How to Make Big Money in Renewable Energy Stocks:

Every day we hear about the energy crisis in America and maybe the world in books like Al Gore’s, Inconvenient Truth, and the book Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How I…. by Thomas Friedman.  Everyday we hear about oil prices going up and down. We hear about Obama’s Energy plan and his newly appointed Energy czar, yet with health care and many other things on Obama’s agenda very little is being done about alternative forms of energy or sustainable energy.

There was a lot of interest last year when energy was going for $300.00/barrel and gas prices reaching $4.00 or more a gallon. Venture capitalist have funded bio-fuel companies, governments mandate higher ethanol levels in gasoline.  

You hear about Wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal energy and ethanol made from algae. Many of these technologies have publically traded companies and stocks that can make you money.

Jim Cramer recommends First Solar (FSLR) but very few others have his short term recommendation, yet these new technologies offer the possibility of incredible returns over the next 20 years. The recession has held back some of the progress, but eventually the price of oil will drive up the energy costs again.  As Boone Pickens says we can not be dependent on these Middle East counties for our vital fuel needs.

As Jim Cramer says always do your homework , so here are a few energy companies that might be a great investment now and for years to come.

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Updated: 3:52 PM EDT

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