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Greener Gadgets 2009: How Do We Go Beyond Green Products to Job Creation in the Developing World? (Video)
At Greener Gadgets 2009 there were several really interesting and compelling issues brought up during the Green Design for Good panel discussion. In this clip, Emily Pilloton of Project H Design asks what role do green designers have in creating
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Kalamazoo CC Offers First Wind Turbine Installer Training in US
With the current, renewed interest in green jobs and greening the economy, logically we'll need a trained workforce to install all of these new green projects. In the past, TreeHugger has covered solar installer training, and
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Quote Of The Day: "put down those handguns and pick up those caulking guns."
That's what Van Jones, Oakland CA-based author and quotable-guy, had to say at a Friday event MC'd by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., to "promote
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Ed Begley, Jr. Campaigns for Solar Energy and Green Job Creation
"You could call me a strategic opportunist as much as an environmentalist," says Ed Begley, Jr. The actor and host of Living with Ed on Planet
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Clean Tech Forum 2009: Clean Tech Start-Ups Vying for Funds
During the Clean Tech Forum, start-ups were given time to present their ideas to investors. We listened in on some of the presentations. Here are some of the cool start-ups that we just might see in the near future.IQ wind An Israeli start-up, the
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7 Ways to Save Your Office Money by Going Green
It's a tough time for businesses these days; every little bit of money saved could mean the difference between a raise--and your cubicle neighbor getting laid off. Coming up with ways to cut your office budget might get
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Will Lobbyists Decide the Fate of Green Stimulus Projects?
Many environmentalists were ecstatic when they saw the amount of funding for green projects in the stimulus bill. But while the sums in the bill remain the same--$4.5 billion for high tech power systems like smart grids, for
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The Stimulus Bill Tax Credit Guide: Great Green Stuff Obama Will Help You Buy
Obama's freshly signed stimulus bill is packed with tax credits you can earn simply by buying green, energy efficient stuff—you just have to know what qualifies and what doesn't. But with hundreds of pages of confusing stipulations
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Green by Design Launches, Inhabitots Grab Squishy Bowls, Worldchanging Treats Anxiety, and More
Green by Design: Are Obama and Google Stimulating the Smart Energy Sector? by Sam Leppanen "Great news for smart energy technology! Yesterday President Obama allocated $11 billion of the economic stimulus package to build a high-tech "smart grid"
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How Obama's Plan to Double Alternative Energy Will Work
President Obama signed that infamous stimulus bill yesterday in Denver—and he marked the occasion by drawing attention to the measures that will promote clean and alternative energy. Obama has pledged to double alternative
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$60 Billion for Green in the Stimulus Bill: Where the Money Will Go
After weeks of intense negotiations, spirited debate, and some name calling, President Obama will sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 tomorrow. The much publicized, lengthily titled stimulus bill has been
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Rapid Repair: A Better Way to Recycle E-Waste
We've had several posts recently about recycling, both in terms of materials recycled and shipping materials globally just to be recycled. Rapid Repair attempts to find a happy medium on both fronts and still be green. Could
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Survey: Do You Work From Home?
As we noted in Your Office is Where You Are, technology is making it a lot easier to work anywhere, not just in the office. And while we asked Do You Telecommute? a year and a half ago, it is probably instructive to ask again:
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Prisoners Pioneer Sustainable Moss Harvesting Program
What comes to mind when you think of prison work programs? Making license plates, carpentry and woodworking, hard manual labor, right? Well, conventions and/or prison movie stereotypes be damned—prisoners at the Cedar Creek
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Environment America Seeks to Stop Rep. John Boehner from Cutting 180,000 Green Jobs
It ain't exactly smooth sailing for this stimulus bill Mr. Obama is hoping to pass, if you hadn't heard. Republicans have problems with it. Democrats have problems with it. It's been full days of intensive, tense
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Hot Green Collar Jobs: Bike Mechanics
Last summer we wrote that in Toronto, Bike Mechanics are the New Doctors- it was that hard to get an appointment. Now the trade association and the Learning Enrichment Foundation are doing something about it, and have
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New Website Helps Job Hunters Find Green Collar Work
We've heard recently that green collar jobs in California are growing at a brisk clip, relatively speaking, and the job sector as a whole will continue to grow as more cleantech initiatives are put into place thanks to the Obama administration.
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Green Collar the New White Collar?
Listening to the news alone is enough to put anyone in a depressed funk. The picture is darker now than it even was a few months ago. And in the event that you do experience a lay off, what next? SustainLane's new job
