Tag: energy
member name: David Anderson
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May 08, 2008 07:55 PM EDT --
"...let me start first by telling you that America has got to change its habits. We've got to get off
oil."
President Bush made these remarks on March 5, 2008. He was speaking . . .
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June 13, 2008 11:22 AM EDT --
2007 was a banner year for the America's burgeoning wind power industry, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. "The U.S. wind industry experienced unprecedented growth in 2007, surpassing . . .
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May 29, 2009 12:49 PM EDT --
President Barack Obama recently claimed that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has created or saved an estimated 150,000 jobs over the past few months, including new green jobs. According to . . .
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November 30, 2008 05:22 PM EST --
Los Angeles, a city once famous for its troubles with smog and air pollution, turned a shade greener last week. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced two major new initiatives designed to help . . .
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May 27, 2009 09:16 AM EDT --
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced plans to invest $500 million in grants for green jobs training programs. The money will be used to train workers for careers in the energy . . .
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June 20, 2008 09:58 AM EDT --
The Affordability of Solar Power:
A new study titled the Utility Solar Assessment (USA) Study is predicting that solar power will reach cost parity with conventional energy sources by the year . . .
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December 10, 2007 10:40 AM EST --
The United States is feeling lonely these days when it comes to climate change. The newly elected prime minister of Australia has announced that his country will finally ratify the . . .
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November 21, 2007 11:52 AM EST --
Coal burning power plants owe much of their current notoriety to the fact that they create carbon based emissions that contribute to the problem . . .
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June 30, 2009 03:27 PM EDT --
A new report has estimated that Oregon was home to 51,402 green jobs in 2008. The report, The Greening of Oregon’s Workforce: Jobs, Wages, and Training , was based on a survey . . .
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July 08, 2009 11:47 AM EDT --
The cost of reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and creating a clean energy economy could come to as little 22 cents a day for American households, according to top Obama administration . . .
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November 07, 2008 02:06 PM EST --
Friday, November 7, 2008 T he Green Jobs Report has tracked the creation of 6,140 potential new green manufacturing jobs by employers from the wind and solar power industries between October 24 and . . .
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June 24, 2008 09:34 AM EDT --
Tax Breaks For Renewable Energy:
Arizona's state Senate has voted to extend property tax breaks for renewable energy power plants until 2040. The tax breaks were originally set to expire in . . .
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May 28, 2009 01:24 PM EDT --
Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced the release of a report that provides early incite into role that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has played in creating new jobs across . . .
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June 03, 2009 04:46 PM EDT --
General Motors is dumping Hummer as part of its efforts to restructure into a leaner, greener company. The company has issued a press release announcing a preliminary agreement . . .
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July 01, 2009 02:15 PM EDT --
The global warming and clean energy bill that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last will create new green jobs in energy efficiency and renewable energy, at least according to one energy . . .
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June 17, 2008 09:07 AM EDT --
Intel Capital and Cogentrix Energy, LLC will be investing $50 million in the solar power sector by launching new company called Spectrawatt Inc.
A press release issued by Intel described plans . . .
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July 03, 2009 11:56 AM EDT --
Yesterday, after a meeting with CEO’s from the nation’s most innovative energy companies, President Barack Obama told reporters that the global warming legislation passed . . .
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January 12, 2009 02:40 PM EST --
Last week, President-Elect Barack Obama’s said that his economic stimulus plan will create half a million new green jobs for America.
“We’ll create nearly half a million jobs by investing in clean . . .
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December 03, 2008 12:10 PM EST --
Last month, The Green Jobs Report tracked plans by thirteen companies to create 4,563 new green-collar manufacturing jobs in the solar and wind power sectors of the renewable energy industry. Included . . .
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November 25, 2008 01:54 PM EST --
The latest data compiled by The Green Jobs Report indicates that manufacturers in the solar and wind power industry are eager to move forward with plans to expand production and create new green collar . . .
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