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Jun 11, 2009
NY Times
Green-collar workers -- who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators -- constitute a tiny but fast-growing segment of the U.S. economy, according to a study published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Jun 10, 2009
CITIZEN-TIMES.com
ASHEVILLE — Retrofitting local schools to cut energy costs while educating children about a greener future could help turn Asheville into a national model as a sustainable community.
Jun 8, 2009
Miami Herald
Recently, Google has made several eco-conscious changes at its London office. One of the more creative changes Google implemented is the removal of trash cans from individual employee desks. Instead of simply tossing away garbage without a second thought, employees now have to get up and walk to a centralized disposal and recycling station.
Jun 8, 2009
Las Vegas Sun
Fighting climate change is good for the Earth and good for the bank account.
An international consulting firm has come out with a report that urges developed countries to work much harder to avert the worst projected outcomes of climate change.
Jun 8, 2009
Miami Herald
When Don Brazelton's wife asked whether he enjoyed riding his bike to work, "I looked at her like she was crazy." And not the good crazy.
Jun 5, 2009
NY Times
More than two-thirds of workers with “green jobs” said attention on climate issues among governments and businesses had increased their sense of job security, according to the first Carbon Salary Survey by Reuters.
Jun 5, 2009
HydroWorld.com
(Jun 4, 2009) Under the leadership of its new CEO Council, the National Hydropower Association has commissioned Navigant Consulting to study “green” job creation in the hydropower industry.
Jun 4, 2009
Reuters.com
Energy efficiency has grown in popularity thanks in part to the Obama administration, bringing new attention to retrofitting with promises of green jobs and meeting energy goals. A range of business people, experts and officials from 17 cities met this week at the Harvard Kennedy School to discuss how to build jobs and modernize buildings.
Jun 4, 2009
CNBC
DENVER - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will speak at the first graduation ceremony for a program designed to give veterans "green" job skills.
Jun 1, 2009
Grist.org
This is great news for the people of Ireland. But we need to create those jobs in the US too. In Ireland, a country of four million, 10,000 “green” jobs were created in the last three months in organic farming, energy efficient construction, electric cars, and other green industries. With US GDP falling by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2009 we need more action and investment from our government and the private sector. Passing effective climate and energy legislation this year will increase both public and private investment in a clean energy economy, creating new jobs and lifting America out of the recession.
Jun 1, 2009
CleanTechnica.com
May 30, 2009
treehugger.com
If China's addicted to solar hot water heating, the city of Dezhou is it's dealer (and one of it's biggest customers). A new video from Greenpeace, above, highlights the build-up of solar among residents and as an industry.
Mar 23, 2009
Politico.com
President Barack Obama zeroed in on green jobs Monday for the first in a series of issue-targeted pitches he will make this week to gain support for his $3.6 trillion budget.
Mar 23, 2009
Blue Ridge Business Journal
With job losses rampant and the unemployment rate towering at eight percent, many Americans may be wondering where—and when—new jobs may be coming from. The answer, or at least one of them, may be the “green collar” corps. With $500 million of the recently signed stimulus package devoted to training for green collar jobs, companies and educational institutions are gearing up to train a new generation of workers in sustainability and energy efficiency.
Mar 20, 2009
The Huffington Post
As he promised during his campaign, President Obama has laid out a new direction on energy policy with his long-term budget proposal, making polluters pay to reduce global warming pollution, build a green economy, and deliver tax credits to 95 percent of working families.
Mar 20, 2009
Houston Chronicle
The international space station spread its fourth and final set of solar wings on Friday. The seven visiting astronauts from the shuttle Discovery unfurled a pair of 115-foot blue and gold solar panels from a $298 million component they bolted to the orbiting laboratory on Thursday.
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