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May 2009
VP praises states’ renewable efforts; says green jobs will save middle class
Vice President Joe Biden yesterday in Denver praised the state for its renewable energy efforts and said green jobs will save the middle class.....
Concentrated solar power could generate 'quarter of world's energy'
Industry groups call for solar thermal technology to expand in 'sun belt' around world as Spain leads the field
Solar power stations that concentrate sunlight could generate up to one-quarter of the world's electricity needs by 2050, according to a study by environmental and solar industry groups. The technology, best suited to the desert regions of the world, could also create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and save millions of tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.....
Renewables: America's next heavy industry
How three manufacturers in three Midwest states are picking up where the auto sector is laying off. About 200 miles south of Detroit, America's industrial heartland gives way to the Ohio countryside.....
Decoding the ‘buzz’ around green jobs
Green jobs have been increasingly described as a silver bullet: a way to raise employment, cure economic recession; and, save the environment. In a recent study through their “Green Jobs Initiative,” the United Nations Environment Program stated, “Green jobs…are a new and powerful force for achieving a more resource efficient and equitable global economy that mirrors all our aspirations for true sustainable development.” Barack Obama has stated, “Green jobs are the jobs of the future.” But what are they, and do they really hold this immense potential for positive change?
Unemployed seek training for green-collar jobs
SAN JOSE, Calif. - As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs.
Students are learning how to install solar panels, repair wind turbines, produce biofuels and do other work related to renewable energy.....
Low-carbon energy policy creates millions of new jobs
COPENHAGEN - Low-carbon energy sources such as wind and sea wave power would create millions of sustainable new jobs in the United States alone, according to a report released by the Copenhagen Climate Council on Monday.....
Bill could bring many green jobs to Ohio
President Barack Obama has called for legislation to turn the nation in a new direction to protect our environment, to transition to a clean energy economy and to stop global warming. His economic plan will put millions of Americans to work building wind farms, installing solar panels and developing energy-efficient homes.....
Renewable energy's 26,000 new jobs
RENEWABLE energy projects under construction or planned in response to the proposed emissions trading scheme will create 26,000 jobs, according to new research published as the federal Coalition seeks to defer the scheme on the basis that it could be a "jobs killer".....
Rebuilding our economy - one bolt at a time
Bob Drake used to work for an auto industry parts supplier.
When he joined that company, it had 120 employees. By the time he was laid off in 2008, "they were down to about 20." Jobless at 56, Bob was fearful about his prospects for finding work, and deeply concerned about supporting his family.....
Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy Requires Targeted Financing to Encourage Private-Sector Participation
The debate over energy legislation begins in earnest in Congress this week and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The United States is falling behind in the space race of our generation—building long-term economic prosperity powered by low-carbon energy. China’s stimulus package invests $12.6 million every hour in greening its economy, for a total of $220 billion, twice as much as similar U.S. investments. Meanwhile, during the most recent economic expansion the average American family paid more than $1,100 a year in rising energy bills for U.S. policies that favor fossil fuels.....
Scotland leads Europe with green energy, says Alex Salmond
EUROPE'S largest wind farm was officially switched on yesterday by First Minister Alex Salmond.
He said Whitelee wind farm in Renfrewshire was the envy of Europe - then announced a £300million extension for it.....
New auto standards: the start of Obama’s green revolution
The new regulations on fuel economy and tailpipe emissions announced Tuesday are 'part of a far larger effort,' he said.
President Obama’s announcement on tailpipe emissions Tuesday reaffirmed a commitment that goes beyond regulation of the auto industry. The move is part of a broader White House strategy to confront the risk of global warming while making green-collar jobs a centerpiece of the economy.....
Green-jobs evangelist sells Obama's ambitious plans
WASHINGTON — When Van Jones — Oakland activist, best-selling author and "green jobs" proselytizer — spoke to online political organizers last fall, he couldn't resist kidding them: "You've really messed up. You're about to win this election."
AWEA urges US Government to use Renewable Energy Sources for Creating Jobs
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has urged US Congress to strengthen the draft bill related to renewable electricity standard (RES) as there is a need to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs in renewable energy sector over the coming decades.....
Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill Advances
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) formally introduced the latest version of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (PDF) today, paving the way for the bill to move toward the markup stage Monday.....
Australia to build world's largest solar energy plant: PM
SYDNEY - Australia plans to build the world's largest solar power station with an output of 1000 megawatts in a A$1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion) investment, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday.....
Spanish thought leaders debunk unfounded green jobs report
The Heritage Foundation and its conservative allies have been using unfounded evidence to claim that investments in renewable energy lead to higher prices and job losses. The report that they are touting was written by Professor Gabríel Calzada Álvarez, a virtually unknown scholar in Spain who works for a small research institute with clear ties to the energy industry and the extreme right-wing of the Spanish Conservative Party.....
Greens offer new eco-energy jobs
Green Party candidate Jake Griffiths condemns the Welsh Assembly Government's record on renewable energy.
Growth of renewables transforms global energy picture
In 2008 for the first time, more renewable energy than conventional power capacity was added in both the European Union and United States, showing a "fundamental transition" of the world's energy markets towards renewable energy, finds a report released today by REN21, a global renewable energy policy network based in Paris.....
GE to Build New York Battery Plant, Create 350 Jobs
General Electric Co., the world’s biggest maker of power-plant equipment and locomotives, will invest about $100 million to start a new battery business and create at least 350 jobs in northern New York.....
Chinese Solar Company Plans U.S. Manufacturing Plant
China-based solar producer Suntech Power announced plans this week to build a manufacturing facility in the United States to serve the growing U.S. market for large-scale utility projects and to take advantage of government incentives.....
$3B pledge jump-starts massive offshore wind project
COPENHAGEN -- The world's largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, will begin construction this summer after the British government doubled the incentives for offshore wind energy, the project's main owner, Denmark's DONG Energy, said today.....
California Indian Manpower Consortium announces green jobs initiative
Initiative aims to bring green jobs to California's tribal lands
The California Indian Manpower Consortium (CIMC) - a non-profit corporation dedicated to the purpose of working for the social welfare, educational and economic advancement of California Native Americans - today announced an initiative to bring green jobs to California's tribal communities.....
Time for a green jobs taskforce
Unite Tasmania Around a Common Vision and Job Creation Strategy
The Tasmanian Greens today called on Premier David Bartlett to create a Green Jobs Taskforce with representatives from the business, academic and community sectors, to advise him on how to maximise opportunities created by the inevitable transition into a low carbon economy that is currently underway at a global level.....
Amid recession, the environmental movement pushes economic angle....
Labor Left to push for green jobs
Labor's Left faction will push the Rudd Government to develop renewable energy sources as a way of creating "green" jobs it will also press for further changes to industrial relations laws at the next Australian Labor Party national conference, to be held in Sydney at the end of July.....
U.S. prof sees green-jobs boom here
Economist who helped inspire Obama strategy says Ontario policy may create 90,000 well-paid positions.....
CHICAGO — New graduates emerging soon from high schools and colleges always want to hitch their wagon to a star -- and the star most visible now on the American horizon is a three-bladed turbine rotor.....
Wind turbines generate Michigan job hopes
Not long ago, MasTech Manufacturing's future looked bleak.
The latest auto industry downturn had nearly halted production on the factory floor. The plant, which made high-tech machinery for car and truck plants, was limping by with only five workers. And parts orders were drying up.....
Green-jobs move from pure capitalism to natural capitalism
After semi-retiring in 2003, Chris D'Avignon took a year off and rode his motorcycle around the West where he "saw steam generating plants in Wyoming -- in the middle of nowhere; windmills as far as the eye could see; solar fields. I saw it all first hand. I saw our future."
Obama admin. launches renewable fuels programs
President Obama took two major steps this week to expand the use of renewable energy sources. First, he ordered the creation of a new administration "biofuels working group." Second, he launched the rulemaking process in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at boosting the minimum amounts of renewable fuels in the energy supply by 2022.....
Colorado governor signs jobs creation bills
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed two of the top-priority bills for job creation and business development from this session of the Legislature on Monday.....
Wind power is job creator in tough times, governors say
Midwestern governors on Tuesday endorsed a national renewable energy standard that they said would stimulate creation of more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest.....
Green-Collar Jobs, Defined and Counted
NW state unemployment by county "it's hard to define what a green job actually is."
That’s Michael Myers, an analyst for the Oregon employment department, speaking recently in Florence, on the Oregon Coast, to an audience of anxious members of the local chamber of commerce. He was answering questions about where new employment opportunities will arise and explaining the challenge of counting new, green jobs.....
NH's Shaheen: Renewable energy use is a priority
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says upgrading the nation's aging transmission system, helping clean energy companies succeed and establishing a national standard for renewable energy use are her priorities for the upcoming energy bill.....
Salazar Announces Economic Stimulus Investment For RE
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that $305 million will fund more than 650 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) projects across the country under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The investments will restore landscapes and habitat, spur renewable energy development on public lands, and create jobs.....
Funds sought for joint campus focused on green jobs
Mayor Phil Gordon is seeking federal stimulus money for a joint community college and charter high-school campus in downtown Phoenix focused on training students for green jobs.....
Are green jobs deniers the new climate deniers?
A new report from Missouri Republican Senator Kit Bond wants to put the "Yellow Light" on green jobs -- and it's just the latest in a series of volleys trying to sow doubt about the benefits of moving to a green economy.....
ATLANTA, GEORGIA; KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE; and WASHINGTON, D.C.; April 30, 2009 – More than 25 percent of the Southeast U.S. region’s electric power could come from locally-available renewable energy supplies by 2025, according to findings released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI), Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and Southface.....
Energy outlook report shows positive impact on jobs
The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration has released its updated 2009 Energy Outlook Report to assess the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed by Congress in January, on the U.S. energy outlook.....
Government to fathom depth of marine energy potential
New study to provide government with data on how much renewable power the seas could generate.....
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