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Written by Mark Bershatsky
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Photo:Juhanson, Creative Commons, Flickr
In a joint report issued last week by Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance, an approximate total of 23.7 million tons, or US$91 million, of CO2 traded in the voluntary, non-Kyoto supported carbon markets in 2006. While this pales in comparison to the 1.1 billion tons of CO2, or US$24.4 billion, traded on the Kyoto-supported European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) last year, the voluntary markets are nonetheless carving out their own niche in the era of climate change. It is estimated that voluntary carbon trading so far this year has already almost matched that of all last year. |
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Written by Thomas Chenoweth
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Lawmakers and securities regulators have been surprisingly silent on the recent alliance between the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext (the first trans-Atlantic securities exchange), and the future possibilities for mergers due to take place in Japan, India and other regional stock exchanges that the big board has under their radar. |
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Written by Thomas Chenoweth
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Media headlines concerning climate change and the declining supplies of the world’s clean water have spawned an investment euphoria into water companies, utilities and the mutual funds that invest in them. Investment analysts have been forecasting that opportunities related to water in the 21st century could rival the same opportunities oil offered in the 20th century. |
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Written by Thomas Chenoweth
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If anyone were to ask me what company represents the fight for a greener planet, I would have to say Waste Management Inc., (WMI-NYSE), trading just below $40 per share. Since 1894, this company has been taking out the trash and has recently built a respectable portfolio of solutions to profit from waste-to-energy implementation and recycling forethought. |
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Written by Thomas Chenoweth
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Market players head into this 4th of July trading week, facing a heightened sense of awareness that the story for stocks is about as unsatisfying as the Sopranos' series finale. |
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