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Oil giant BP has invested $200 million to acquire partial ownership of a solar power developer. BP's investment in British-based Lightsource is a return to form for a company that once prided itself on progressive commitments...

 A bitcoin transaction wastes as much electricity as it takes to power an American home for a week, and legendary coder Bram Cohen wants to fix that...

In the last month, Bitcoin — the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency— rose in value by 480 percent. The sudden spike spurred more people to invest in the currency, while others dedicate computers to the task of mining...

Renewable energy, social housing, infrastructure – there’s no shortage of ethical inspiration for local authorities divesting from fossil fuels

SolarCity just changed the way clean energy projects will be financed. Will retail investors give solar a boost?

From Stanford University and the British Medical Association, to the Quakers organisations and wealthy individuals are shunning investments in dirty energy

The oil company has filed plans for offshore drilling but past safety blunders and operational failings in the region make it a high cost, high risk venture

Four reasons energy efficiency financing is back - and here to stay, according to Schneider Electrics chief marketing officer

While wildfires in the West are burning through the forests at a rapid pace, the U.S. Government is likewise burning through the money in a hurry trying to fight them. This week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced...

What if Bloomberg, Branson and Grantham came together to buy out the coal industry, close and clean up the mines, retrain workers and accelerate the expansion of renewable energy?Would you make a one time $50 (£31) investment...

What if Bloomberg, Branson and Grantham came together to buyout the coal industry, close and clean up the mines, retrain workers and accelerate the expansion of renewable energy?Would you make a one time $50 (£31) investment...

Investors group with €7.3tn of assets asks energy giants about their exposure and response to the risk of falling demand for oil and coalFor the last decade, the energy industry has been convinced that demand for oil, gas...

Government subsidies for oil and gas outnumber those for renewables by six to one. Could a better use of subsidies combat climate change?The government is offering generous tax breaks to encourage investment into the UK's...

With rising fuel prices putting households under pressure, local government energy schemes provide an alternative solutionHow we generate and consume energy is now perhaps the most significant threat to economic and social...

This is a post that was originally written in 2007.

Ethical investing is about investing money so it benefits the environment as well people with an eye on the future.

You can be green and eco with your money as well, plenty of options available.