Renewable Energy Jobs NewsFind out all the latest market, employment and jobs related news from the world of renewable energy & cleantech right hereIf you think you have a piece of news that would interest our readers please forward it to Support@RenewableEnergyJobs.com with the word ‘News’ in the subject line.Do you want to write for Renewable Energy Jobs? - We are interested in anything relating to jobs in the green energy sector anywhere in the world. If you want to contribute please let us know. Contact us using the email address above.June 2009Obama brags on energy measuresPresident Obama held an event this afternoon to trumpet one of his biggest legislative victories so far -- the narrow House passage late Friday of the first-ever bill to tackle global warming.....How to reduce a billion tons of CO2, add millions of jobs, ensure energy independenceA new report by clean technology CEOs, venture capitalists and academics iIdentifies a plan to reduce a billion tons of CO2 from each of eight existing industries, add millions more jobs than fossil fuel industries, and ensure energy Independence.....Going green is the way to our future prosperityThe unprecedented crisis in global financial markets, along with the collapse of the property market, has created major challenges for Ireland.....$500M in labor department grants available for green job training programsGrant competitions opened today for $500 million in Recovery Act funds for training programs that will help retool the U.S. workforce for a clean energy economy.....Larsen: Energy bill will generate jobsAs the House of Representatives readies for a close vote, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has come off the fence and announced support for sweeping legislation to lower greenhouse gas emissions and promote new energy sources.....House passes landmark climate change bill, now heads to SenateThe U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping climate change bill today that will significantly change the way Americans use and produce energy.....Gov. Brewer approves energy plan to create 1,500 jobsPHOENIX -- More than 1,500 jobs are expected to be created in the State’s Energy Office after Governor Jan Brewer approved Arizona’s State Energy Plan Wednesday, according to the governor’s office spokesperson Tasya Peterson.....Cabinet's Solis tells of 'green' job grantsWEST MEMPHIS - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced in Memphis on Wednesday $500 million in grants available to prepare workers for "green" jobs.....Nigeria: Renewable energy'll create millions of jobs - expertsLagos — Greater investment in renewable energy by countries all over the world would create much-needed jobs in this period of rising unemployment, experts have said.....Carolinas could see 50,000 clean-energy jobsAn aggressive federal mandate for renewable energy production could create more than 28,500 clean-energy manufacturing jobs in North Carolina by 2025, says a new study by a labor and environmental group.....We need clean energy, green jobs nowBy passing ACES out of committee, Congress has cleared a major hurdle toward building America's clean energy future that will create jobs, cut our dependence on oil, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming.....Clean-energy jobs are the futureI was pleasantly surprised to see in the news that the number of clean-energy jobs in North Dakota is growing at a rate three times faster than jobs in other sectors. These numbers show that renewable energy and clean-energy jobs are here to stay. North Dakota can and should do much more to promote the growth of new clean-energy industries.....Congressman: You, too, could have a green jobHONOLULU -- Jobs that reduce greenhouse gases and limit the effect humans have on the environment may be done by electricians, civil engineers and roofers, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie said Monday.....Energy heavies back geothermal sourcesENERGY giants Origin and AGL have |