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Investor Ideas Tools and Resources for Independent Investors Includes Directories of Public Companies in Cleantech

www.InvestorIdeas.com, one of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water, provides independent investors access to research tools for making informed independent investment decisions in the renewable energy and water sectors .
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2009 is poised for substantial growth in cleantech, fuelled by global initiatives to address climate change and Obama’s mandate for renewable energy and infrastructure spending and job creation. Investors researching the sectors can use the stock directories and resources at Investorideas.com to make independent investment decisions.

To empower individual investors, Investorideas.com has upgraded memberships to include access to the water stocks directory, the renewable energy stocks directory, the Michael Brush Insider’s Corner and inside access to weekly top 25 investor search trends.

The water stocks directory is part of the content at the Water-stocks.com portal at Investorideas.com that also features the Investing in Water Podcast.
According to water expert Bill Brennan in water investing podcast recorded earlier this year,
“Water stocks are not recession proof but are recession resistant”, he notes. “People have to take a look at necessities- where they spend. Water is a necessity along with power and waste management.”
To listen to the full interview: http://static.investorideas.com.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/2008/100608a.mp3
Water stocks directory: http://www.investorideas.com/Water-Stocks/Stock_List.asp
To hear previous audios from other water experts: http://www.investorideas.com/ws/

The complete renewable energy stocks directory is now members only access page.
The directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and recently added Green Infrastructure Stocks.

Renewableenergystocks.com is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.

Subscribe to the Renewable Energy and GreenTech Business and Stock News RSS Feed:

http://www.investorideas.com/RSS/feeds/RES.xml

Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series

http://www.investorideas.com/gi/

“The Insiders Corner “http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/ By Michael Brush is also an Investorideas.com members only feature. Michael Brush writes a weekly market column for MSN Money. Mr. Brush has also covered business and investing for the New York Times, Money magazine and the Economist Group.

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With markets and investor sentiment changing daily- it is more important than ever to stay on top of key trends! Gain Exclusive Insight on Leading Sectors, Global Trends, and Insider Trading Ideas, News, Articles and Investor Ideas Members only Restricted Content including the water stocks directory and renewable energy stocks directory.
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About InvestorIdeas.com:
“One of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water sectors.” InvestorIdeas.com is a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing covering over thirty industry sectors and global markets including China, India, Middle East and Australia.

By Maria Salud Sapayan

Are we aware in preserving the environment? Is there any thing we can do about it? Let’s take a review how important habitat is and how to preserve it.

1. Join the Green Movement

There are many organizations, at a local, national and international level devoted to preserving the environment. Together they form the “Green movement.”

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Whenever a habitat is threatened by industry or development, the Green movement takes the side of the environment. These groups already enjoy considerable public support, but their most important work is education. Unless people understand how threats to the environment affect them, they cannot appreciate the importance of preserving habitats.

Many farmers are sympathetic to the Green movement, despite the pressure to grow the maximum amount of food. Some make an effort to preserve small areas of woodland and hedgerow and are careful not to spray these areas with pesticides. A few have turned their backs on modern methods and use no chemicals at all, either in pesticides or fertilizers.

2. Organic Farming

Farming without chemicals is known as organic farming. In several countries, organic produce has become very popular. Because no chemicals are used to grow the food, there are none to enter the human food chain. In addition, by choosing organic produce, people think they are also choosing to save the countryside.

3. Saving the Rainforest

In the developing countries, action is finally being taken to save the rain forests. In Africa, the Ivory Coast recently banned all timber exports. In Central America, the government of Panama made it illegal to cut down any tree more than five years old. Such actions show great determination, because timber exports have been a major source of income.

It is difficult to persuade poor people in developing countries of the importance of saving the forests. They need more food and want to use the land to grow it on. What is at stake is not just our enjoyment of nature, but the future of life on Earth and our children and grandchildren to see the beauty of the Earth.

“Freelance writer loves everything for a brighter shine.” Visit MS Sapayan’s blogs by clicking these links http://www.rsapayan.blogspot.com/ & http://www.zuleikarhizz.wordpress.com/

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By Fred Green

Is your business green? Are you making a serious effort to reduce your company’s environmental impact and to adopt environmentally-sound practices? An increasing number of people can answer those questions with a resounding “yes”. The move toward a greener workplace is underway as more people recognize the serious repercussions of “business as usual”.

Businesses are doing what they can to shrink carbon footprints, reduce waste and to eliminate excess power consumption. You’ve undoubtedly noticed an increased focus on a green workplace over the last few years. Recycling, once rare, is now commonplace. Almost every new appliance or piece of electrically-powered equipment entering the office now bears an Energy Star sticker. Those who operate in the industrial sector have seen countless changes to production processes as companies strive to operate with environmental well being as a priority.
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The obvious changes are only the beginning, however. If one looks even more closely at a company’s daily operations, he or she will undoubtedly find other ways to make a difference. It’s possible to tweak a variety of systems and functions to become more green. Job training is a perfect example.

Traditional job training methodologies are nightmares in environmental terms. First, they often generate extensive quantities of paperwork. You can almost hear the chainsaws clear-cutting a chunk of the rainforest every time you stare at the stacks of paperwork used in most job training scenarios.

Deforestation, obviously, is a significant environmental concern. That’s one reason why it makes so much sense to transition to a blended approach to job training. A system that utilizes the Internet to facilitate information distribution can considerably reduce the quantity of paper used. E-learning strategies, then, are a great way to get closer to being truly green.

Job training often necessitates a great deal of travel, too. You have employees moving back and forth between offices and job sites. They’re using cars and airplanes to make those trips and are burning up unimaginable quantities of fossil fuel products in the process. We know what that means both in terms of general conservation and carbon dioxide emissions. Traditional travel-heavy strategies are anything but green.

Job training doesn’t need to be that way, however. A shift to Internet-based training strategies can reduce the need for travel. Instead of watching employees burn fossil fuels, a smart company can alter its training strategy to reduce the expense and negative environmental impact associated with it.

Blended approaches to training that utilize web-based technologies are a strong example of how a company can find pathways to greener operation in almost area.

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