Jeff Siegel

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  Could Hype Sell An Inferior Hybrid? - Ford Fusion versus Toyota Camry

  Someone must have a really good press agent to get this one so much attention.

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  Why The Former Energy Secretary Should Keep His Mouth Shut!

  How appropriate it was to hear Sam Bodman, the Energy Secretary under the Bush administration, make the following statement last week in regards to Obama's plan to double our output of renewable energy in three years.... It's a must read."I think

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  Detroit Auto Show Reveals Opportunities For Sustainable Investment

  So what will it take to get the big auto-makers to manufacture new, more fuel-efficient vehicles? How about massive losses, uncertain oil prices, and a big fat recession.

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  Has Obama's Inauguration Speech Been Leaked?

  So it looks like a copy of Barack Obama's inauguration speech has been leaked. Here's an excerpt...

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  EPA's Most Wanted List: Will The Ironies Ever End?

  Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new most-wanted list that focuses on environmental fugitives. These are folks that have done things like smuggled harmful chemicals, dumped hazardous waste into rivers and trafficked in

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  Doubting Renewable Energy

  Last week I spoke to a small group of investors about renewable energy, and the potential we see for certain renewable energy stocks in 2009. Now I don't typically do a lot of these types of meetings. Maybe four or five a year. To be honest, I'd

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  Don't Underestimate Whole Foods

  It's hard to believe that Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFMI) was trading in the $50 range just one year ago. Today, the stock is struggling to stay above $10 a share. Of course these days, few

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  Falling Gas Prices: Don't Get Too Comfortable

  I was riding my bike to the store last weekend when I saw a long line of cars waiting to fill up at the corner gas station. 87 Octane was going for $2.89, and it looked liked no one wanted to risk missing out on this "bargain" before prices shot

• Pork Or Progress? Congress Wallows In The Tar Sands, While Passing Renewable Energy Credits

  Last week we got word that renewable energy tax incentives would be included in the financial bailout bill. Knowing full well that the bill would make it through the House this time around (thanks primarily to an avalanche of pork that continues to

• Can Sarah Palin Become an Energy Security Specialist?

  So it looks like Sarah Palin has declared that she'll be taking on energy security as her primary mission if McCain wins the election.

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  Washington Hides From Oil's Demise

  When I was in the seventh grade, I brought home my first bad report card. Needless to say, my father was not happy. He asked me why I was getting a "D" in History. I had a long list of reasons:

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  Minimizing Risk in the Renewable Energy Market

  There's little doubt that the basic fundamentals of supply and demand will dictate the long-term success of the renewable energy market.

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  Another Way To Profit From Alternative Energy

  There’s no doubt that investors can make a lot of money by investing in the right alternative energy stocks.

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  Electric Cars Signal How Auto Companies Can Make a Profitable Transition to a New Economy

  Last week, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced that it will begin selling its electric car, the i-MiEV, to individual customers starting in 2009. When this news came out, the Company’s stock picked up just over 2 percent in early trading—while pretty

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  Why the U.S. Is Not Addicted to Oil

  In 2006, President Bush announced to the world that we were addicted to oil.

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  Big Oil Economics: The Greatest Welfare Scam Ever!

  Have you ever noticed that when gas prices shoot up, local news reporters like to recite laundry lists of things we can do to save money at the pump?

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  How the Economics of Renewable Energy Have Been Validated

  Jeff Siegel is the cofounder and managing editor of Green Chip Stocks, an investment advisory service that focuses exclusively on renewable energy and organic food markets. He will be guest blogging on

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  TreeHugger Welcomes Jeff Siegel!

  Jeff Siegel is the cofounder and managing editor of Green Chip Stocks, an investment advisory service that focuses exclusively on renewable energy and organic food markets. He is often cited in the media, and has been a featured guest on Fox, MSNBC and