Cleantech Helps Push Dow Above 11,000

Published on: April 14, 2010

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 11,000 this week for the first time since the beginning of the global recession that drove markets down a year and a half ago.

Higher prices for cleantech stocks contributed to the rise, according to a New York Times article, which credits increased oil prices, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and a revived effort to pass climate change legislation in the US Congress.

Stocks of solar companies and manufacturers of energy-efficiency technology did remarkably well, despite warnings that government subsidies are likely to decrease in the near- to mid-term.

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