You are eager to join in the green movement and are looking to make your home office more environmentally-friendly. Follow these suggestions to be well on your way to a green home office.

(1) Donate your functional used desktop and laptop computers and printers to charitable organizations, such as the Salvation Army, the Goodwill, the United Way or a local homeless shelter. Alternatively, phone your local school board and see if they would like your old computer or printer.

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Investing in “green” companies has become popular as people have become more aware of environmental issues such as peak oil and global warming. But just as investing in “dot coms” during the 90s was the trend of the times, “green” is also a trend and should not be taken as an indicator of guaranteed profits. In fact, investing in “green” companies can be quite risky due to undercapitalization and lack of operating history due to their start-up status. But you can reduce the risk by investing in established companies that are strategically adding green methods and systems to their existing business models. Here are a few industries to consider.

Existing energy companies across the globe are researching and developing alternative fuels. All of the major oil companies are expanding into wind, solar and geothermal energy systems. And local utility companies across the United States are already introducing wind and solar power options to their customers. As many states make tax credits available to residents for installing solar panels, local utility companies are creating energy buy-back programs that should be effective in increasing profitability.

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In today’s depressive stock market it is hard to find a silver lining. Green investing is a way to feel good about your stocks and mutual funds while having the potential to make a healthy return on investment. Socially responsible investing makes sense during the corruption on Wall Street and the search for alternative energy sources.
Green investing is finally coming into the mainstream. People can do what’s right for the environment and build wealth too! Socially responsible investing has been around for decades and is now becoming popular. SRI already has $2.3 trillion in investments. SRI started by appealing to investors who wanted to avoid sin stocks, the stocks of companies that are involved in alcohol, tobacco, and gambling.  

Today, Social Responsible Investing is an all encompassing term that generally means screening companies out that are abusive to the environment, practice poor labor relations, are not responsible to their communities and lack corporate integrity. SRI has evolved to serve in an advocacy manner. The new focus by consumers, business and government on sustainability and the environment has created its own category of SRI. Goldman Sachs, the darling of Wall Street, has already set aside $1.5 billion to privately invest in green companies. CalPERS; one of the country’s largest institutional investors, has set aside more than a billion dollars for green investments.

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If finance experts are to be believed, green investment is still worth despite the global economic blues. Sustainable investment options are set to become more attractive in the long run with the incorporation of the eco-stimulus. Currently, green stocks are showing stable returns on investments and investors who care about how and where their money is being used are opting for the “go green” option.

Investment can be a great way of making money if done in a logical and systematic manner. In the last few years, significant changes have been visible in the interest of investors across the world. Other than oil and gas, interest has deviated to sources of energy as it causes less harm to the environment and society. Thanks to the increased awareness on sustainable investment opportunities, several companies across the world are realizing the importance to preserve and protect the planet. In the form of a contemporary type of stock investment, green investments are becoming popular for the investors who want to use it as a source of helping the earth and the atmosphere.

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If America didn’t sit around crying about alternative energy investments would we be selling China what they seek?

China is working hard on developing such technology cause, well, China really can’t pack much more pollution into their environment. And they know this. They know this so well that they are even taxing American corporations for adding pollution to their country during this whole “We need to help China by industrializing them” deal.

So instead of America investing in our own green gear, we’re investing in China’s. WOO!

Hoboken, NJ (June 2008)—Sure, you’d like to “go green” in your investments. If you could find some financially sound options, why not? As environmental issues have heated up and gained more and more press, you’ve embraced the concept of saving the planet. You’ve changed your light bulbs, strived to live the “reduce, reuse, and recycle” mantra, and even traded in your gas-guzzling SUV for a hybrid. (Well, at least you’ve considered it!) Problem is, you need to feel secure about your retirement years—and the concept of green investing just seems a little too, well, trendy for comfort.      

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It is no doubt that every family owns some electric appliance, such as TV、 PC、lighting、heating、car etc. And many of us are worrying about the power supply. If you want to reduce power burden, you’d better stop what you are doing to set up a Green DIY Energy System.

Green DIY Energy System is a fabulous operating procedure which can direct you how to build your own energy system, for instance, solar panel and wind turbine, in your backyard.

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So you’re green?  You live in one of those houses that is dug out of the side of a hill with solar panels everywhere.  You ride a bike in the summer and drive an electric car in the winter.  You grow your own food, pump your own water, and not one drop of oil will ever be in your home.

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The “Green Age” is a global transformation similar in magnitude to the “Information Age.” Wall Street investment bank, Goldman Sachs, concluded environmental businesses will earn over 1 trillion dollars by 2010. President-elect Obama’s Administration will make energy and the environment a top priority. The opportunity to create a sustainable start-up has never been better. 

While oil continues to come down below $50 per barrel, we still need alternative energy sources, education and conservation to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and overcome global warming. As the world races to find solutions to many ecological problems, it’s creating vast opportunities for entrepreneurs to make money while helping to protect the planet.

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I want to buy stocks in Green/Renewable Energy. Such as Solar, Wind etc.
Does any one know which company’s sell stocks in the $5.00 to $15.00 rang? I plan on holding the stocks for a couple of years or maybe more and the trade commissions are at $12.99. I have looked and looked but having trouble on where t look…. Thank you all