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Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2011: Q2 Update
Tom Konrad, July 3, 2011 (Seeking Alpha)

"Some investors buy clean energy stocks because it's the right thing to do, others because we know that the diminishing availability and increasing environmental impacts of traditional fuels will eventually force society to adopt more sustainable solutions…

"Although a few investors can outperform the market over the long run, the vast majority can't, and no one consistently produces superior results, year in and year out…[except] Bernie Madoff…"

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"…Investing because it makes you feel good is a fairly reliable way to get into trouble in the stock market…All those investors buying to make themselves feel good are probably driving the stock price up beyond what the company is worth, which will be a long term drag on returns…

"Both those truths are on display as I look back on the first half performance of my annual list of ten clean energy stocks…"