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Clean Energy Workforce Responds To Rise In Renewable Energy Stocks

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The Wall Street Journal's Marketwatch recently reported that renewable energy stocks have been skyrocketing this year. Stocks in the PowerShares Wilderhill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) have increased 22% in value this year, surpassing the Dow Jones Industrial Average by approximately 72 percent. What do these trends mean for renewable energy ...

Sustainable Careers for Women

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The US Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau has released its commissioned report titled “Why Green is Your Color: A Woman’s Guide to a Sustainable Career”.  Click here to view the entire report. The report identified twelve key sectors of the green economy where opportunities exist for women to build sustainable green ...

Clean Energy Job Sector Growth

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The clean energy sector can make the United States competitive in global markets. By advancing domestic production methods, the United States can reduce its dependence on foreign markets for clean technologies. Domestic products of the clean energy sector, such as environmentally benign information technology and renewable fuels, can make the ...

Energy Efficiency Jobs Resist Recession in California

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California has led the way in environmental innovation for decades, and a recent report from Next 10, a nonprofit research organization, has confirmed that California’s green economy has been more resilient than the conventional job market during the recession. Next 10’s report included data about job losses in the green ...

Puget Sound Energy Incentives Reward Home Energy Efficiency

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Statewide incentives have made three energy efficiency programs possible in the state of Washington. RePower Bainbridge, RePower Bremerton, and RePower Kitsap are community-wide initiatives that incentivize home energy efficiency with the goal of improving home health and comfort while creating local jobs in the clean energy sector. The RePower programs ...

Green Jobs Flourish With State-Supported Programs

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Green jobs do exist, but perhaps not on the scale that certain outlets had predicted. One thing that remains true about green job creation is that green jobs tend to thrive when local, state, and federal incentives exist to support those jobs. Green professional development is also a huge proponent ...

Go! Series Profile with Robert Orfino

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CleanEdison is rolling out a new series focused on building occupants and what they can do to help their building run as efficient as possible. The Green Occupants Series, or Go! Series, has been created for those building owners, managers, and maintenance staff who are hoping to train their occupants ...

What Is BPI Certification Anyway?

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BPI certification refers to the credential awarded by the Building Performance Institute to building professionals who have completed a stringent training program in the safety, health, durability, and efficiency of residential and commercial buildings. The BPI provides quality assurance measures that certified professionals employ in their work as energy auditors ...

Green Economy: Obama’s SOTU And Green Jobs

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Last week was packed in terms of groundbreaking national news. Green jobs have been a popular news item throughout this presidential administration, and on Tuesday, President Obama took the stage for his State of the Union address. His speech contained some interesting information about the country’s green economy. Obama claims ...

Quit Your Dead-End Job And Save The Earth!

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It does not take a financial analyst to see that formerly lucrative industries such as the automobile industry have fallen into disrepair. As investment shifts from industries that were seen as infallible and moves toward sustainable industries that promise continued returns on investment and job creation, so does the popular ...