Green Star Alternative Energy is an eco-energy company focused on changing the way energy is produced. The company recognizes that tomorrow’s bright future is dependent upon the appropriate actions of today. Green Star is developing projects worldwide to meet the need for clean, environmentally friendly methods of energy creation.

Currently, the company’s business involves the creation of renewable electricity from the power of wind. This pollution-free and infinitely sustainable form of energy does not use fuel or produce greenhouse gasses. With more than $71 billion of new investment and an overall growth rate of 15%, the renewable energy sector has the potential to grow into the next big industry.

Green Star is led by CEO Miodrag Andric who has accumulated a wealth of international business experience. For nearly a decade, he has been involved with the alternative energy sector and has an extensive background in renewable energy systems. Mr. Andric

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Two Investments to Add to Your “Green” Portfolio

by Louise Harris, Investment U Research

Green investing can be tricky.

That was evidenced after oil prices dropped last year and alternative energy companies saw their profits fall just as quickly.

Naturally, investor enthusiasm followed, as green ETFs like Claymore/Mac Global Solar Energy Index (NYSE: TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy (NYSE: KWT) have tumbled 45% over the past 12 months.

Similarly, the broad alternative energy portfolio PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (NYSE: PBW), has declined by an average of 13.5% annually for the last three years.

But despite those woes, the alternative energy sector still has a few things going for it…

Popularity: The more scientists talk about climate change and how to prevent greenhouse emissions, the more popular alternative energies become. This is especially true in Europe, ...

The Best Two Ways to Play Canada’s Economy, Currency And Natural Resources

Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research

A vast amount of natural resources. A love of hockey. A penchant for bacon. And liberal use of the word “eh.”

All are associated with Canada, of course. But America’s neighbor to the north boasts another fine trait: an efficiently run economy.

You see, although Canada borders the United States, it takes a completely different approach towards economic policy.

That showed strongly just recently when America stoked protectionist fears by slapping stiff duties on tire imports from China. Yet days later, Canada unveiled plans for a significant move in the opposite direction. Canada aims to abolish all remaining tariffs on imported machinery and equipment used by domestic manufacturers, saving Canadian manufacturers C$250-300 million a year.

And while the United States dithers over

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China Technology Development Group Corp. is an integrated clean energy group focused on solar energy products and solutions in China. The company today announced a Stock Purchase Agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd. (CTSPHL Group) in which CTDC will become the majority shareholder of CTSPHL Group by acquiring a 51 percent equity interest in the company.

Operating through its subsidiary, CTSPHL Group is developing a 100MW grid-connected solar power plant project in Delingha City of Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China.

Per today’s announced agreement, CTDC and CTSPHL Group will work together to develop the Delingha 100MW Solar Project, a collaboration that CTDC says it believes will help it reach its goal of becoming an integrated solar company engaged in the design, building and operation of solar power plants.

“We are very pleased to become a controlling shareholder of CTSPHL Group. This marks a significant step that CTDC has

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This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu*, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog.

The dollar’s value against major currencies has fallen in recent months as the US fiscal outlook worsened and amid expectations that interest rates will remain close to zero for some time to fight the economic downturn.

This week, the euro broke above the psychologically important level of $1.50 driving gold prices to record levels, prompting many global central banks intervening on currency markets to slow the dollar’s fall (Fig 1).

How did we get here?

Since the financial crisis last fall, currency markets have taken their cues mostly from stock markets. When stocks plunged in March of this year, investors rushed to the safety of US government bonds, pushing the

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Today we are featuring top-performing "Energy" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of energy and/or natural resources companies.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Energy Equity Funds.

3 Hot Picks

ICON Energy (ICENX) seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies in the energy sector which are traded in the U.S.

The fund adopts a quantitative methodology to identify securities that are under priced relative to value. The U.S. equity securities in which the fund may invest include common and preferred stocks of companies of any market capitalization.

Unit holders need to make a minimum initial investment of $1,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy") fund. It distributes dividends and capital gains, if any, annually.

Derek Rolligson has been lead manager of the fund since May 2007. Rolligson was with

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This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu*, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog.

Last Friday, US crude oil futures finished above $78, the highest level in a year, surging more than 9% during the past week making it the largest weekly gain since the height of the summer driving season, even though the US continues to sit on ample supply of petroleum.

Given the continued sluggishness of the economy, high unemployment rate and large amounts of excess oil production capacity around the world, analysts said a sudden upward spike was still unlikely, while others are predicting an immanent correction down below $70.

However, if you take a closer look, it is evident that the current crude oil market is almost entirely detached from fundamentals. Furthermore, there are several factors supporting oil rising to new levels, as fundamentals are

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David Clark, chair of the Russia Foundation, has a good piece in the Financial Times about Russia's rejection of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which will come into effect this coming Monday.  Although Clark makes some good points regarding some overly aggressive moves by the Russian government which may dampen demand, it is harder to say if investors will ever actually take a hint and move on to less risky countries - they shown no lack of appetite of risk so far, and keep coming back for more punishment.If rejecting a major international treaty was intended as a demonstration of unilateral Russian power, it may instead backfire and expose the underlying fragility of Russia's national revival. As Mr Medvedev himself acknowledged last month, in what was taken as an oblique criticism of his predecessor, the Russian economy remains dangerously lopsided in its dependence on ...

Over the last several years, politicians have been grappling with the need for sustainable energy. As this discussion has become rather commonplace, investors have become immune to the discussion. Ignoring the possibilities may be an error as there are many ways to profit in the energy sector. As an average investor, oil is often the thought where energy is concerned. There are, however, many forms of energy that may offer profit potential.

The “buzz words” should first be thrown out the door. As past posts have noted, we are still a fossil fuel economy which, regardless of what may be said, is not going to change any time soon. Environmentalists may say what they want but, as an investor, money is made where the money is spent.

Buy low, sell high. This may seem trite but it works. In this regard one may want to consider natural gas. It has been

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According to ITAR-TASS, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has commented that Russia does not object to selling energy resources using domestic currencies.  How done is the Russia-China gas deal? wonders the the FT.  Gazprom will buy 500 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan next year.  The Times has a piece on the 'take-and-pay' system which is now causing friction between suppliers and buyers.  Norway's Aladdin has signed a five-year contract to provide gas from a field in the Komi republic to a Gapzrom subsidiary.  ConocoPhillips is apparently 'non-committal' on a possible sale of its 20% stake in Lukoil.  Serbia expects as much as $13.4 billion to be invested in modernizing its energy sector by 2015, and is working with Gazprom.  Iraq has given a consortium led by Eni the right to develop its ...