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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Alternative Energy</title>
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		<title>Green ETFs for Earth Day</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/green-etfs-for-earth-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earth Day is coming up, so it’s time to take a look at exchange traded funds that invest in companies in the renewable energy sector.
April 22 will mark Earth Day worldwide, an event now in its 42nd year and observed in 175 countries, according to Boston.com.
Alternative energy ETFs are becoming increasingly popular, but they haven’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Focus: Solar Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-focus-solar-energy-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-focus-solar-energy-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a rough few weeks for solar energy ETFs such as Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSEArca: KWT).
The sector ETFs have sold off sharply after a fast start this year. [Solar ETFs Recharging with Over 50% Rally in 2012]
Yet investors like Warren Buffet, Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG), KKR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar ETFs: Brighter Days or Burning Out?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/solar-etfs-brighter-days-or-burning-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/solar-etfs-brighter-days-or-burning-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar shares and exchange traded funds counter-rallied last month on news of Germany&#8217;s healthy growth and improved sentiment for the beaten-down sector. The country is the world&#8217;s largest market of solar energy related products, but the sector may need more momentum for related ETFs to recapture their 200 day-moving-averages.
Last year was a flameout for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Energy Sector Gets U.S. Backing, ETFs Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/nuclear-energy-sector-gets-u-s-backing-etfs-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/nuclear-energy-sector-gets-u-s-backing-etfs-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The  nuclear energy sector, along with related exchange traded funds, has  been rebounding off an exceptionally bad year. Nuclear ETFs may continue  to strengthen as the U.S. announces its commitment to  next-generation nuclear reactors.
Market Vectors Nuclear Energy (NYSEArca: NLR) is up 12.9% year-to-date. In comparison, the fund lost 26.2% over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Energy ETFs Jump Over 12%</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/solar-energy-etfs-jump-over-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/solar-energy-etfs-jump-over-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar exchange traded funds are shining brightly Wednesday on improved demand and inventory levels. After ending 2011 as one of the worst performing sectors, solar stocks and ETFs may now be undervalued, Deutsche Bank says.
Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) gained 12.7% at last check Wednesday, and Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSEArca: KWT) jumped 13.3%. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Socially Responsible Investing</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etf-spotlight-socially-responsible-investing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Socially responsible exchange traded funds have been pummeled this year as governments curbed spending and reduced subsidy handouts to clean energy companies. However, green investments may see brighter days ahead if United Nations members honor a new climate deal.
Recently, over 190 U.N. countries came to an agreement on the global warming issue, committing to reduce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Biofuels</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-spotlight-biofuels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 7, Continental Airlines flight 403 made history by becoming the first commercial flight powered by a mixture of biofuel and traditional petroleum-based jet fuel. Two days later, Alaska Airlines started the first of 75 flights powered by a mixture of biofuel. As the price of oil and subsequently jet fuel continue to rise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar ETFs Wilt on First Solar CEO Departure</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/solar-etfs-wilt-on-first-solar-ceo-departure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking solar energy stocks fell over 7% on Tuesday after First Solar (NasdaqGS: FSLR) surprised the market with an announcement that its chief executive is leaving.
Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) and Vectors Solar Energy (NYSEArca: KWT) have 12.3% and 9.1% in the stock, respectively.
First Solar is also held by other alternative energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Wind Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-chart-of-the-day-wind-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two exchange traded funds that likely fly under the radar due to lower daily average trading volumes are in the alternative energy space, specifically the wind energy subsector.
First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy (NYSEArca: FAN) is an ETF that listed in 2008 as did PowerShares Global Wind Energy (NasdaqGM: PWND). Both ETFs are composed of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar ETFs Pummeled in Third Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/solar-etfs-pummeled-in-third-quarter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar  exchange traded funds were among the worst performers in the third  quarter as a string of cash-strapped solar manufacturers filed for  bankruptcy.
Last Friday, Stirling Energy filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Stirling joins others like Solyndra Inc., Evergreen Solar and Spectrawatt Inc. in filing for bankruptcy protection after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar ETFs Clouded by Another Bankruptcy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/solar-etfs-clouded-by-another-bankruptcy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar exchange traded funds have been on the decline as greater competition among industry participants sends prices lower and small manufacturers out of business.
Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) is down 33.7% year to date, while Market Vectors Solar Energy (NYSEArca: KWT) is down 38.5%.
The solar sector is turning into a cutthroat industry, with one more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar ETFs Down Over 20% Amid Industry Shakeout</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/solar-etfs-down-over-20-amid-industry-shakeout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that track the solar industry are down more than 20% this year and the industry&#8217;s weakness is resulting in bankruptcies and consolidation.
Solar-cell prices have tumbled 42% in 2011 and have forced some firms to team up with competitors, report Ehren Goossens and Andrew Herndon for Bloomberg.
Competitors from China and diminished solar-energy incentives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evergreen Bankruptcy Rattles Solar ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/evergreen-bankruptcy-rattles-solar-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evergreen Solar recently filing for bankruptcy protection has unnerved investors and doesn&#8217;t bode well for exchange traded funds that track the solar energy sector.
&#8220;Solar industry observers have been watching this train coming for  months. As prices fall and margins are squeezed, there is bound to be a  shakeout of solar manufacturers. And the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green ETFs: Governments Focus on Renewables</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/green-etfs-governments-focus-on-renewables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alternative energy exchange traded funds are getting a closer look from investors as governments around the world focus more efforts on clean and renewable sources of power.
Within the group, solar ETFs have been volatile this year but are in negative territory for 2011.
Brean Murray analyst Wayne Chang believes Germany, the solar industry&#8217;s largest market, may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GT Solar Receives Its Largest Order Ever; Solar ETFs Remain Muted</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/gt-solar-receives-its-largest-order-ever-solar-etfs-remain-muted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GT Solar International Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) surged 15% on GT&#8217;s single largest order to date. Nevertheless, response from the solar sector related exchange traded funds (ETFs) remains muted and the funds continues to mirror the overall decline of the market.
The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) is down 0.42% and holds 2.67% in SOLR. Market Vectors [...]]]></description>
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