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WashPost, yet again: some true items spun into truthiness

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

The Washington Post asked the other day “what’s going on” that people are confused about climate and energy issues. Well, today’s The Washington Post provided yet another example, in a distressingly long list of examples, as to why that confusion.
Entitled The Green Jobs Myth, former GE Smart Grid engineer Sunil Sharan argues that (as [...]

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Tags: Washington Post · clean energy jobs · truthiness

The political and practical necessity for bold action … not tactical retreat

February 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Obama Administration seems to be pulling back, on front after front, in the face of economic challenges, sobering poll numbers, and steadfast Republican obstinacy. Whether on health care, jobs promoting legislation, EPA regulation of pollutants, and/or energy/climate policy, the political powers that be within the Obama White House have determined that ‘tactical retreats’ toward [...]

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Tags: Energize America · Energy · Global Warming · President Barack Obama · architecture2030 · clean energy jobs · climate change · democrats · energy efficiency · environmental · government energy policy · political symbols · politics

Dear Senator Webb: It isn’t the “Murky Air Act”

January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Dear Senator Webb,
I have been extremely disappointed in your stances on energy and environmental issues, especially when it comes to climate change.
Let me provide background for a moment. I have long respected you, your thoughtfulness, and your career achievements. I was involved with the Draft Webb movement. During the general election race, I created a [...]

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Tags: Congress · Energy · carbon dioxide · catastrophic climate change · clean energy jobs · climate change · government energy policy · politics

Clean Energy Jobs Go Home: $30 Billion to put 4.5 Million to Work

December 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Clean Energy Jobs Go Home: $30 Billion to put 4.5 Million to Work
This is part of a series of brief posts on ‘clean energy jobs‘ opportunities for sparking meaningful employment, quickly, in the United States as discussed in Clean Energy Jobs: Stimulate Me.
Investing in building energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to [...]

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Tags: Energy · LEED · architecture · architecture2030 · building green · clean energy jobs · climate change · energy efficiency · government energy policy · green

Make $3 create $10 worth of Clean Energy Jobs

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments

This guest post comes from the very thoughtful Alan Drake, who has done some of the best work related to the value of electrifying the national rail system.
This fits with the clean energy jobs series.
The 30% Energy Tax Credit has been quite useful in creating installation jobs for construction workers and for domestic suppliers of [...]

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Tags: Energy · clean energy jobs · energy efficiency

Clean Energy Jobs Go Swimming

December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

This is part of a series of brief posts on ‘clean energy jobs‘ opportunities for sparking meaningful employment, quickly, in the United States as discussed in Clean Energy Jobs: Stimulate Me.
Clean Energy Jobs Go Swimming: $300 million per year for 10,000 jobs
Legislation is, they say, analogous to making sausage. Sometimes, in the mixing and mashing, [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · clean energy jobs · schools · solar

Clean Energy Jobs come in small and BIG numbers … 10+ million of them

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

This guest post comes from NBBooks), who was a founding (board). This is posted as part of a serious looking at clean energy jobs‘ opportunities for sparking meaningful employment, quickly, in the United States as discussed in Clean Energy Jobs: Stimulate Me
Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that [...]

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Clean Energy Jobs Conserve and Create

December 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments

This guest post comes from Tim Lange (Meteor Blades), who was a founding (board) member of Energize America. This is posted as part of a serious looking at clean energy jobs‘ opportunities for sparking meaningful employment, quickly, in the United States as discussed in Clean Energy Jobs: Stimulate Me
At the Jobs Summit coming up Thursday, [...]

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Tags: Energize America · Energy · clean energy jobs · conservation

Clean Energy Jobs Fill Labs

November 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This is part of a series of brief posts on ‘clean energy jobs‘ opportunities for sparking meaningful employment, quickly, in the United States as discussed in Clean Energy Jobs: Stimulate Me.
Clean Energy Jobs Fill Labs: $4 billion per year for 60,000 jobs
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Congress created the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in 2007 but ARPA-E didn’t really [...]

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Tags: Energy · clean energy jobs · department of energy

Tips for the Job Summit: Can we say Clean Energy Jobs?

November 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This guest post comes from Devilstower and is relevant for thinking about Clean Energy Jobs that should result from the Jobs Summit and a coming jobs bill.
Meteor Blades has already written a well-researched and authoritative article on the job summit. So consider this one the completely personal, off-the-cuff alternative cup o’ free advice to our [...]

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Tags: Energy · clean energy jobs