CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906 OF
                             THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, David J. Schoenwald,  Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial Officer of
New Alternatives Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

     1.   The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the  "Report")  fully complies with
          the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
          Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.   The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Registrant.


Date:    8/28/2008                  /s/ David J. Schoenwald
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                                    David J. Schoenwald, Chief Executive Officer
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (principal executive officer and principal
                                    financial officer)