This letter you are about to read was written by a 4th grade teacher this past week. She even gave the world her telephone and fax numbers. We are in dire need of more true American citizens who are proud of OUR United States of America . WAKE UP AMERICA . . . please . [...]
Britain is requiring home builders to design super-efficient houses that use only clean power and produce no net carbon. All new homes must be zero-carbon by 2016.
The construction industry will have to approach development in a fundamentally new way, planning from the earliest stages the use of solar panels, communitywide heat-sharing systems and other energy saving items. [...]
Erlangen, Germany, May 22, 2009
New production facility in Shanghai to commence operation in 2010
Siemens is expanding its global manufacturing network for wind turbine plants and is building a new production facility in Lingang New City in Shanghai. By establishing this new rotor blade and nacelle plant, the company is further strengthening its environmental portfolio. This [...]
May 19, 2009 – Don’t forget to enter the contest to win a 3-pack of CFL bulbs. See the contest rules in the May 6, 2009 post. Just 2 weeks to go.
May 19, 2009 – Many organizations and companies state that their facility is using wind or solar power when in fact they mean that they are using electricity supplied by their utility and paying for offsets for renewable energy. Not the Yellowstone Association Institute. Their Lamar Buffalo Ranch is POWERED by solar panels seen in [...]
You may want to look at the previous post to consider the unemployment rate by state when looking for a green job. For example, Oregon has many green employers but a high unemployment rate, 12.1%. You may want to look in a state with a lower unemployment rate that has fewer green companies, but opportunity for [...]
When looking for a green energy job, you may want to consider the umployment rates to consider where to look.
Alabama
9.0%(p) in Mar 2009
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Alaska
8.5%(p) in Mar 2009
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Arizona
7.8%(p) in Mar 2009
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Arkansas
6.5%(p) in Mar 2009
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California
11.2%(p) in Mar 2009
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Colorado
7.5%(p) in Mar 2009
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Connecticut
7.5%(p) in Mar 2009
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Delaware
7.7%(p) [...]
SOLAR 2009, the 38th ASES National Solar Conference, marks the dawning of a new era. With $65 billion flowing to the energy sector through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, solar professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders are heading to SOLAR 2009 to uncover the latest opportunities in the new energy economy.
Long recognized for its industry-leading [...]
May 6, 2009 – New Flyer Industries [Other OTC: NFYIF.PK] is a Canadian maker of buses for city transit systems. Matthew Schifrin reports in Forbes that it is a play on the US stimulus package. New Flyer has been making buses since 1930, another period of economic turmoil. Chicago just put into use 150 New [...]
May 6, 2009 – See how bright you are compared to other readers of this blog. I will be driving from San Francisco to Minneapolis during May using a sight-seeing route [i.e., not direct route per MapQuest.] Full Disclosure: The rented car is not a hybrid, but it is also not an SUV. Place [...]
May 5, 2009 – If you are a big proponent of the Prius hybrid and others like it, please read “Time for a Trade-In” by Daniel Lyons in the May 11/May 18, 2009 Newsweek [When did magazines start giving an issue 2 dates?] Lyons quotes Henrik Fisker, the founder and CEO of Fisker Automotive as [...]
May 4, 2009 – The widely acclaimed and longest-running Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in the world is being held June 23-25 at the country’s first environmentally friendly hotel and conference center in beautiful College Park, Maryland, USA, a short subway ride from our Nation’s Capital. You won’t want to miss this conference!
You will hear [...]
May 4, 2009 – Toyota has released videos and promotional material on the new Toyota hybrid Prius. View it all here
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