Erik Dellith of Reuters.com talked about a number of alternative energy and “green” oriented companies that might be worth investigating. These companies include:

Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AVR)

Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NasdaqGM:PEIX)

Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio [CSAN3.SA] (This company is also good if you want exposure to Brazil. It is tha largest producer of Ethanol in that country)

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) (An Ethanol and Biodiesel related agricultual processor of grains and oil seeds)

Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) – produces low emmission and hybrid cars

Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE: TM) – produces fuel efficient and hybrid cars

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