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Green chip

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Green chip is a stock in a company in "green" or earth-friendly industry. These include:

  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy
  • Geothermal
  • Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)
  • Organic foods
  • Water
  • Carbon trading
  • Waste-to-energy
  • Smart grid
  • Hydrogen fuel cells

    • Also includes companies that operate in a socially-responsible manner.

    History

    The term "green chip stocks", which refers to the publicly traded companies in the green market has been accredited to Jeff Siegel, who first used the term in 2004.

    References

    Green chip Wikipedia
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