› Make Your Views Known with SRI
You want to change the world, but you don't have a lot of faith in protest rallies or politicians. What other avenues do you have to make our world a better place? Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) just might be the answer! SRI allows you to express political and ethical views through the unlikely format of investing in renewable energy businesses, like SALT. Green investing is still in its infancy, but by 2009, it was already worth over $227 Billion. According to Forbes, though other endeavors are experiencing a credit crunch, investing in energy conservation, sustainable energy, and resource maximization is on the rise, averaging Annual Growth rates in excess of 30% for the past decade. That kind of compounded annual growth is similar to the expansion of the PC industry at the height of its growth.
Spending capital on sustainable energy projects is Skyrocketing all over the world, and will only increase further as fossil fuel based energy prices continue to rise. Based on a 2006 study, renewable power sources contributed to just 2% of the U.S. power supply (excluding hydroelectric power). But America is lobbying to Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by forcing electric utilities to generate more power from renewable resources. That puts companies like SALT, that provide sustainable energy solutions, and their investors in a very profitable position.
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