By Lisa Ann Pinkerton on March 7, 2012 3Com , alcohol fuels , algae , algae-based crude oil , Allied Waste , Amherst , Amoco , animal waste , B99 , Becoming a Resonant Leader: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence , biobutanol , biodiesel , Biodiesel Coop , BioDiesel Task force , Biofuels Action and Awareness Network , biolipids , biophotonic imaging. Cygnet Biofuels , BP , CA , canola , Chula Vista , CJ Warner , Claire Kinlaw , clean technology , cleantech , Cobalt , Cobalt Biofuels , ConcentRX , corn , Cynthia Warner , Department of Energy , Dr. William Klausmeier , Elevance Renewable Sciences , fuel , green chemistry , Greenstart , high oil seed tree pongamia , IAC , IL , Industrial Assessment Center , Innovene , Jennifer Case , K’ Lynne Johnson , Kef Kasdin , Lead Product Development , Lissa Morgenthaler Jones , LiveFuels , Mountain View , New Leaf Biofuel , Nicole Kennard , nitrogen fixing tree , NJ , oil and gas , palm , Pamela R. Contag , plant-based oils , Pongamia pinnata , PortTechLA , Princeton , Proterro BioFuels , Proterro BioFuelsKef , Protose sugar , Qteros , Quercus Trust , rapeseed , renewable feedstock.Alameda , San Diego County , San Francisco , Sapphire Energy , Shawn Lesser , Silicon Valley LAUNCH , soybean , SunEthanol , Susan B. Leschine , sustainability , Sylvatex , SylvatexQuite , TerViva BioEnergy , U.S. Navy , University of Massachusetts , University of Oregon , USDA Institute of Forest Genetics , venture capital , Virginia Klausmeier , Watershed Capital , women , Women In Cleantech & Sustainability , Xenogen Corp
As the founder of the Bay Area networking group, Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, I am keenly interested in learning about who the media thinks as being the most influential women in the field. However, it feels like every top ten list for women in Cleantech always lists the same lovely ladies. This is not […]
By Tracey de Morsella on January 26, 2011 2011 , 5 Women to Watch , Aflac , Alison Taylor , Betsy Holland , Brigitta Witt , Britta Gross , Calvert Investments , Citi Foundation , Citigroup , CitiGroup Senior Leadership Committee , cleantech , Climate Savers Computing Initiative , corporate social , CSR , Dell , Elizabeth Johnson , Ernst & Young , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , good governance , green building , Hyatt , Ingrid Saunders Jones , Intel Corporation , Jane Connell , Johnson & Johnson , Kathryn Brown , Kathy Hopinkah Hannan , KPMG , Leisha John , Lorie Wigle , Mary Wenzel , Pam Flaherty , Pat Rayl , PINK , responsibility , Siemens , socially responsible investment , solar; , Susan Cischke , sustainability , The Coca-Cola Company , The Coca-Cola Foundation , Turner Broadcasting , Verizon , Wells Fargo , wind , women , women in sustainability , Women's History Month
Last year, during Women’s History Month, we published, our list of the top women in sustainability. This week, PINK released their list of the top women in sustainability for 2011. These are women who they see as pioneers who are employing cutting-edge best practices to lead the movement for corporate responsibility and sustainability
By Tracey de Morsella on October 4, 2010 Adam D Granz , career change , CNBC , corporate citizens , Donny Deutsch , energy efficiency , energy-efficiency programs , escrow officer , green career change , green career transition , Green Job , Green MBA , Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate , LEED , LEED certification , material life-cycle analysis , property Manager , real estate , real estate broker , sustainability , The Big Idea , triple bottom line , Willdan Energy Solutions
Meet Adam D Granz. Before getting into energy efficiency, Adam D. Ganz worked in real estate. He is a former real estate broker, property Manager and escrow officer. In this capacity, he represented clients in the buying, selling, and leasing of commercial and residential property, managed over 2 million square feet of commercial and residential property and conducted residential sales transactions and refinances totaling over $55 Million for 80 clients. Since getting his MBA, Adam has taken on the role of Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions. Read about how he changed his career path to a green one with an MBA in sustainability. Don’t forget to check out our entire Green MBA series.
By Tracey de Morsella on March 31, 2010 AIA COTE , Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods , Ann Edminster , Annette K. Stelmac , Anni Tilt , Architecture for Humanity , Arkin Tilt Architects , AskNature.org , biomimicry , Biomimicry Guild , Biomimicry Institute , Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature , Build2Sustain , Building Security and Building Type Basics: Justice Facilities , California Straw Building Association , CalStar Cement , Carol Venolia , CASBA , Design Avenues , Design Like You Give a Damn , Design of Straw Bale Buildings; The State of the Art , eco-efficient building initiative , eco-efficient buildings , ecological building , Ecological Building Network , Efficient Wood Use In Residential Construction , Elaine Hsieh , Elizabeth J. Heider , environmental design consultant , Foundation Capital , GBA , Green Building Advisor , Green Building Alliance , green design , Healing Environments: Your Guide to Indoor Well-Being , Innovation Consultancy , Innovation for Conservation Program , Inspirit-llc , Janine Benyus , Kate Stohr , Kelly Lerner , KEMA Services , LEED certification , LEED Cost Study , LEED for Homes , LEED Homes , Living Building Challenge , Living Homes , Margie Ruddick , mentor organisms , natural models , Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House , One World Design , Open Architecture Network , Rebecca L. Flora , Serious Materials , Skanska Environmental Performance Network , Skanska Green Council , Skanska USA Building , straw bale construction , straw-bale homes , sustainable design solution , sustainable human systems design , sustainable preconstruction , sustainable products , Sustainable Residential Interior , The Nature of Things , U.S. Green Building Council , World Habitat Day , WRT
Green design and construction is a career arena in which there are not an abundance of women being represented, yet we found a number of women working in these sectors and leaving their distinctive mark. Below are profiles of 10 women who we believe are pioneers in the green building and design field.
By Tracey de Morsella on March 30, 2010 ACORE , algae , algal fuel , American Council On Renewable Energy , Astia , Barefoot Motors , biobutanol , biodiesel , biofuel , Biomass Advisory Board , biotech , biotechnology , cancer therapy , Carole Cameron Inge , Center for Resource Solution , clean energy , Clean Energy Alliance , CleanTech Open , Cobalt Biofuels , Cobalt Technologies , ConcentRX , Cyber-Rain , Cygnet , Department of Energy , DESC , Diana Propper De Callejon , Diana Schulz , Electric Utility Vehicle , Environmental Entrepreneurs , EUV , Expansion Capital , green all-terrain utility vehicles , Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association , HYSTA , ITRI) , Lissa Morgenthaler Jones , LiveFuels , Marianne Wu , Mary Jo Gresens , MDV , microbiologist , Nancy C. Floyd , National Institute for the Commercialization of Clean Energy , National Renewable Energy Lab , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , NICCE , Northern Power , Northwest Business Leaders for Clean Energy , Nth Power , Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission , Pamela R. Contag , Propel Biofuels , renewable feedstock , SdForum , Serveron , Silicon Energy , smart sprinkler control system , SmartSynch , SpectraSensors , Springboard Enterprises , Sustainable Asset Management , Tracey de Morsella , VC Group , Virginia Clean Energy Business Incubator , Virginia Polytechnic Institute , Virginia Tech , Virginia Tech Modeling and Simulation Center of Excellence , vivo biophotonic imaging , Western Governors' Association , woman-owned , World Data Center on Energy , Xenogen , zero emissions vehicle
All during this month we have been spotlighting the achievements of women in green careers. So far, we have profiled 29 women who are excelling in solar and wind power, sustainability, and conservation. Today, we are showcasing women who have found success in the cleantech sector in the United States. While men dominate in pretty […]
By Tracey de Morsella on March 22, 2010 a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods , Al Gore , An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change , An Inconvenient Truth , BALLE , Business Alliance for Local Living Economies , Center for Health , CHEJ , Circle of Life. These organizations work to promote the sustainability , Clean Energy Common Sense , Climate Protection Manual for Cities , Communities of color , Compensation and Liability Act , Comprehensive Environmental Response , Detroit Project , Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming , Earth to America! , Environment and Justice , environmental activism , environmental health , Environmental Stewardship Training program , Frances Beinecke , global warming , Google Earth , Google Ocean Advisory Council , green collar jobs , green collar workforce , Green Earth Book Award , Judy Wicks , Julia Butterfly Hill , L. Hunter Lovins , Laurie David , Lois Gibbs , Lois Gibbs: The Love Canal Story , Love Canal , Love Canal Homeowners Association , Love Canal: The Story Continues , Luna , MacArthur Genius Fellowship , Majora Carter , Majora Carter Group , Make it Right Foundation , mba , National Audubon Society Rachel Carson Award , National Environmental Justice Advisory Council , National Geographic Atlas , National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence , National Resources Defense Council , Natural Capitalism Solutions , NCS , NEJAC , NRDC , Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas , One Makes the Difference: Inspiring Actions that Change our World.Julia’s book , Peggy Shepard , Presidio Graduate School , restoration and preservation of life , SBN , Sheryl Crow , Stop Global Warming College Tour , Stop Global Warming Virtual March , Stop Global Warming: The Solution is You! An Activist's Guide , stopglobalwarming , Superfund , Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia , sustainable community economic development , sustainable energy future , Sustainable Management , Sustainable Seas Expeditions , Sustainable South Bronx , Sylvia A. Earle , The Legacy of Luna , The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree , Too Hot Not to Handle , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , United States National Marine Sanctuary , WE ACT for Environmental Justice , What's Your Tree.Engage Network , White Dog Cafe , White Dog Community Enterprises
As part of our ongoing celebration of green women during women’s history month, we are spotlighting ten women environmentalists in the United States who work tirelessly to protect the environment. Help us make this list more comprehensive by adding additional women who you feel have made an enormous difference with their conservation work in the comments section. Also do not forget to check out our list of women working in sustainability and women working in the solar and wind industries.
By claire-morgenstern on March 9, 2010 African-American , agriculture , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , Apollo Alliance , Applied Research Center , BEST Academy , biofuels , C. Nicole Mason , construction , electrical engineers , energy , energy retrofitting , forestry , gender equality , green building , Green Career Ladder , green collar workforce , Green Equity Toolkit , Green for All , Green Job Market , green jobs , green jobs training , Green Pathways out of Poverty , Green Retrofit and Workforce Program , green—bioengineering , labor segmentation , Latino women , metal workers , people of color , race equality , Retrofit America’s Cities , SCOPE , Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education , Sustainable South Bronx , transportation , U.N. , women , Women of Color Policy Network
While women are more eco aware than men, they are are underrepresented in green jobs. This includes jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, there are a growing number of programs that are designed to address these inequities.
By Julia Verdi on November 27, 2009 Applied Research Center , bias , Communities of color , community organizers , contracting , disadvantaged communities , economic equity , employment barriers , equity , equity strategies , gender , gender equity , gender parity , governments , green collar job , green economy , green entrepreneurship , green equity , Green Equity Toolkit , green jobs , green project planning , green retrofit ordinance , Greening Los Angeles , inclusion , jobs , labor , municipal buildings , race , Race parity , racial equity , racial justice , safe workplaces
The Green Equity Toolkit is a 44 page free downloadable document developed by the Applied Research Center , in conjunction with several organizational allies. The toolkit includes Principles, Goals, Outcomes, Strategies, Success Indicators and examples for making race, gender and economic equity a priority in green-collar job creation.
By Tracey de Morsella on September 2, 2009 Albuquerque , Boston , CAP mentor-protégé network , Capital Access Program , deal sourcing , Denver , emerging businesses , entrepreneurs , financial opportunities , financing partners , Green Business , green economy , green entrepreneurship educational center , Green for All , green products , inclusive , Los Angeles , Miami , Newark , non-profits , Oakland , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , renewable energy , San Diego , San Jose , Seattle , small businesses , social capital , social enterprise , sustainable services , underserved communities
Earlier this month, Green for All established The Capital Access Program for small businesses and non-profits. The program is design to provide these organizations with the resources they need to to support, create and scale green jobs in our local communities.