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Senate Dems Build Case to Include Clean Energy, Solar in Jobs Bill
Sunday, January 31, 2010
A Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee this week will highlight solar energy and clean energy job opportunities as President Obama and Democrats continue to work on economic recovery and job creation.
A Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee this week will highlight solar energy and clean energy job opportunities as President Obama and Democrats continue to work on economic recovery and job creation.
Obama appeared at Lorain County Community College in Ohio on Friday to urge Congress to pass legislation that includes incentives for training in clean energy such as making solar panels and windmill blades. Obama watched formerly laid-off workers weld and shape components for wind turbines as they work toward a certificate or associate’s degree.Read Full Article
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Olbermann Touts Man Who Created 50 Green Jobs with Stimulus Funds
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Keith Olbermann should keep a calculator on hand during his broadcasts. If he’d had one, the liberal MSNBC host of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” could have run the numbers on Jan. 27 following the State of the Union address.
Keith Olbermann should keep a calculator on hand during his broadcasts. If he’d had one, the liberal MSNBC host of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” could have run the numbers on Jan. 27 following the State of the Union address.
Olbermann was recapping President Obama’s speech and told viewers: “Among those seated with the first lady in the gallery … a man from Arizona whose company received $99 million from the stimulus and used it to create at least 50 permanent clean energy jobs.”Read Full Article
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Green Jobs Data in Catch-up Mode as Feds Pump Cash Into Energy
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The issue of green jobs has risen once again to the top of the pile in Washington, D.C. in recent days: Most recently, the White House announced a plan on Wednesday to create “tens of thousands of jobs,” the Wall Street Journal reports, by providing $5 billion in tax credits for manufacturers of wind, solar electric vehicle and other cleantech products. This comes on the heels of President Obama highlighting in his jobs speech last week the potential of energy and efficiency projects to help improve unemployment figures.
The issue of green jobs has risen once again to the top of the pile in Washington, D.C. in recent days: Most recently, the White House announced a plan on Wednesday to create “tens of thousands of jobs,” the Wall Street Journal reports, by providing $5 billion in tax credits for manufacturers of wind, solar electric vehicle and other cleantech products. This comes on the heels of President Obama highlighting in his jobs speech last week the potential of energy and efficiency projects to help improve unemployment figures.
In his memo yesterday on the “clean energy economy,” Vice President Biden touted the creation of thousands of jobs across the renewable energy sector as a result of Recovery Act investments. It makes sense for this issue to take center stage this month. Green jobs, after all, offer a timely three-fer: a way for the Obama administration to promote energy legislation at home, warm up for the climate negotiations in Copenhagen (where President Obama is scheduled to arrive on Friday) and show plan for addressing the country’s dismal 10 percent unemployment rate.Read Full Article
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US to inject 5 billion into green jobs
Friday, December 18, 2009
The US government on Wednesday said it plans to pour five billion dollars into fostering jobs growth in green technologies and clean energy.
The US government on Wednesday said it plans to pour five billion dollars into fostering jobs growth in green technologies and clean energy.
Vice President Joe Biden announced White House support for the program, which requires congressional approval and is part of the 787 billion dollar economic recovery plan President Barack Obama launched in February.
The plans would offer 30-percent tax credits to investors in factories working with targeted technologies in the wind energy and solar energy sectors, as well as batteries, according to the White House.Read Full Article
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US Patent Office Fast-Tracks Green Tech Applications
Friday, December 11, 2009
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Monday a new pilot program fast-tracking the review of green technology patents.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Monday a new pilot program fast-tracking the review of green technology patents.
Starting Tuesday, the office will expedite examinations of proposed technology focused on the environment, renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The fast-tracking is expected to shave off one year from the patent-review process. Currently, it takes the patent office an average of 40 months to reach a final decision on green tech patents.Read Full Article
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US Department of Labor announces nearly $55 million in green jobs training grants through Recovery A
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $55 million in green jobs grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will support job training and labor market information programs to help workers, many in underserved communities, find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $55 million in green jobs grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will support job training and labor market information programs to help workers, many in underserved communities, find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.
“Today’s announcement is part of the administration’s long-term commitment to fostering both immediate economic growth and a clean energy future. It’s an investment that will help American workers do well while doing good,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “These grants provide an immediate return, and they are part of a larger green initiative that will help lead to increased job placements and promote economic growth.”
The two categories of grant awards announced today are: State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants and Green Capacity Building Grants. Both will be administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.Read Full Article
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Vice President Joe Biden Unveils Report Focused on Expanding Green Jobs and Energy Savings for Middl
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Vice President Joe Biden recently unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Joining the Vice President were Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor; Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Vice President Joe Biden recently unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Joining the Vice President were Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor; Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
At a Middle Class Task Force meeting earlier this year, the Vice President asked the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to develop a proposal for Federal action to lay the groundwork for a self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry. In response, CEQ facilitated a broad interagency process with the Office of the Vice President, eleven Departments and Agencies and six White House Offices to develop recommendations for how to use existing authority and funding to accomplish this goal. These recommendations are described in detail in the Recovery Through Retrofit Report.Read Full Article
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Green Jobs? Mandated Wind and Solar? Cap & Trade? We’ll Pass on that Showcase
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Members of Congress like to play games and they like to spend money. What better analogy to use to describe Congress’s proposed green energy policies than the Price is Right? As Congress seeks to implement policy that would create green jobs by mandating renewable energy projects, three cautionary European tales suggest the U.S. should take a second look at cap and trade and renewable energy mandates. We’ll take you through a Price Is Right showcase style tour of three failed renewable energy initiative.
Members of Congress like to play games and they like to spend money. What better analogy to use to describe Congress’s proposed green energy policies than the Price is Right? As Congress seeks to implement policy that would create green jobs by mandating renewable energy projects, three cautionary European tales suggest the U.S. should take a second look at cap and trade and renewable energy mandates. We’ll take you through a Price Is Right showcase style tour of three failed renewable energy initiative.
Our first stop takes us to Germany where think tank Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung just released its study on the economic impacts of the country’s green energy initiative. Commissioned by the Institute for Energy Research (IER), the report finds with per worker subsidies for solar industry jobs are as high as $240,000. Last year, “the price mark-up attributable to the government’s support for “green” electricity was about 2.2 cents US per kWh. For perspective, a 2.2 cent per kWh increase here in the US would amount to an average 19.4% increase in consumer’s electricity bills.” Government subsidies for wind and solar are projected to be over $100 billion from 2000-2010 and, to make matters worse, as the subsidies run out, so do the jobs.Read Full Article
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Clean energy debate heads to White House with corporate executives
Friday, October 09, 2009
As the health care debate winds down, the next major national debate will focus on energy reform. The investor coalition Ceres and the Clean Economy Network organized a clean energy debate forum this week at the White House including corporate executives from more than 100 companies, representing a wide variety of industries including renewable energy, information technology and athletic apparel. The business leaders met with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who introduced a clean energy finance bill this past summer, Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), all of whom are critical to passing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act introduced last week by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
As the health care debate winds down, the next major national debate will focus on energy reform. The investor coalition Ceres and the Clean Economy Network organized a clean energy debate forum this week at the White House including corporate executives from more than 100 companies, representing a wide variety of industries including renewable energy, information technology and athletic apparel. The business leaders met with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who introduced a clean energy finance bill this past summer, Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), all of whom are critical to passing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act introduced last week by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
The full list of companies represented is available at the official Department of Energy (DOE) site, and one glimmering fact, is the lack of representation from a company located in the state of Arizona, which is a state with enormous solar power potential. Even though Phoenix, Arizona is hosting the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo November 11-13 of this year, where former Vice President Al Gore is the keynote speaker, the state lacks significant corporate development in the clean energy sector, and manufacturing in general.Read Full Article
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Why Washington needs to get into the community college business
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The new NBC sitcom “Community” draws laughs off the traditional view that community colleges are fallbacks for underachieving students and second-rate professors. The truth, of course, is that many community college students are bright and hardworking but can’t afford to pursue a four-year degree. Yet the perception has left many community colleges without the resources they need and the respect they deserve.
The new NBC sitcom “Community” draws laughs off the traditional view that community colleges are fallbacks for underachieving students and second-rate professors. The truth, of course, is that many community college students are bright and hardworking but can’t afford to pursue a four-year degree. Yet the perception has left many community colleges without the resources they need and the respect they deserve.
That is why President Obama’s American Graduation Initiative — a plan to pump $12 billion into the community college system — is so crucial: Community college graduates are likely key to the nation’s long-term economic growth. Recent research by the Democratic Leadership Council reveals that jobs for community college graduates will grow at double the national average over the next decade. That’s faster even than job growth for those with bachelor’s degrees.
According to new data released recently by the Labor Department, the number of jobs demanding certain computer specialties — many of which pay almost $70,000 a year — will grow by more than 15 percent between 2006 and 2016. And computer support specialists, who make, on average, more than $40,000 a year, will see demand grow from 552,000 jobs to 624,000 jobs in the same time period. These jobs require associate degrees, not bachelor’s.Read Full Article
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