Tag: Green Jobs - Page 3
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Feed-In Tariffs for Apartment Solar Rooftops Light Up LA's Energy Plan
At a Sustainability Summit in LA last week, a group of academic, business and political leaders gathered to unveil plans for "Integrating our Energy Housing
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Would You Trade the Endangered Species Act for a Clean Energy Revolution?
We need to do something. Thus far, the legislative strategy that Democrats have used to advance climate policy has been disastrous. Where other major economies around the world are either passing laws to reign in
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Old Warships Never Die; They Get Recycled
The aircraft carrier HMS Invincible is on her last legs. She fought in the Falklands and the Balkans and Iraq. But what do you do with a ship that is considered to be out of date?
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Historic Election Results - What Does Green Party Win Mean for Germany?
"A historic change," Winfried Kretschmann of the German Green Party says. He is not kidding. The results of elections this week in two German states has sent a strong
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Coalition that Defeated Prop 23 Reunites to Push for Clean Energy, Green Jobs
The beating back of Prop 23 -- the oil company-sponsored bid to repeal California's trailblazing climate law -- was one of the few bright spots for environmentally-minded folks in last year's midterm elections. A
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Animal Stamps Issued in Honour of WWF's 50th
It's the World Wildlife Fund's 50'th anniversary and in its honour the Royal Mail has issued a series of ten stamps. The animals featured are species from around the world which have benefited from the work of the conservation
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Labor and Environmentalists Unite Nationwide
The movement continues nationwide to counter the anti-union legislation being proposed in many states. Sierra Club staff and volunteers around the country continue our work with unions on these issues.
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Localization Does Not Mean "Anti-Business"
All too often, environmentalists and local economy advocates are framed as being anti-progress, when really it's a question of asking what kind of progress (and what kind of growth) do we want to see. Rob Hopkins has a great interview with BALLE
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Green Jobs Don't Break Windows
Photo: americaspower, Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Debunking the Notion that Creating Green Jobs is Bad for the Economy A newly released study suggested that upholding the new, stricter EPA Clean Air Act rules would create a slew of new jobs -- something along the
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How to Start a Community Supported Bakery (Video)
The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model has widened its scope of late. From a community supported kitchen, through a grain-growing, sail-powered CSA, to community supported beer and baking, there's a lot to be said
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Top Tips for Attracting Green Investors
The recession has been tough for many. But given the news that ethical consumerism bucked the economic downturn, and that clean tech companies are seeing massive job growth, now might just be the time for green-minded entrepreneurs to realize their
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Renewables Sector Sees Massive Jobs Growth
We've seen reports before that switching to renewables could create 2.7 million jobs, and might create a whole new wave of green-collar employment, but it's only now that nations around the
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Would You Drink Milk from a Papier-Mache Bottle?
Since the average plastic bottle takes 500 years to decompose, more solutions to this rapidly growing landfill crisis are needed, quickly.
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GE's Jeffrey Immelt, Green Energy Proponent, Becomes Obama Advisor
President Obama has a new economic advisor, GE CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt, who will run Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, succeeding Paul A. Volcker. Immelt has been an outspoken advocate for clean energy, which he views as a
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Incredible Sahara Forest Project Moves From Concept To Reality With Major Development Deal
There's great news for sustainable design innovation this week as the Sahara Forest Project gets backing from a development deal between Norway and Jordan. We wrote
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Michigan Governor Proposes Clean Energy & Jobs 'Moon Shot'
Jennifer Granholm, the governor of Michigan, has an op-ed in Politico today outlining her proposal to grow millions of clean energy jobs in the US. And she has some credibility -- her state, arguably the worst hit by
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The Limits of Compassion - a Sustainable Economy Needs Fair Wages
I was having a beer with a friend yesterday and we got talking about his experiences working with environmental non-profits. (This was the same friend who prompted musings on Saul Alinsky
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Green Festival November 2010: Why The Green Festival Still Matters
This weekend, San Francisco held the biannual Green Festival, the nation's largest green consumer living event. Thousands of people flocked to the Concourse Exhibition Center, spilling out onto the
