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Alternative Energy Paper Portfolio
| Symbol | Name | Last | Chg | Chg % | Buy Date | Buy Price* | % Gain |
| BWA | BorgWarner | $ 52.84 | 0.59 | +1.13% | 11/20/06 | $56.89 | -7.12% |
| FR | Valeo | $ 31.00 | 0.83 | +2.75% | 11/20/06 | $46.61 | -33.49% |
| MGA | Magna Int'l | $ 78.06 | -0.27 | -0.34% | 11/20/06 | $79.16 | -1.39% |
| BCON | Beacon Power Corp | $ 1.20 | 0.08 | +7.14% | 12/21/06 | $1.06 | 13.21% |
| ADM | Archer Daniels Midland | $ 43.28 | 0.60 | +1.41% | 01/09/07 | $31.94 | 35.50% |
| MON | Monsanto | $ 121.82 | 2.11 | +1.76% | 01/09/07 | $50.57 | 140.89% |
| SYT | Syngenta | $ 60.90 | 0.69 | +1.15% | 01/09/07 | $36.69 | 65.99% |
| MXWL | Maxwell Tech | $ 11.77 | 0.39 | +3.43% | 01/23/07 | $11.82 | -0.42% |
| RZ | Raser Tech | $ 10.25 | 0.45 | +4.59% | 01/23/07 | $5.17 | 98.26% |
| TM | Toyota Motor | $ 101.61 | 0.30 | +0.30% | 01/23/07 | $132.1 | -23.08% |
| HMC | Honda Motor | $ 30.76 | -0.35 | -1.13% | 01/23/07 | $39.52 | -22.17% |
| ENER | Energy Conv Dev | $ 51.62 | 3.88 | +8.13% | 01/23/07 | $33.98 | 51.91% |
| ALTI | Altair Nano | $ 2.12 | -0.06 | -2.75% | 01/23/07 | $2.74 | -22.63% |
| AMSC | American Superconductor | $ 28.94 | -0.92 | -3.08% | 01/29/07 | $9.89 | 192.62% |
| GE | GE | $ 32.40 | 0.13 | +0.40% | 01/29/07 | $36.07 | -10.17% |
| IBDRF.PK | Iberdrola | $ 15.50 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 01/29/07 | $42.65 | -63.66% |
| FPL | FPL | $ 65.70 | 0.46 | +0.71% | 01/29/07 | $55.6 | 18.17% |
| GCTAF.PK | Gamesa | $ 49.00 | -0.20 | -0.41% | 01/29/07 | $26.9 | 82.16% |
| VWSYF.PK | Vestas | $ 119.20 | 1.15 | +0.97% | 01/29/07 | $43.65 | 173.08% |
| STP | Suntech Power | $ 41.60 | -1.37 | -3.19% | 02/05/07 | $36.5 | 13.97% |
| MWAV | M~Wave / Blue Sun Biodiesel | $ 0.00 | 0.00 | var_yahoo_CHANGEINPERCENT% | 02/28/07 | $3.28 | -100.00% |
| BLXJF.PK | Boralex Power Income Fd | $ 5.46 | 0.06 | +1.07% | 03/04/07 | $8.79 | -37.77% |
| AGQNF.pk | Algonquin Power Income Trust | $ 7.70 | -0.02 | -0.26% | 03/04/07 | $7.5 | 2.67% |
| AAE.v | AAER, Inc | $ 0.47 | -0.01 | -2.11% | 03/08/07 | $.38 | 23.68% |
| MICG.ob | Microfield Group | $ 0.41 | 0.01 | +2.50% | 03/10/07 | $.59 | -30.51% |
| WEGY.OB | World Energy Solutions | $ 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 03/15/07 | $.2 | 25.00% |
| PCG | PG&E | $ 40.65 | 0.45 | +1.12% | 03/19/07 | $46.34 | -12.28% |
| FPL | FPL | $ 65.70 | 0.46 | +0.71% | 03/19/07 | $59.66 | 10.12% |
| DD | duPont | $ 49.58 | 1.14 | +2.35% | 03/19/07 | $50.1 | -1.04% |
| CAT | Caterpillar | $ 83.82 | 2.06 | +2.52% | 03/19/07 | $64.65 | 29.65% |
| DUK | Duke Energy | $ 18.71 | 0.25 | +1.35% | 03/19/07 | $19.63 | -4.69% |
| JCI | Johnson Controls | $ 34.48 | 0.50 | +1.47% | 03/19/07 | $23.04 | 49.65% |
| AA | Alcoa | $ 41.61 | 2.57 | +6.58% | 03/19/07 | $33.65 | 23.66% |
| SHCAY.pk | Sharp | $ 17.15 | 0.44 | +2.63% | 03/19/07 | $19.20 | -10.68% |
| WMI | Waste Management | $ 36.90 | 0.47 | +1.29% | 03/19/07 | $33.85 | 9.01% |
| SATC | SatCon Tech | $ 1.83 | 0.01 | +0.55% | 03/25/07 | $1.43 | 27.97% |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | $ 19.87 | 0.58 | +3.01% | 03/25/07 | $18.76 | 5.92% |
| SPIR | Spire Corp | $ 13.71 | 0.16 | +1.18% | 03/25/07 | $11.25 | 21.87% |
| ZOLT | Zoltek | $ 24.95 | 0.83 | +3.44% | 04/04/07 | $35.74 | -30.19% |
| PWR | Quanta Services Inc. | $ 28.69 | 0.83 | +2.98% | 04/09/07 | $25.81 | 11.16% |
| BGC | General Cable Corp. | $ 71.05 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 04/09/07 | $55 | 29.18% |
| ITC | ITC Holdings | $ 55.25 | 1.31 | +2.43% | 04/09/07 | $43.13 | 28.10% |
| CPTC.ob | Composite Tech Corp | $ 0.91 | -0.03 | -2.67% | 04/09/07 | $1.37 | -33.58% |
| IDA | Idacorp | $ 31.45 | 0.20 | +0.64% | 04/15/07 | $33.52 | -6.18% |
| VRB.v | VRB Power | $ 0.27 | 0.01 | +1.89% | 04/15/07 | $.55 | -50.91% |
| ORA | Ormat | $ 50.12 | 0.40 | +0.80% | 04/15/07 | $40.81 | 22.81% |
| CTTD.PK | CO2 Tech Ltd | $ 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 04/18/07 | $.13 | -92.31% |
| NRG | NRG Energy Inc | $ 42.77 | 0.31 | +0.73% | 04/18/07 | $78.5 | -45.52% |
| CX | Cemex | $ 28.43 | -0.08 | -0.28% | 04/29/07 | $32.73 | -13.14% |
| enoc | EnerNOC | $ 15.20 | -0.45 | -2.88% | 05/18/07 | $30.76 | -50.59% |
| PHG | Phillips | $ 38.17 | 0.49 | +1.30% | 06/03/07 | $41.97 | -9.05% |
| CMHXF.pk | Carmanh Technologies | $ 1.04 | 0.12 | +12.49% | 06/03/07 | $2.40 | -56.67% |
| CREE | Cree, Inc | $ 24.45 | -0.40 | -1.61% | 06/03/07 | $25.8 | -5.23% |
| ELON | Echelon | $ 11.57 | 0.80 | +7.43% | 06/25/07 | $16.55 | -30.09% |
| ITRI | Itron, Inc. | $ 92.10 | -0.12 | -0.13% | 06/25/07 | $74.15 | 24.21% |
| COMV | Comverge | $ 14.00 | 0.11 | +0.79% | 06/25/07 | $26.20 | -46.56% |
| EEEI | Electro-Energy | $ 0.64 | -0.04 | -5.87% | 07/08/07 | $1.14 | -43.86% |
| VLNC | Valence Technologies | $ 4.08 | 0.07 | +1.75% | 07/08/07 | $1.25 | 226.40% |
| SNE | Sony | $ 45.30 | 0.56 | +1.25% | 07/08/07 | $52.18 | -13.19% |
| VWSYF.PK | Vestas Wind | $ 119.20 | 1.15 | +0.97% | 07/12/07 | $69.55 | 71.39% |
| ABB | ABB Group | $ 31.44 | 0.30 | +0.96% | 07/16/07 | $24.82 | 26.67% |
| DOW | Dow chemical | $ 41.77 | 0.54 | +1.31% | 07/24/07 | $47.2 | -11.50% |
| OC | Owens Corning | $ 24.74 | 0.81 | +3.38% | 07/24/07 | $33.00 | -25.03% |
| HON | Honeywell | $ 59.98 | 0.39 | +0.65% | 07/25/07 | $60.88 | -1.48% |
| ASD | american Standard | $ 0.00 | 0.00 | var_yahoo_CHANGEINPERCENT% | 07/25/07 | $40.45 | -100.00% |
| GPRE | Green Plains Renewable Energy | $ 8.65 | -0.35 | -3.89% | 07/31/07 | $18.95 | -54.35% |
| USBE | US Bioenergy | $ 0.00 | 0.00 | var_yahoo_CHANGEINPERCENT% | 07/31/07 | $10.22 | -100.00% |
| VSE | Verasun Energy Corp | $ 6.40 | 0.47 | +7.93% | 07/31/07 | $14.3 | -55.24% |
| PEIX | Pacific Ethanol | $ 3.25 | 0.03 | +0.93% | 07/31/07 | $12.49 | -73.98% |
| TSN | Tyson Foods | $ 17.78 | 0.43 | +2.48% | 08/13/07 | $19.96 | -10.92% |
| UFS | Domtar | $ 6.39 | 0.28 | +4.58% | 08/29/07 | $7.89 | -19.01% |
| PCH | Potlach | $ 45.90 | 1.58 | +3.56% | 08/29/07 | $42.62 | 7.70% |
| BFRE.OB | BlueFire Ethanol | $ 4.09 | 0.04 | +0.99% | 09/04/07 | $4.80 | -14.79% |
| CZZ | Cosan | $ 13.69 | 0.48 | +3.63% | 09/04/07 | $10.70 | 27.94% |
| Total Portfolio Performance | 2.92% | ||||||
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