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Category: Green Jobs

Wanted: Women With Energy Management Ideas

Go Green in the City

Schneider Electric's new Go Green in the City challenge seeks innovative energy solutions from students--especially female ones--in eight countries worldwide. Read more →

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Home Energy Upgrades Debut In California

California home energy efficiency upgrade program, Energy Upgrade California

California launches an innovative program to help residents navigate the often-confusing realm of home energy-efficiency upgrades. Read more →

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A Cleantech Guru Talks Cleantech’s Future

What is cleantech in the United States looking like right now? How can it position itself to get strong? We ask an expert for answers to these timely questions. Read more →

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Labor, Green Team Up On Cleantech Jobs

BlueGreen Alliance jobs made in America

The BlueGreen Alliance calls for a federal renewable portfolio standard and other initiatives that it says will boost green-job growth in the United States. Read more →

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Urban League Wants Inner City Green Zones

green jobs for minories, inner city

The National Urban League proposes Green Empowerment Zones and other measures to boost minority access to the burgeoning cleantech economy. Read more →

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Green Jobs Growth Claims Challenged Again

green jobs study, Copenhagen Consensus Center

Bjorn Lomborg's Copenhagen think tank says cleantech investment creates fewer jobs than claimed – and can actually lead to losses in employment. Read more →

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Cleantech Start Ups Get Mentoring Boost

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The U.S. Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration will offer mentor pairing to cleantech startups that previously received stimulus funding. Read more →

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Green Jobs Called A Myth By Think Tank

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The private sector is better at creating jobs than the government through green investments – just look at Europe, says the American Enterprise Institute. Read more →

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New Green Jobs For Arizona Solar Industry

solar steel plant, Surprise, Arizona, Gestamp

Gestamp Renewables says its unit that builds steel solar structures will open a plant and locate its headquarters in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise. Read more →

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EPA Rules Green Job Creator, Not Killer

EPA greenhouse-gas regulations, jobs, Ceres study

A study says EPA rules on greenhouse gases won't kill jobs, as some argue; instead, the investment required will lead to 1.46 million new jobs. Read more →

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