Green Education Prospectus
Green Job Growth
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
Green Job Distribution
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
Category Archives: Solar Energy
New Eco Consultants Helping Homeowners Save Money by Going Green
How do you like the idea of calling in an Eco Consultant and when they come to your house, they do not only inspect but also install energy efficient solutions? Sounds convenient and efficient, doesn’t it? The good news is: it is already possible now as the trend in energy efficient home rages on.
Eco Consultants can easily detect energy-inefficient features in the house and offer outright solutions that will help cut down monthly bills. A full service that is an exact and timely answer to many busy homeowners who just don’t have a lot of time to inspect every corner of their house to find leaks that are costing them more energy consumption.
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Tagged eco consultant, energy consumption, energy efficient homes, energy efficient housing, energy sheriffs, green energy, green housing, installation of automatic door-closers, installation of programmable thermostats, insulating paddings, programmable thermostats, renewable energy, renewable energy consumption, thermal energy
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Green Jobs Training Beginning to Show Signs of Life
How are you doing with your job lately? Are you feeling tired of it ‘cause it’s no longer paying the bills? Have you ever thought of making a change?
In today’s economy, some people are feeling less certain about their jobs because it can’t provide for their needs or pay their bills. That is why people are considering a career change. Job training programs are here to help switch from your job to another or from being unemployed to employed. Continue reading
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Tagged american workers, cape cod, cape cod community college, college graduates, computer skills, education, green economy, green job trainings, green jobs, health care jobs, islands workforce investment board, jobs, training, unemployment
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Save Money by Going Green
Climate change is an obvious scenario of our worsening environmental condition but before it gets too late, realizing efficient ways of going green will not only mean saving our environment but also saving money. With the summer heat scorching more than ever, from New York to Tokyo, we can only do as much to protect ourselves and our surroundings from the potential dangers of global warming, which according to the survey recently published by the National Academy of Sciences based on 1,400 climate researchers worldwide, about 97% believe that global warming is caused by people. But before we are immobilized by our own fears and worries, there are still some “green” moves people can undertake to go green and save our money.
Using energy efficient bulbs is a surefire way to cut bills by 75%. New LEDs are cost-effective choices that cut 95% of energy consumption as they emit much softer light. Likewise, it would also be a good idea to decorate your house with energy-efficient appliances which are now being manufactured by many appliance companies to contribute efforts with the go green campaign. To spot energy-efficient appliances, look for those with EnergyStar seal from the Department of Energ— they use about 30% less power than those without the seal. Of course, it’s such a great sight to have a huge TV in your house’s living room, but the bad side is the bigger the screen you have the more power is consumed in operating it. Continue reading
Governor Brown Pushes Clean Energy Job Agenda
More and more political candidates are jumping on the bandwagon of “going green” by including environmental friendly plans into their platform pitching even far-reaching goals sometimes. One addition to these “eco-candidates” is Jerry Brown, a Democratic gubernatorial nominee who wants to create clean-energy jobs. Brown, a wizened political veteran was California’s Governor in 70s. He was actually one of the first politicians to promote renewable energy like solar and wind during his time. And now with the current “green trend,” his renewable energy goals are all the more applicable.
Brown is proposing to create 20,000 megawatts renewable electricity by 2020 and calls for placing solar panels on major thoroughfares across the state. A goal which other clean energy analyst say is unrealistic. By comparison, The California Solar Initiative aims to create 3,000 megawatts of solar produced by 2016. Continue reading
New Green Jobs Create Energy Efficient Workforce
Thanks to an all out campaign of the Obama Administration in providing clean energy investments-more than $80 billion and green job generation. With the growing demands for green jobs, many groups are committed to greener living by providing training and opportunities across the nation to fully-equip the next generation to be part of environmentally-friendly industries.
From hands-on jobs like installation of solar panels, electric vehicles maintenance, fuel cell technology researchers, wind turbines manufacturing, US is keen on having a low-carbon, clean energy economy. Latest addition is the California Green Jobs Corp. which provides education and skills training to low-income youth to land them a green employment.
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Green and Eco Friendly Jobs Drive New Green Education
Going green is not just reusing, recycling and reducing anymore, it has reached a full blown lifestyle choice including educational courses. In his all out effort to lead the nation to be energy efficient and increase employment rate, Pres. Barack. Obama invested more than $80 billion on renewable resources and constructing two solar panel plants. In so doing, some educational institution created environmental curriculum or course to compensate the growing demands for green jobs.
With the growing environmental issues and increase in demand of resources, different colleges and universities offer environmental and energy related courses to prepare students and equipped them with necessary skills to leverage them with in-demand green jobs. To give you an idea on educational institutions with environmental commitment and offering green education, Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council released a Guide to Green College to see the nation’s most eco-friendly campus.
Posted in Green, Green Collar, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, green education
Tagged barack obama, green courses, green jobs, guide to green college, lawrence university, marquette university, milwaukee school of engineering, northland college, u.s. green building council, university of wisconsin
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Going Green With an Eco Restaurant
If Mr. Sean Meenan’s not into speaking engagements about sustainability concepts, he’s nowhere else to be found except right at his very own Habana Outpost, his pride and joy – an ecologically conscious restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Recently, Mr. Meenan led a group of girls, ages 11 to 14, around his restaurant’s brightly colored outdoor patio. It was a great opportunity for Mr. Meenan to show his eco-restaurant’s solar panels, a rainwater-collection system that feeds the toilets, a recycling and composting station, wheat-board wall paneling, corn-based plastic cups and a bicycle-powered blender powered.
Aside from running his eco-restaurant, Mr. Meenan is an amazing spokesman for environmentalism. He goes from one speaking engagement to another so he could teach others about environmentalism. Through these speaking engagements, he tries his very best to let people see his point, so that just like him, people will go green and do something for the environment’s sake. Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn, cafe, eating establishments, eco-restaurant, ecologically friendly, environment, environment friendly, environmental groups, environmental sustainability, fort greene, girls, greenwich village youth council. nonprofit group, habana outpost, inc., new york, outpost, sean meenan, solar panels
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Important Trends in Alternative Energy Deals
Last week’s Energy Inc. conference was a great opportunity for investment banker Stephen Trauber. In the said conference, he shared his valuable time and efforts as he spoke about the world of energy and of its future as well. Being an investment banker and with his ample experiences, he sure did gave a lot of insights to his audience.
Investment banker Stephen Trauber has worked so hard in this year’s biggest energy deals, such as Smith International’s $13.8 billion sale to Schlumberger and Nabors’ acquisition of Superior Well Services. He is currently working as the vice chairman and managing director and global head of energy investment banking at UBS Investment Bank in Houston, Texas. UBS is a top three investment bank in the oil and gas sector and it continues to live on to its mission and strategies with great strength and pride. Continue reading
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Time for Australia to Go Green
[/caption]As the rest of the world is taking on clean energy sources, Australia joins in as well. Australia is planning to build the biggest wind farm in the southern hemisphere by 2013. These plans are Australia’s quick responses towards fighting off climate change as well as in controlling its abundant clean energy sources, such as wind, solar, waves, geothermal energy and bioenergy.
Australia lacks the political and commercial will to take on big renewable energy projects. Consequently, only a very small percentage, particularly 6% of power in Australia is supplied with renewable energy. Aside from the lack of political and commercial will, Australia’s remote areas and almost 60,000 kilometers or 37,000 miles of coast hinders the tie up of new, remote power sources into the grid.
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Tagged australia, australians, cheap coal, clean energy, green, green energy, greenhouse gases, photovoltaics, renewable energy, renewable energy legislation, renewable resources, solar energy, solar panels, thermal energy, wind farms, wind turbines, zero carbon
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Governor Signs Green Energy Initiative
New Jersey has reached another milestone positioning itself as a leader in clean energy technology with the signing of the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act. In his commitment to strengthen NJ’s economy by promoting and utilizing energy initiatives, Gov. Chris Christie signed the Bill on Thursday. The legislation is expected to spur economic growth through renewable energy resources development and boosting green employment for the community.
The Offshore Wind Economic Development Act will also provide available financial assistance and green tax credits from existing programs for businesses with qualified wind projects. The bill will ensure that the establishment of offshore wind projects will benefit NJ both economically and environmentally. It will direct the Board of Public Utilities to develop an offshore renewable green certificate program requiring a percentage of electricity sold to come from wind energy. The percentage would be enhanced to support 1,100 megawatts enough to power 250,000 to 330,000 homes. Likewise, the law will authorize the Economic Development Authority to provide up to $100 million in tax credits for qualified wind energy facilities and associated equipment manufacturers and assembling facilitates to promote economic progress in the state.188
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