The Sun submits: Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day
and one of the topic being discussed is how to live a green life and
save our environment. On this year’s Earth Day, the government also
announced a plan to boost fuel efficiency by 25%,
increasing per gallon mileage from 27.5 to 35.7, on the same day when
the price of crude oil reached another record high, only a few cents
away from breaking the $120/barrel milestone.
I don’t know how much impact this new proposal will have on the
nation’s oil consumption, especially when the net standard won’t take
effect until 2015. As an investor, one way we can save our planet is
investing in companies that are in the business of exploring renewable
energy such as solar power. For that, the newly incepted Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (TAN) comes handy.Complete Story »