All Posts Tagged With: "green jobs"
The CLEAN ENERGY Economies of Five Rocky Mountain States — A New Analysis
Colorado’s green economy leads the region with the most clean energy-related jobs (in number and as a percent) as well as busineses. In fact, 50% of all green businesses in The Rockies reside here. Another choice bit of info: the report found that employment in the green economy has grown significantly faster than total employment.
25Jun2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Ecotech Institute Tabs Glenn Wilson for Dean Position
“Incoming Ecotech Institute students need a leader with the knowledge and passion to take them from learners into successful members of the green economy,” said Michael Seifert, President of the careers college.
11Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado a Leader in Workplace Development Says
U.S. Chamber Report
The state gets high marks for workforce development and training, which are modeled, according to the report, around an employer-driven, locally led structure. It also praised the New Energy Economy.
2Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
GREEN JOBS? Maybe, But Not the Way You Think
The endless green jobs debate largely misses the essential point. The REAL driver for a new, green economy is the fact that the very largest global corporations have recognized the massive competitive advantage they can secure using sustainability thinking as a central driver of their C-strategy.
1Jun2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Ritter to Feds and States:
“Follow Colorado’s New Energy Economy”
The Governor tells a D.C. “Good Jobs-Green Jobs” conference that Colorado’s New Energy Economy should be a roadmap to job creation, energy diversity and environmental protection that other states and the federal government can follow.
7May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado in the National Headlines –
“The Color of Money is Green …”
Is the political malaise about climate change getting you down? Take a trip to Colorado, a clean energy hotbed that is creating thousands of new green jobs despite the climate cold war in Washington. Two dozen business leaders held a Race for American Jobs event in Denver last week, and the stories I heard took my breath away.
2Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Colorado Agriculture Must Go for Clean Energy
or EPA Will Rule
Bennet said he supports a market-based approach, which would allow producers to sequester carbon in the soil and then sell carbon credits to industries that emit things like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
4Sep2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Regional Differences Hinder Climate Bill Consensus –
Ritter Touts Clean Energy as “Jobs Creator” to Senate Committee
The Governor said “that efforts to curb global warming and spur the development of cleaner sources of energy have created jobs and new businesses in their states, a trend that could expand nationwide if Congress passes federal legislation.” But some politicians from “middle America” said it would hurt their states.
22Jul2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Energy Efficiency Upgrades = More Colorado Jobs
Increasing the efficiency of electricity, natural gas, and gasoline use would lead to a net increase of 4,660 jobs in Colorado by 2015 and 11,600 jobs by 2025, according to the new study from the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.
1May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
On Campus Report –
Renewable Energy and Sustainability Generating
Interest in Hi Tech Studies
Concern about climate change is apparently galvanizing more undergraduate students to turn toward a curriculum involving science and engineering, with renewable energy now the hottest subject on campus.
31Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Editorial: Despite Economic Hard times, Colorado Has Energy Opportunities
Rebuilding long-neglected infrastructure and investing in research, new technologies and sustainable energy are part of what defines economic opportunity in the 21st century. Other countries know this.
18Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008
Despite growing economic uncertainty over the last year, three major clean-energy sectors — solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels — kept up a blistering growth rate, according to the Clean Energy Trends 2009 report. By 2018, these sectors are forecast to have revenues of $325.1 billion.
11Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
We need to promote export terminals to liquify and ship natural gas to markets in Asia and Euroupe. The US ...
Natural Gas can be consumed so efficiently that the WATER can even be recovered from the combusted exhaust gases.
Going ...
Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
Re: Natural gas generation wasn’t included in the final analysis but is generally assumed to emit about half as much ...
Disclosure MIGHT prevent pollution if there was a watchdog agency that ruled yes or no on particular chemicals before they ...
Having just read Tom Gray's article 'Fred Udo's bogus numbers' I get the feeling I haven't understood whats going on. ...
I agree with you kirsch. I knew this article had the stench of industry money as soon add I read ...
Can someone explain how disclosure prevents pollution? They can still release air toxins and they are still not held ...