Miami recently found that its electricity bills were 10 percent lower in areas with more than 20 percent tree cover compared to those areas without any trees, the New Scientist reports.
Last year, Wisdom Tree saw a 42 percent increase in new money flows as a percent of assets under management, greater than any other fund company, according to Morgan Stanley Research.
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In the United States more than 90 percent of fruit tree and vegetable varieties found in farmers' fields at the beginning of the twentieth century are no longer there.
The group has found that where the Maya nut tree disappears, 50 to 80 percent of local species are wiped out in six months to a year.
On the earnings front, discount retailer Dollar Tree (DLTR) beat earnings expectations with a 16 percent increase in its fourth quarter.
By contrast, there will be fewer consumer electronics presents under the tree this year: Sales will slip 2.8 percent from the year-ago period, IBM predicts.
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The Wisdom Tree India (EPI) exchange traded fund is down over 4 percent in the last month, underperforming the MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) ETF, down 0.97 percent.
The Wisdom Tree India (EPI) exchange traded fund is up 17.9 percent, the best performing large emerging market ETF this year.
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So far this year, the Wisdom Tree India ( EPI) exchange traded fund is up 0.21 percent, beating the MSCI Emerging Markets index which is down by 0.3 percent.
Looking at the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ( VWO) will provide some clue: the exchange traded fund is up 0.79 percent as of Feb. 1, as is the Wisdom Tree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund ( DEM).
Year to date, the Wisdom Tree India Earnings (EPI) exchange traded fund is up 10.06 percent, beating the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) ETF, up 7.21 percent.
The Wisdom Tree India Earnings ( EPI) exchange traded fund is up 2.99 percent year to date, while the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) ETF is up less than half a percent.
In fact, July, the Wisdom Tree India ( EPI) exchange traded fund is up by around 18.9 percent, beating the Vanguard MSCI Europe ( VWO) ETF, up 12.9 percent in the same period.
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Despite lackluster growth and policy paralysis in India, the Wisdom Tree ETF has beat the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is up 8.6 percent this year.
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Dollar Tree (DLTR), in particular, is generating a lot of buzz, up 9 percent since August 18 while the market has slid nearly 3 percent.
India and China continue to beat the markets, with the Wisdom Tree India (EPI) and the iShares FTSE China (FXI) ETFs both up 8.56 percent in the last three months.
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Without drowning you in technobabble, let's just say that said tech has seen 50 percent efficiency gains in the lab, which is more than enough to please even the most outspoken tree hugger in Washington.
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