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

I, David J. Schoenwald, President and Treasurer 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: 8/24/11                          /s/ David Schoenwald
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                            David J. Schoenwald, President and Treasurer
                            (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
                            Officer)

This certification is being furnished to the U. S. Securities and Exchange
Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and is not being filed as part of
the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission or as a separate disclosure document.

A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 HAS BEEN
PROVIDED TO THE REGISTRANT AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE REGISTRANT AND FURNISHED
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.