Clean energy employers announced plans involving at least 137 projects in 42 states during the first quarter of this year, according to an analysis released by environmental advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2).
Indices for Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia/Oceania, and then for sub-sectors such as solar and wind, will offer fresh insight for investors and ETF providers NYSE Euronext in partnership with research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance have announced that they will launch three regionally-focused clean energy stock indices, enabling the quoted companies most active in [...]
Additions signify growing attention on sustainability services for firm and industry Ernst & Young LLP announced today the appointment of Brendan LeBlanc as an Executive Director in Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) and Chris Walker as an Associate Director. Based in the firm’s Boston and New York offices, LeBlanc and Walker bring valuable [...]
Estimated 11,000 solar jobs face axe – social housing projects slashed An REA/STA industry survey answered by 139 solar companies details the likely impact of the proposed cuts to solar FITs on the UK industry. Key findings are; Initial impact may result in employment levels falling by 42% 95% of social housing tenants may not [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his speech to the Washington Post Live Smart Energy Conference today, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu highlighted the choice America faces on whether or not to take advantage of the huge economic opportunity and compete with countries like China in the clean energy race. Excerpts and full text of remarks are [...]
Early-stage businesses and student competitors vie for $250,000 in prizes The Clean Energy Trust (CET) today announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Clean Energy Challenge, a clean energy business competition supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Cash prizes totaling $250,000 will be awarded [...]
The 2011 jobs market has certainly left much to be desired for many Americans. Rising jobless reports and a bleak economic forecast can make finding a career that feeds a person’s passion and their wallet seem beyond reach. However, for those committed to the environment, green living and sustainability, the outlook may be brighter than [...]
Washington, D.C. – Demonstrating its commitment to job creation and modernizing America’s infrastructure, the Obama Administration today announced it would accelerate the permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines. This move will speed the creation of thousands of construction and operations jobs while transforming the nation’s electric system into a modern, 21st century [...]
Constellation Energy today announced that its retail energy business affiliate has started construction on a 16.1 megawatt DC grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar installation in Emmitsburg, Md. Part of the state of Maryland’s Generating Clean Horizons initiative, the approximately $60 million solar facility will be financed, owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Renewable electricity produced by the [...]
A strategic dialogue with Minister Unterstellar Monday October 3, 2011 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. RSVP to attend this event. While American politicians dither over whether clean energy jobs are real, the rest of the world is moving on with serious plans. This private round table conversation will provide critical context for the American political [...]
House Republicans, led by Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), opened hearings today to spotlight the state of clean energy jobs in America. But claims by Chairman Issa that such jobs are “propaganda†are based on politics, not facts, and threaten a critical and honest debate on clean energy policies that [...]
One day before Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman highlights the clean energy jobs created with support from the Obama Administration, the Energy Department announced that the weatherization program under the Recovery Act has now made more than 500,000 low-income homes nationwide more energy-efficient. The weatherization program is helping families save hundreds of dollars a [...]
Huge public health victory comes after years of pressure from local citizens and the Sierra Club Alexandria, Virginia – Today, Mayor William D. Euille of Alexandria and GenOn Energy, Inc. announced the planned retirement of the Potomac River Generating Station, a sixty-two year old coal-fired power plant on the banks of the Potomac River in [...]
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