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You are "the choir" dear reader, and I don't mean to be preaching to you. As a reader of Seeing Green, you know that we try to do some responsible reporting of the Green Revolution and how it is impacting the business and financial worlds.

President-elect Barack Obama is getting closer to beginning  the push for a massive package of tax cuts and spending proposals aimed at reviving an economy mired in recession.

Wall Street has figured out a way to make money on the carbon allowances and carbon offset programs. A clever exchange-traded-like fund has been born to capitalize on the opportunties.

Like you, I watched the presidential debate on Tuesday evening from Nashville, TN. There were many obvious similarities in their messages, but one seemed to be as glaring and as "green" as possible.

"We have entered a world that is resource-constrained, and carbon-constrained, and with 3 billion more people forecasted by 2050, the only way we are going to solve these problems is through new technology and by changing consumption patterns."

Of all the alternative energy themes available, there are few that are available 24/7, come rain or shine, and like oil and natural gas, comes from deep within the bowels of planet earth.

Governor Brian Schweitzer this week signed the Pickens Pledge, joining people across America who demand an end to our addiction to foreign oil. The Pickens Plan involves using natural gas to fuel vehicles and to work towards a giant initiative for wind energy across the USA.