, YGE +3.7%. 1 Comment [On the Move, Energy]
Monday, March 14, 2011, 8:25 AM Possible winners from the hit to nuclear stocks:
-Natgas ETFs: GAZ, UNG, UNL, NAGS
-Natgas equties: FCG, FCGL, FCGS
-Coal: PKOL, KOL
-Alt. Energy: TAN, KWT, FAN, ICLN, PBW, PBD, PUW, PWND, GEX Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, January 6, 2011, 2:50 PM China unveils plans aimed at providing energy for its growing economy while lessening dependence on fossil fuels. So-called clean energy accounts for 8 percent of fuel supplies today, but is hoped to double by 2020, helped by investing $755M in nuclear, hydro, wind, and other sources. Comment! [Global & FX]

Dr. Kris
Green in the red: Alt energy ETFs are running out of gas. Scraping the bottom of the barrel: QCLN, PBW, GEX, PBD, ICLN.
9/30/11
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Dr. Kris
Eco-awful: Alternative energy sector in downward spiral. At new lows: Solar ($KWT, $TAN), Wind ($FAN, $PWND), Alt.Energy ($GEX, $PBD, $ICLN)
9/12/11
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Lisa
How come ICLN has underperformed the other alt energy ETFs (TAN FAN NLR GEX PBW PUW) so badly?
4/10/10
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