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Hot States For Green Jobs – CNBC.
The above links to a slide show of the ten best states for green jobs.

Apr 21, 2010 – E.ON has placed an order with Siemens Energy for the supply of 87 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for the Papalote Creek II wind power plant in San Patricio County, Texas.  With a total installed rated capacity of more than 200 MW, the Papalote Creek II wind farm is expected to provide clean [...]

CNBC video about how green manufacturing is built on site of old steel factory.  Wind turbine and solar materials companies are among those who are at the site. There were financial  incentives to become established in Fairless Hills, PA.

Homeowners are discovering solar hot water heaters to decrease their utility bills.

Mar 15, 2010 – Siemens Energy and the Norwegian utility Statkraft have signed an agreement to build solar plants in Italy.  With a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW), this is the largest PV framework agreement Siemens has negotiated in Europe.  Siemens will perform the engineering, project management, and turnkey construction of the photovoltaic plants. [...]

When looking for alternative energy jobs, you may want to consider the unemployment rate in the various states. This could indicate the availability of green energy jobs as well as others.
Unemployment Rate by State – January 2010
Figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Latest Numbers
Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted
Alabama
11.1%(p) in Jan 2010
Historical Data
Alaska
8.5%(p) [...]

The following is a video about President Obama’s speech at Opower in Arlington, Virginia.  From its founding in 2007 to today, Positive Energy – now OPOWER™ – has established itself as the leading utility partner for energy-efficiency and smart-grid software services. www.opower.com

Feb 25, 2010 – Todd Woody reports in The New York Times, “A Silicon Valley company is claiming a breakthrough in a decades-old quest to develop fuel cells that can supply affordable and relatively clean electricity.  Google, Bank of America, Wal-Mart and other large corporations have been testing the devices, which will be formally introduced [...]

Feb 25, 2010 – Siemens Energy has acquired a minority stake in Britain’s Marine Current Turbines, a pioneer in the design and development of tidal current energy turbines. With the acquisition of a stake of just below 10 Percent in Marine Current Turbines, which is based in Bristol, England, Siemens is entering a new market [...]

Feb 22, 2010 -  The market for renewable distributable energy is growing, as is the demand for a source of pure natural spring water from uncontaminated glacial aquifiers. This is an opportunity for the right company.  Pure glacial water, wind turbine power and hydro power are a few of the opportunities this undivided track of [...]

Feb 19, 2010 – Earlier this month the NRDC, “The Earth’s Best Defense” [Who are they?] of NYC had full page ads donated by Peter  Morton [Who is he?].  The NRDC is Natural Resources Defense Council & its Trustee’s include well-know actors, actresses, celebrities, wealthy businessman, etc. The ad was directed to US Senators & [...]

Feb 1, 2010 – The Florida Council for Economic Outreach welcomed Bren-Tronics Energy Systems, Inc. (BES) to Alachua County.  BES will create 15 jobs with an average wage of at least $40,000.  This comes in the midst of economic uncertainty amid a continued push toward clean energy independence.
The existing facility and machinery, located at Phoenix [...]