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Tuesday ETF Roundup: UNG Continues Slide, PBW Surges on Clean Energy Demand
Eric Dutram • Tue, Mar 29, 2011
PBW: The Perfect Short for All Seasons
Brett Owens • Mon, Jun 14, 2010 • 8 Comments
Tom Lydon's Earth Day Guide to Green ETFs
Tom Lydon • Thu, Apr 22, 2010 • 1 Comment
ETFdb's Definitive Guide to Clean Energy ETFs
Eric Dutram • Thu, Apr 22, 2010 • 1 Comment
The Future of the Lithium Market, Part II
Juan Carlos Zuleta • Tue, Feb 16, 2010 • 13 Comments
Slicing and Dicing Sector ETFs into Themes
IndexUniverse • Sun, Sep 13, 2009
QOTD: Renewables Investing Passed Fossil Fuels in 2008
Paul Kedrosky • Sun, Jun 28, 2009 • 4 Comments
Wheb Ventures Hopes to Create EU's Largest Dedicated Greentech Fund
Greentech Media • Tue, Sep 9, 2008
Alternative Energy for Investors: High Volatility, Great Promise
Paolo Pezzutti • Sun, Jul 6, 2008 • 9 Comments
Why I'm Adding PowerShares Clean Energy ETF to My Portfolio
Investing The Middle Way • Wed, Mar 26, 2008 • 2 Comments
PowerShares Clean Energy ETF Lights Up Gloomy Market
J.D. Steinhilber • Mon, Mar 10, 2008 • 3 Comments
Renewable Energy: Pure Power
Sam Hopkins • Fri, Dec 21, 2007 • 3 Comments
End of Ethanol Boom in Sight - NY Times
SA Editor Eli Hoffmann • Mon, Oct 1, 2007 • 1 Comment
Revisiting PowerShares' Clean Energy ETF As It Faces All-Time Highs
Nick Perry • Mon, Aug 13, 2007
PowerShares Clean Energy ETF Hits New High
Nick Perry • Sat, Jun 23, 2007
Preparing Your Portfolio For Peak Coal
Tom Konrad • Mon, Apr 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Media Focus On 'Green' Energy Could Boost Producers, ETF
Tom Lydon • Wed, Apr 11, 2007
When The Supreme Court Weighs In, Investors Had Better Pay Attention
Alt Energy Stocks • Tue, Apr 10, 2007
CIBC World Markets: Reduce Energy Stocks
Alt Energy Stocks • Mon, Feb 12, 2007
Changes in the Alt. Energy Investment Landscape
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Positive Commodity ETF Flows Despite Continued GLD Liquidations, Energy Funds Underperform
Hard Assets Investor • Fri, Jun 7 • 1 Comment
The Other Elon Musk ETF Responds As Tesla Tops $100
Benzinga • Wed, May 29
Locating The Best Energy ETFs
John Dowdee • Wed, May 29 • 1 Comment
Sustainability As An Investment Perspective
CFA Institute Contributors • Sun, May 26 • 2 Comments
Get While The Getting Is Good On These Tesla ETFs
Benzinga • Wed, May 15 • 3 Comments
10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2013: April Update
Tom Konrad • Mon, May 6 • 25 Comments
It Ain't Easy Being Green
The ETF Authority • Wed, May 1
First Solar And Solar ETFs: Here's How You Can Participate
Wall Street Sector Selector • Mon, Apr 15 • 3 Comments
10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2013: March Update
Tom Konrad • Wed, Apr 3 • 15 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Feb 12 • 2 Comments
10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2013: January Update
Tom Konrad • Sun, Feb 3 • 10 Comments
A Clean Energy Inflection Point In 2013? The Best ETF To Play The Trend
Tom Konrad • Mon, Jan 7 • 5 Comments
Year In Review: 11 Clean Energy Stocks For 2012
Tom Konrad • Wed, Jan 2 • 6 Comments
2013 Contrarian ETF Portfolio
Scott's Investments • Wed, Jan 2 • 6 Comments
10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2013
Tom Konrad • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 • 16 Comments
Cleantech Investing: 2013 Predictions
Greentech Media • Thu, Dec 27, 2012
What Does 2013 Hold For Solar? Predictions From 4 Green Money Managers
Tom Konrad • Thu, Dec 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
Looking Back On 2012 Cleantech Investing Predictions
Greentech Media • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 3 Comments
December Update: 11 Clean Energy Stocks For 2012
Tom Konrad • Tue, Dec 4, 2012
Sector ETFs For Obama's 2nd Term And The Impending Fiscal Cliff
Tom Lydon • Tue, Nov 13, 2012

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The PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (Fund) is based on the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to deliver capital appreciation through the selection of companies that focus on greener and generally renewable sources of energy and technologies that facilitate cleaner energy.
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Sector: Technology

Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Energy ETFs, Green and Alternative Energy ETFs
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Wednesday, January 2, 10:12 AM Biofuel firms enjoy notable strength in early trading, as the fiscal cliff deal includes relief for all sorts of renewable energy. BIOF +24.7%, SYNM +24.1%, GEVO +10.4%, REGI +9.2%, SZYM +5.9%, PEIX +4.8%, FF +4%, AMRS +3.9%, ADM +3.4%, KIOR +2.7%. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
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]
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 9:40 AM Defining overbought as being more than 5% above a 50-day moving average, Bespoke says 24% of tracked ETFs fit the bill. Leading the list is the homebuilders (XHB), more than 13% above its 50 day MA; Brazil (EWZ) leads the country ETFs, 8.2% above. A few more days of market gains and look for talk about the entire market being overbought. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
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]
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]
Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 11:09 AM The government approves what would be the country's first offshore wind farm, the Cape Wind project in Massachusetts, after nine years of controversy. (WSJ; ETF: PBW) 1 Comment
Friday, February 19, 2010, 3:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Broker/Dealers– IAI +1.6%. Utilities– XLU +1.5%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.4%. Transports– IYT +1.2%. Oil Services– OIH +1.1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -3.1%. Clean Energy– PBW -1%. Agribusiness– MOO -0.5%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.4%. Comment!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 10:06 AM Sector ETF strength: Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.3%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.1%. Coal– KOL +1%.
Sector ETF weakness: Agriculture– DBA -0.9%. Comment!
Friday, February 5, 2010, 2:14 PM After falling to $3.2B last year, debt financing for renewable energy in the U.S. may rebound to 2008 levels of $6B, says one project manager, as banks start redeploying capital to this "sexy space." Government stimulus of $80B has been credited with thawing the market considerably. (ETF: PBW) 6 Comments
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 3:09 PM Sector ETF strength: Livestock– COW +0.04%.
Sector ETF weakness: Silver– SLV -6.3%. Steel– SLX -6.1%. Solar– TAN -5.8%. Coal– KOL -5.8%. Clean Energy– PBW -5.2%. Oil– USO -5%. Gold Miners– GDX -4.9%. Heating Oil– UHN -4.5%. Comment!
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 1:27 PM Sector ETF strength: Commercial Banks– KBE +0.6%. Agriculture– DBA +0.4%. Regional Banks– RKH +0.4%. Livestock– COW +0.3%.
Sector ETF weakness: Semis– IGW -3.3%. Tech– XLK -2.7%. Nasdaq– QQQQ -2.6%. Steel– SLX -2.5%. Clean Energy– PBW -2.4%. Oil Services– OIH -2.4%. Comment!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 1:39 PM Sector ETF strength: Biotech– BBH +2.5%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.6%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.3%. Financials– XLF +0.7%.
Sector ETF weakness: Coal– KOL -4.4%. Solar– TAN -3.5%. Steel– SLX -3.3%. Gold Miners– GDX -2.6%. Clean Energy– PBW -2.5%. Basic Materials– IYM -2.5%. Comment!

Wall Street Sector Selector
Four ETFs For The Presidential Election (SPY) (USO) (PBW) (PZD) (TAN) http://bit.ly/YmTcLW
11/3/12
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Joshua Hayes
Solar and Clean Energy stocks join in on the fun. $TAN $PBW $SOLR $HSOL $ENER $JASO $STP $TSL $SUNE $YGE $PWER $CSIQ.
1/12/12
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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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Smart-Ticker.com
Top stocks bull trade ideas $TC $SCOK $PBW $PUDA.OB $REE $MCP $MOD $ICO $KEM $ASIA more http://s-t.cc
1/3/11
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Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Will the White House Solar Panels Stay This Time? http://ow.ly/2OHEv TAN PBW
10/5/10
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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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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: Matthew Simmons' Awesome Presentation On The Coming Oil & Water Shortage http://bit.ly/c6zAgp $PHO $FAN $PBW $PWND $IEO #ETF
3/15/10
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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: Fed up, Germany's support for solar power is becoming ever harder to afford http://bit.ly/6XMw5W $PBW #ETF #MKT #Germany
1/14/10
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WaysToPlay: World's Top Polluter Emerges as Green-Technology Leader http://bit.ly/7Rm96D $PBW $TAN #China #Copenhagen #ETF #MKT
12/16/09
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WaysToPlay: The peak-oil debate: 2020 vision http://bit.ly/5E6p5d $PBW $USO #ETF #MKT #Oil #Energy
12/10/09
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