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.
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Supporting Clean Energy Efforts Averts Ecological Disasters and Creates Green Jobs
The figures had it that the United States is second to China in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. With many ecological disasters the US has recently become involved to, many American citizens have actively supported efforts reduce the nation’s dependency on non-renewable power source and look for alternative energy sources that are way cheaper and safer. The Pew Research Center Poll has revealed that 87 percent of Americans favor energy sources coming from solar and wind power.
In one of Progressive States Network’s Stateside Dispatches, it is shown that adding more renewable energy systems will help in decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere, produce more employment in the green sector, free up more power to energy providers to sell to consumers.
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Tagged 2009 american recovery and reinvestment act, california, china, green jobs, iowa, minnesota, non-renewable power, power grid, recovery act, renewable energy, solar energy, texas, the stimulus, united states, washington, wind energy
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A Grant of $5.9 million has been awarded to three Ohio energy research projects by the U.S Dept of Energy (DOE)
Because of their endeavors in research and creation of transformational changes in new energy technologies, three Ohio businesses have been conferred a grant of $5.9 million by the department of energy. Steven Chu, the Energy secretary said during a conference call on Monday, the Advanced Materials Group (ADMA) in Hudosn, Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will be among 43 national projects that will get funding.
He further declared that the funding is a part of the $92 million fund backed by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E). ADMA got a grant of $3.2 million for the creation of a new dehumidification method that will increase efficiency of cooling units. Case Western received $2.2 million for its research in hybrid electric vehicles. Battelle was granted more than $400,000 for its experiments with cooling technology and achieving 50% increase in air conditioning energy efficiency. Continue reading
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Tagged advanced research projects agency for energy, ARPA-E, carbon pollution, clean energy, eco friendly, energy, energy research projects, environment, green, green energy projects, increase efficiency, jobs, ohio, recovery act, white collar
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DOE awards $18.5 million to New England energy projects
The DOE announced on Monday that through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), New England energy projects will get $18.5 million funding. Some of the awards include $4.4 million for a power electronics project by MIT, $2.2 million for an energy storage project by Beacon Power Corp based in Tyngsboro and three other projects by United Technologies Research Center located in East Hartford, Conn totaling nearly $9 million.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is the source of the funding and is worth nearly $92 million nationwide. In April, Massachusetts universities and companies got $22.1 million from the second round of energy research funding from ARPA-E. This is the third and last round of ARPA-E grants Recovery Act funding, which has come to a final total of $349 million in funding. In this round the New England projects that are funded are: Continue reading
The Recovery Act Gives Government Funds to Homeowners to Make Their Homes More Energy Efficient
The government is currently working to implement the Recovery Act where up to 82,000 families are eligible to receive funds to make their homes more energy efficient. If you have not contacted an agent with the Department of Energy, now is your chance. With a little luck and persistence, perhaps you could be one of the 82,000 households who will get to take advantage of the program. Cathy Zoi, US Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is heading the Recovery Act program.
Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emission
The United States is working to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced in the US. Thousands of households will receive government-backed weatherizing program funds that will be used to increase home insulation or improve energy efficiency of home heaters. The project started in February 2009 and has covered more than 240,000 homes to date. The project is expected to use $5 billion dollars of the $11 billion dollar sustainable energy investment fund. Continue reading
