Oil
Oil is a finite resource. The majority of U.S. oil is currently imported from foreign sources. Many of these sources are in unfriendly, politically unstable regions. Foreign oil dependence may be seen as a basis for military challenges to irrational events. Oil is a significant contributor to pollution.

Coal
Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel.  It provides half of US electricity. There may be future technologies for the transformation of coal to a clean source of energy, in which we may consider investing.

Nuclear power
Atomic Energy is not included as an area for alternative energy investment. There is a significant potential for accident or attack, unresolved radioactive waste disposal problems, excessive cost and frequent community opposition. There is increasing distress with the cost of dismantling atomic energy facilities as they mature or depreciate. Dismantling is expected to be more expensive than original production because much of the hardware has become tainted.

(We do, however, invest in natural gas because it is the cleanest of the conventional fuels and is often used to displace dirtier options.)

Weapons Manufacturers

Tobacco

Gambling

Socially Irresponsible Business Practices

We do not invest in companies with:

unfair/discriminatory labor practices employment of children poor treatment of people in developing countries discrimination of any sort, including religious or non religious choice, women, gays, ethnic groups, the handicapped damaging environmental policies animal testing practices

We remain alert to changing social concerns.