Tag: Green Jobs - Page 5
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What are the Top 5 Cities for Clean Energy Jobs?
We talk a lot about the growing economic importance of the clean energy sector, the employment opportunities it will provide, etc--hell, so does pretty much everyone these days. But there still seems to be a bit of a perceived disconnect
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Let's Deconstruct the Phantom China v US Cleantech War
Now here's an article I wish I wrote: While the US vs China rhetoric over who's the bigger cleantech player, the China's gonna eat our lunch talk from the likes of Thomas Friedman et al, certainly has a populist
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Higher National Renewable Energy Standard Means Hundreds of Thousands More Jobs by 2025
A new study is out on just how many new renewable energy industry jobs could be created in the United States by enacting a national renewable energy standard. The RES Jobs Study, conducted by Navigant Consulting, says that with a 25% renewable energy
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"This is Our Moment" For Clean Energy Legislation (Video)
NRDC Action Fund is pulling out all the stops on pressuring the Senate to pass clean energy legislation and, as you can see above, has employed a healthy dose of celebrity endorsement to get everyone to pay attention. If you're a regular TreeHugger
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Go Green Expo: One-Stop-Spot for All Things Green
From Glee gum to Honda's Insight, more than 300 exhibits of green goods and services will be displayed under one roof at the Go Green Expo this weekend in Los Angeles. Open to the public, January 24-25 and Friday for B2B. The floor is jammed with new
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Continuing the Movement—Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins on Green Jobs for All
America is struggling.
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CEA Report: Stimulus Bill Created 52,000 Clean Energy Jobs
Well, it's been nearly a year since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus bill) has passed. And what do we have to show for it? Well, according to a report from the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, it's saved or created 2
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Ohio Growing Its Economy, Adding Jobs, With Green 'Goesintas'
What is a green goesinta? Colloquially, it might be a wire or pipe that feeds 'into' something: as in
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The Downsides of the Modern, Flexible Workplace
Yesterday I was rambling about the environmental (and social) benefits of flextime, and we already know that there are many good reasons to telecommute. But I wonder if there might also be some downsides to
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Flextime: A Win-Win Green Solution?
This week I started working flextime so I can care for my new daughter. Apart from giving Lilia and I ample time to play breakfast on baby—yes, this post was partially an excuse to show off this photo—this new
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Green Jobs for Dirtbag Climbers: Fixing Wind Turbines
I used to love hanging out in the climbing gym, but never thought that there was much of a career in ropes. Kate Galbraith in the New York Times writes that the explosive growth in the number of wind
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Who Says Solar is Hurting? SCHOTT Solar Now Hiring
When SCHOTT Solar opened their manufacturing facility just nine months ago, and during these tough times, who knew they would be doubling the number
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Interview with Bridgett Luther, Director of the California Department of Conservation
Bridgett Luther, Director of the California Department of Conservation, has a lot on her schedule: her department oversees recycling, land conservation, mine reclamation, geological surveys, the state
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Fighting to Keep the Green and the Great in New York City's Greener, Greater Building Plan
Last Friday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that he was abandoning one of the most ambitious components of his Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.
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Wind Kids Science Experiment Turns Into 200 MW Wind Farm
Curious high school science teacher, Andy Swapp, of Milford, Utah wondered just how well a wind turbine might work in Milford. Given that he has a fresh supply of eager (well, at least some of them) minds, he decided to involve his kids in the
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Would Obama's New Jobs Bill Focus on Green Jobs?
Obama has revealed that he favors spending stimulus money on a jobs bill rather than using it to plug the growing deficit. This seems to be a sound decision, as creating more jobs will grow the economy--and of course will ease the
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Locate Your B Corp in Philly, Get a Tax Break
Just this week, the City Council of Philadelphia unanimously decided to offer tax breaks to all B Corps located in the city. Turns out, its a bit of help you help me as they found that most B Corps are also
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Women and Minorities Getting Left Out of Green Job Market, New Study Finds
If James Brown had been around to witness the rise of the green jobs sector and learned of the news from this recent study, he'd shake his head and say, "It's a man's world. Ow! After all these years and so much progress, even in a
