EXHIBIT EX-99.906.CERT







                     CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



I, David J. Schoenwald, President of New Alternatives Fund, Inc. certify that:

1. This report on Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in this report on Form N-CSR fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of New
Alternatives Fund, Inc.



Date: July 27, 2004                             /s/ David J. Schoenwald
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                                                President
                                                New Alternatives Fund, Inc.