In the U.S., when the topic of clean energy comes up, we like to debate concepts like climate change or global warming, turning it into a political debate more than a strategic one. Subsidies to industries such as wind or solar, no matter how small, take criticism from politicians and the media while the government continues to subsidizes oil, gas, coal, and nuclear production to the tune of billions of dollars each year. We neglect to account for externalities such as the cost of war ships keeping the Suez Canal open when Iran threatens to close it, oil spills inland and offshore, the wars in Iraq, and the limited liability given to the operators' nuclear plants. If Fukishima happened here, it would be no problem for U.S. companies -- Uncle Sam would pick up the tab.
In China, the energy debate is very different. When China sees its imports of coal rising and dependence on foreign oil growing, it springs into action. Not by screaming, "Drill, baby, drill," but by investing billions of dollars in home-grown energy sources. Yes, I'm talking about clean, renewable energy, and China's investment in these energy sources make U.S. subsidies look like the half-hearted effort they are.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Information Services Group Inc.(III)
Information Services Group, Inc. operates as a fact-based sourcing advisory company principally in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It provides strategic consulting, benchmarking and analytics, managed services, and research services with a focus on information technology, business process transformation, and enterprise resource planning. The company serves financial services, telecom, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, transportation and travel, and energy and utilities industries; and state and local governments and airport and transit authorities. Information Services Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Peter Leeds]
According to The Washington Post over $1.8 trillion dollars is sitting idle in America's corporations. The original reasons companies were hoarding cash, such as economic uncertainty and European debt contagion fears, are beginning to take a back seat to growth plans. These companies (such as Microsoft with $40 billion cash, Caterpillar with $3 billion, Exxon at $11 billion, etc...) will look to use their cash to capture market share and expand. I'm expecting this increased spending to result in a mild improvement in the unemployment rate, pushing it down from 9% to 7.5% in 2012.
A consulting firm like Information Services Group (III) will be one of the primary beneficiaries of increased corporate activity. They have top clients from a broad range of industries, such as financial services, manufacturing, health care, energy, and more. With the majority of their clientele increasing spending, a portion of those funds will find their way to III. The Peter Leeds price outlook: $2.40.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: RF Industries Ltd.(RFIL)
RF Industries, Ltd. provides interconnect products and systems for radio frequency (RF) communications devices and wireless digital transmission systems in the United States and internationally. Its Connector and Cable Assembly division designs, manufactures, and distributes coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors. The company?s Aviel Electronics division engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of specialty and custom RF connectors primarily for aerospace and military customers. Its Oddcables.com division primarily sells coaxial, fiberoptic, and other connectors and cable assemblies on a retail basis to local multi-media and communications customers. The company?s Bioconnect division manufactures and distributes cabling and interconnect products to the medical monitoring market. Its Neulink division engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of RF data links and wireless modems for receiving and transmitting contro l signals for remote operation and monitoring of equipment, and personnel and monitoring services. The company?s RadioMobile division provides original equipment manufacturing services of end-to-end mobile management solutions implemented over wireless networks that supplement the operations of its Neulink division. RF Industries markets and distributes its products through warehousing distributors, original equipment manufacturers, hospital suppliers, dealers, distributors, directly or manufacturers representatives, system integrators, value added resellers, and dealers, as well as through the operation of an e-commerce Website, known as OddCables.com. The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name to RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. RF Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Top Medical Stocks For 2014: Anglo Pacific Group(APF.L)
Anglo Pacific Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in securing natural resources royalties by acquisition and through investment in mining interests primarily in coal, iron ore, gold, and uranium principally in Australia, North America, South America, and Africa. It holds 50% of the coking coal royalty entitlement on the Kestrel and Crinum underground mines located in Queensland, Australia; a 1% gross revenue royalty (GRR) on the Amapa iron ore system in Brazil; a 1% GRR on iron ore and non-precious metals, other than copper, on the Tucano project in the Amapa region of Brazil; a 2% net smelter royalty (NSR) on the Jogjakarta iron sands project in Indonesia; a 1.5% GRR on various exploration licenses, including the Railway iron ore deposit in Western Australia; and a 1% GRR over the Isua iron ore project in Greenland. The company also holds a 2.5% NSR on the El Valle-Boinas/Carles gold mines in Spain; a 2.5% NSR on the Malartic-Midway and McKenZie Break gold projects in Quebec, Canada; a 3% GRR on the Bulqiza chromite project in Albania; a 1% NSR on the Black Thor, Black Label, and Big Daddy chromite projects in northern Ontario, Canada; a 1% NSR over the Four Mile uranium project in south Australia; and a 1% NSR over the Salamanca uranium project in Spain. In addition, it holds an option to acquire a 2% NSR on Creso Exploration Inc?s Duggan gold project in Ontario, Canada; a 1.5% NSR on the Araguaia nickel project in Brazil; and a 1% NSR on the Highbank Lake and Eastbank PGE exploration properties in Ontario, Canada. Further, the company owns mineral licenses in the Groundhog and Peace River coal deposits in British Columbia, Canada. Anglo Pacific Group PLC is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC ORD EUR0.10(TCG.L)
Thomas Cook Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides leisure travel services. The company offers its holiday services to approximately 23.6 million customers through its network of travel stores, Websites, and call centers. Its principal brands include the Thomas Cook, Direct Holidays, Neilson, club 18-30, Neckermann, Sentido, �er Tours, Jet tours, aquatour, Ving, Spies, Intair, Fun Sun, BelAirTravel.com, ALBATours, Tj�eborg.fi, and Condor. The company also engages in the airline, hotel, and travel agency activities, as well as offers foreign exchange services. In addition, it provides travel assurance that covers the various risks associated with travel, such as insurance for accidents and thefts; and travel finance that allows customers to finance their travel, such as credit cards. It operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. The company was founded in 1841 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Monarch Community Bancorp Inc.(MCBF)
Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Monarch Community Bank that provides various banking services in Branch, Calhoun, and Hillsdale counties of Michigan. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook and statement savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, NOW and demand accounts, interest bearing and non-interest bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit to consumers and businesses. It also provides a range of loan products comprising one-to-four family residential real estate loans; multi-family and commercial real estate loans; construction and land development loans; secured consumer loans, such as home equity loans and lines of credit, auto loans, manufactured housing loans, and loans secured by savings deposits; unsecured loans that include home improvement loans; and commercial business loans. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, First Insurance Agency, offers insurance services. As of December 31, 2010, it operated five full service offices. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Coldwater, Michigan.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Itv Ord 10p(ITV.L)
ITV plc operates television channels in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company?s Broadcasting and Online segment operates a family of television channels. Its channels include ITV1, a commercial television channel; ITV2, a digital channel for younger audience of 16-34 year old with a female bias; ITV3, a films and drama channel; ITV4, a sports channel; and CITV that provides children?s programming. This segment, through SDN, a digital terrestrial television multiplex operator, leases out digital terrestrial capacity to channel operators on the United Kingdom?s broadcast platform, Freeview. It also operates itv.com, which delivers ITV programming and clips to Internet users through ITV player, as well as provides video on demand services on cable television and other closed platforms. The company?s ITV Studios segment produces programming for ITV channels and for other UK and international broadcasters. This segment also distributes programming, formats, an d merchandising in the UK and worldwide on various platforms; and involves in home entertainment, publishing, and licensing activities. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Enzo Biochem Inc. (ENZ)
Enzo Biochem, Inc., an integrated life sciences and biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of diagnostic and research products based on genetic engineering, biotechnology, and molecular biology. The company operates in three segments: Clinical Labs, Life Sciences, and Therapeutics. The Clinical Labs segment offers routine and esoteric clinical laboratory tests or procedures used in general patient care by physicians to establish or support a diagnosis, monitor treatment or medication, and search for an otherwise undiagnosed condition. This segment operates a full-service clinical laboratory, a network of approximately 30 patient service centers, a laboratory, and a full-service phlebotomy and in-house logistics department. The Life Sciences segment manufactures, develops, and markets products and tools to life sciences, drug development, and clinical research customers. It provides proteins, antibodies, peptides, small molec ules, labeling probes, dyes, and kits, which offer tools for target identification/validation, high content analysis, gene expression analysis, nucleic acid detection, protein biochemistry and detection, and cellular analysis to life science researchers. This segment provides its products to scientific experts primarily in the field of cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, diabetes and obesity, endocrine disorders, infectious and autoimmune disease, hepatotoxicity, and renal injury. The Therapeutics segment researches and develops therapeutic drug candidates in the areas of gastrointestinal, infectious, ophthalmic, and metabolic diseases. The company sells its products through its direct sales force; and a network of distributors worldwide. Enzo Biochem, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By CRWE]
Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) is a pioneer in molecular diagnostics, leading the convergence of clinical laboratories, life sciences and therapeutics through the development of unique diagnostic platform technologies that provide numerous advantages over previous standards.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (HWD)
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, a diamond company, engages in mining and retailing diamonds in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company supplies rough diamonds through holding a 40% interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine located at Lac de Gras in Canada�s Northwest Territories; and retails fine jewelry and watches under the Harry Winston brand. As of January 31, 2012, it operated 20 directly operated salons, 4 licensed salons, and 194 wholesale watch doors. The company was formerly known as Aber Diamond Corporation and changed its name to Harry Winston Diamond Corporation in 2007. Harry Winston Diamond Corporation was founded in 1980 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (MPAA)
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., together wit its subsidiaries, remanufactures and distributes alternators and starters for import and domestic cars, light trucks, heavy duty, agricultural, and industrial applications in the United States and Canada. It replacement parts are used on vehicles after initial vehicle purchase. The company sells its products to approximately 12,000 retail outlets; automotive warehouse distributors; and OES customers under customer private labels and under the Quality-Built, Talon, Xtreme, and Reliance brand names. Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Torrance, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By CRWE]
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:MPAA) is scheduled to make a presentation on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time at B. Riley & Company’s 13th Annual Investor Conference at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Southern California.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies For 2014: Enterprise Bancorp Inc(EBTC)
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Enterprise Bank and Trust Company that provides various banking products and services primarily in Merrimack Valley and north central regions of Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire. The company offers deposit products, which include personal interest checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts, and term certificates of deposits to the general public; and commercial checking, business and municipal savings accounts, money market and business sweep accounts, and escrow management accounts, as well as checking and simplified employee pension accounts to the employees of its business customers. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial mortgage loans, construction and land development loans, secured and unsecured commercial loans and lines of credit, and standby letters of credit, as well as equipment lease financing for businesses; and residential mortgage loans, ho me equity loans, residential construction loans on primary residences, secured and unsecured personal loans, and lines of credit to individuals. In addition, the company provides investment advisory and management services, including brokerage, trust, and management of various strategic investment portfolios to individuals, family groups, businesses, trusts, foundations, non-profit organizations, and endowments and retirement plans; insurance products comprising property and casualty, employee benefits, and risk-management solutions; and online banking and cash management services, as well as non-deposit investment products and services. April 22, 2011, it had 18 full-service branch offices located in Lowell, Acton, Andover, Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Fitchburg, Leominster, Methuen, Tewksbury, and Westford, Massachusetts; and in Derry, Hudson, and Salem, New Hampshire. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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