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On the Road Back to Rio, Green Direction Has Been Lost

written by Yale Environment 360

Twenty years ago, an historic environmental summit in Rio de Janeiro produced groundbreaking treaties and high hopes that pressing issues would be addressed. But as organizers prepare for the Rio+20 conference in June, there is little on the agenda to suggest any substantive action will be taken.

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February 10, 2012 0 comment
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Is a Green Economy too Expensive in the Current Environment

written by Walter Wang

There is a looming battle over the cost of energy between the ‘green at any cost’ versus the ‘green enough at a reasonable cost’ where wind/solar forces will battle natural gas—you can sense the fog of war ahead as the battle is being set up. The graphic above from a recent GTM Research report shows the reality in clear focus.

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January 11, 2012 2 comments
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Fostering the New Green Economy

written by Walter Wang

White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley visited Los Angeles to discuss the Obama Administration's commitment to harnessing clean energy opportunities to create American jobs on Friday, July 22.  She met with business leaders, city officials and top educators

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August 2, 2011 0 comment
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What Levels of Job Creation Will Come from Renewable Energy?

written by Walter Wang

Over the past year or so, I’ve written a few pieces on the levels of job creation that can be expected as we “go green,” i.e., move to greater levels of energy efficiency, renewables, electric transportation, etc.

Last week I met Tom Konrad, one of the world’s most visible proponents of the green economy, at a

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June 28, 2011 0 comment
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Top Ten Reasons Why Denmark is a Cleantech Leader

written by Walter Wang

For the past 40 years, Denmark has been synonymous with world-class green high-tech solutions. It began with wind technology as a solution to the 1970s oil crisis, but since then the Danish cleantech sector has evolved and now offers technologies within all types of sustainable energy, climate-friendly

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May 6, 2011 4 comments
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Stormy Seas Ahead: Changes For The Green Economy

written by Walter Wang

The United States is at a precipice with respect to public motivators for the green economy. Essentially, the carrot of public incentives or investment and the stick of potential mandatory regulation of carbon emissions are slated for elimination at the same time. 

Although we cannot know what this two part

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April 7, 2011 0 comment
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Report: CA Energy Efficiency Policies to Create Over 200K Jobs, but Could be Improved

written by ecopolitology

California’s energy-efficiency policies will create over 200,000 jobs by 2020, but the state could be creating more and better-quality jobs.

The Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, part of the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, released a

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March 21, 2011 1 comment
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Top Ten Highlights of Cleantech in Michigan

written by Shawn Lesser

Michigan is quickly looking to make its position as one of the frontrunners for cleantech. Through numerous initiatives, investments, tax incentives, various research and development firms, and the creation of clean technologies, it is obvious that cleantech has had an impact on the way Michigan looks at renewable energy. Michigan is quickly becoming a frontrunner

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March 18, 2011 0 comment
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UN Report Says Economic Growth and Sustainability Critically Linked

written by ecopolitology

A new report by the United Nations Environment Program says that moving towards a green economy is the most effective way to reduce worldwide poverty

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released a report last week arguing the risks we face today are much different from what they were 50 years ago. The

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March 1, 2011 0 comment
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Beyond Tax Incentives: New Strategies for Clean Tech Job Growth

written by Elizabeth Redman

To attract or to grow? That may not have been Hamlet’s question, but it is the question of the dozens of states trying to build clean tech clusters across America today. As Governor’s offices, Mayors, Chambers of Commerce, and other economic development organizations try to turn their regions into the economic engines of the green economy, they must

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March 1, 2011 0 comment
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Investing in Greener Economy Could Spur Growth: U.N.

written by Walter Wang

(Reuters) – Channeling 2 percent, or $1.3 trillion, of global gross domestic product into greening sectors such as construction, energy and fishing could start a move toward a low-carbon world, a report launched on Monday said.

The investment would expand the global economy at the same rate, if not higher, as

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February 21, 2011 1 comment
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The Truth About Green Collar Jobs: Lessons from the Residential Retrofit Industry

written by Elizabeth Redman

Every surfer knows you can’t ride a wave until it breaks.  But for the residential energy efficiency industry, whose surge in growth has often been compared to a tidal wave, the wave may be more of a slow ripple.

Despite the billions of dollars that have been allocated nationwide to increase demand for residential retrofits, the corresponding surge in job growth just

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December 16, 2010 1 comment
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It’s The Economy, Stupid

written by Shari Shapiro

One of my loyal readers was kind enough to bring to my attention a troubling article from the Washington Post in which a man who had earned 9 green certifications and sent out hundreds of resumes still has yet to receive a single job offer.

In September, I spoke at a Woodrow Wilson Foundation event on green jobs for women.

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December 15, 2010 0 comment
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Fastest Growing Green Collar Jobs & How to Market Yourself to Get One

written by Lorna Li

You know about white- and blue-collar workers, but now there is a new color to add to the spectrum – green collar workers. Green collar jobs are a bit like blue collar jobs, except there is the intent to improve the environment. Van Jones, award winning human rights advocate, saw the opportunity that a clean energy economy would create for the blue collar workforce, and

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November 19, 2010 1 comment
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