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With a Boost from Innovation, Small Wind Is Powering Ahead

By Yale Environment 360 on September 20, 2010 4 Comments Alex Salkever, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, American Wind Energy Association, Atoll Financial, AWEA, AZ, bicycle-wheel designs, Clareo Networks, Cyrus Claffey, Feed In Tariffs, FIT, green Buildings, Hawaii, Helix Wind, Humdinger Wind Energy, J.J. Carrasco, Las Vegas, McClane Electric, Nancy Tabor, NV, Renewable Energy in the Rural Market initiative, residential solar industry, small wind, small wind farmers, small wind industry, small wind innovation, small wind systems, Solarium, Southwest Windpower, stretched membrane, tax credits, three-blade systems, Vermont, vertical-axis windmills, windmill, WindTronics, World Bank

New technologies, feed-in tariffs, and tax credits are helping propel the small wind industry, especially in the United States. Once found mostly in rural areas, small wind installations are now starting to pop up on urban rooftops.

Four Big Established US Solar PV Companies You Should Know About

By Chris de Morsella on December 8, 2009 1 Comment amorphous silicon, Arizona, Auburn Hills, AZ, Barcelona, CA, cadmium-telluride, California, China, Cooperation Framework Agreement, Deval Patrick, Devens, Energy Conversion Devices, Evergreen Solar, First Solar, Inner Mongolia, MA, Marlboro, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MI, Michigan, MIT, Philippines, photovoltaic, polysilicon, ProLogis Park Sant Boi, PV, Recurrent Energy, Rochester Hills, S&P 500, San Francisco, San Jose, solar cell, solar energy, solar module, solar power, Spain, Stanford Ovshinsky, SunPower, Tellurium, Tempe, Thin Film, thin-film triple junction, Uni-Solar, United Solar Ovonic, wafer manufacturing, Wuhan

In this survey we are looking at the large US headquartered solar PV manufacturers with a view to examine how they are doing in this difficult economic climate. As basically anyone knows, who has not been cloistered away meditating in some cave, 2009 has been a very tough year for pretty much everyone.

Thinking About a Green MBA?

By Chris de Morsella on October 26, 2009 5 Comments Arizona, Arthur D. Little, AZ, CA, California, CareerBuilder, CO, Colorado, corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability, CSR, CSR Jobs Report, CSR MBA, D.C., distribution, District of Colombia, Ellen Weinreb CSR Recruiting, energy efficiency, environmental practices, environmental professionals, FL, Florida, GA, Georgia, Green Dream Jobs, Green Economy Post, Green Marketing, Green MBA, Green MBA Program Directory, green packaging, green workforce development, greenbiz, Hawaii, HI, IA, Illinois IL, IN, Indiana, Iowa, Jim Cassio, MA, Maine, Massachusetts, Master of Business Administration, ME, MI, Michigan, Minnesota, MN, NC, Net Impact, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, NH, NJ, North Carolina, NY, OH, Ohio, Online Green MBA, OR, Oregon, PA, Pennsylvania, recent college graduate, reducing waste, sustainability professionals, sustainable business degree, sustainable practices, sustainable product development, sustainable production, sustainable supply chain, Tennessee, Texas, TN, triple bottom line, TX, UT, Utah, Vermont, VT, WA, Washington, Washington D.C., WI, Wisconsin

Are you a recent graduate discovering how difficult the current market is, unemployed, worried you might soon lose your job or just feel that your career seems stuck in place? Are you thinking that now may be the best time to re-tool your career? Going for a green MBA, now, while the job market is stagnant may be a smart move; both for recent graduates, currently unemployed (or underemployed) professionals as well as for those who want to forge a path into a career in corporate sustainability. But what is a Green MBA, why is it important and what schools are offering them? These are the questions this post delves into.

Green Jobs Pay Well and are Replacing Old Jobs That Have Been Lost, Study Finds

By Tracey de Morsella on October 16, 2009 3 Comments Ann Arbor, Austin, AZ, Baltimore, biofuels, biomaterials, Boston, building retrofits, CA, Chicago, Clean Edge, Clean tech, Clean Tech Job Trends 2009, clean tech manufacturing, clean-tech companies, clean-tech compensation, clean-tech economy, Clean-tech educational initiatives, clean-tech job sectors, clean-tech jobs, CO, coal, conservation, D.C., Denver, detroit, energy efficiency, green career, green education, green educational initiatives, green jobs, green training, Houston, IL, localization, Los Angeles, MA, manufacturing jobs, MD, MI, New York, NY, Oakland, OR, Pheonix, Portland, Ron Pernick, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, solar;, The Clean Tech Revolution, The smart grid, TX, utility industry, VA, WA, Washington, wind

Yesterday, Clean Edge, Inc., a clean-tech research and publishing firm, released Clean Tech Job Trends 2009. The report provides an investigation of how clean-tech jobs in the U.S. and globally are changing the face of industry, where the hotbeds of growth exist, and whether current clean-tech salaries are living up to their ‘green-over blue-collar’ promise.

Distributed Energy Generation, a Green Economy Paradigm

By Chris de Morsella on September 17, 2009 24 Comments alternative energy, American Wind Energy Association, Arizona, AWEA, AZ, blackouts, brownouts, co-generation, coal, distributed energy generation, emergency power, Fuel Cells, gigawatt, green economy, green economy paradigm, line loss, micro-turbines, micro-wind, national security, peak demand, Peoria, photovoltaic, Pike Research, power transmission, Sandia National Laboratories, Scottsdale, small scale wind, smart grid, solar power, solar PV, solar thermal, Sterling Energy Systems, SunCatcher, Tessera Solar, thermoelectric, wind

Distributed energy systems can range from the micro sized do it yourself systems being installed on rooftops and on hilltops to small scale systems ranging up to around 20MW (megawatts) of capacity, although it must be understood that this is a pretty fuzzy boundary. The defining characteristic of distributed energy systems is that they generate energy close to the point of use where that energy will be consumed; hence the admittedly fuzzy 20MW upper boundary for their size.

Sierra Magazine Names Top 20 Most Eco-Enlightened Cool Schools

By Tracey de Morsella on August 27, 2009 2 Comments academics, administration, America’s greenest universities, American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment-, Arizona, Arizona State University, Arizona State University at Tempe, Arizona State University-Tempe, Asheville, Avital Binshtock, AZ, Bal Harbor, Bates College, battery recycling, Berea College, Berkeley, Bike Emory", bike rental, biodegradable take-out containers, Boulder, Buff Energy Star program, CA, California, Cambridge, campus climate plan, campus sustainability, Cape Cod Community Colleg, car-sharing, carbon neutrality, carbon reduction, Carbondale, Carleton College, Carlisle, Carnegie Mellon University, carpool, Center for Environment and Sustainability Education, climate warming, CO, coal research center, College of the Atlantic, Colorado, Columbia University, Commission on the Environment, compostable waste, computer recycling/disposal, Connecticut, COTE, CT, Dean of Environmental Affairs, Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Environmental Studies, DePaul University, desk-side recycling program, Dickinson College, Duke University, Durham, e-waste collection, Eco-Dawgs, EcoMug, Ecovillage, efficiency, emissions reductions, Emory College, Emory University, energy, energy conservation, Energy Management Team, Energy Star, Energy Star Policy, Environmental Alliance, environmental impacts, Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, environmental studies program, Evergreen State College, Facebook, FL, fluorescent bulb recycling, food, food waste composting program, Free Store, Gainesville, George Jones Farm, Georgia Tech, global warming, Green Campus Loan Fund, Green Purchasing, Green SealTM cleaning products, Harvard University, Haverford College, hazardous waste pickups, hydrogen fueling station, Irvine, Jimmy Carter Solar Panels, Legacy Flooring, Les Purce, Lewiston, locally grown, Los Angeles, MA, Maine, market garden, Massachusetts, ME, Middlebury, Middlebury College, NC, NetZero, New Hampshire, New Haven, New York, New York University, NH, North Carolina, NU, Oberlin, Oberlin College, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, Office of Environmental Stewardship, OH, Ohio, Olympia, OR, organic food, organic food waste, Pennsylvania. PA, pollution prevention, Pomona College, purchasing, rank, ranking, Retrofit, ride board, Salem, Santa Cruz, Seattle, Sierra Magazine, solar panels, Southern Illinois University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Sustainability Coordinator, sustainable practices, sustainable transportation, Tempe, Texas Tech, transportation, Unity College, University of California, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Florida at Gainesville, University of Georgia, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont Burlington, University of Washington, VA, Vermont, VT, WA, Warren Wilson College, Washington, Waste Management, waste minimization, waste removal, Waste Watchers, Willamette University, Yale Sustainable Food Project, Yale University, zero-waste facility, Zimride, Zipcar

Last week, Sierra Magazine named the nation’s top 20 “coolest” schools for their efforts to stop global warming and operate sustainably. The magazine’s September/October cover story spotlights the schools that they believe are making a true impact for the planet, and marks Sierra’s third annual listing of America’s greenest universities and colleges. The […]

The Greenest Cities in America

By Tracey de Morsella on July 31, 2009 4 Comments 000 clean energy sector jobs by 2015. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, air quality, AL, AR, Arlington Heights, Austin, Austin Energy, AZ, battery-swapping, Bellingham, bike lanes, biodegradable, Boston, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Burnsville, CA, CA. Sacramento plans to add 20, California, canopy cover, carbon offset, Chicago, cities Madison, clean air, Clean Energy Incubator, CO, compostable disposable food service ware, conservation, CT, Denver, edible urban gardens, electric-car charging stations, energy audits, energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy production, environmental standards, EPA, EPA Smart Growth Program, Eugene OR, Fayetteville, FL, for the Environment, Fort Collins, Gavin Newsom, generate jobs, Geothermal Energy, GHG, global warming, green building; recycling, Green cities, green concrete, green jobs, Green Medium Cities, Green Small Cities, Green Town Challenge, greenest cities, greenhouse gas emissions, greenness, Greg Nickels, How Green is My Town, Huntsville, hydroelectric, hydrogen-powered, hydropower, ICLEI, IL, incentives, kyoto protocol, landfill, Laredo, large cities, LEED, light rail, Living Cities, Local Governments for Sustainability, MA, Madison, Mission Viejo, MN, Mountain View, Nanosolar, Nashua, Natural Resources Defense Council, NH, Norwalk, NRDC, Oakland, passive cooling, plug-in charging stations, polystyrene foam, protect the environment, Redmond, renewable energy, reuse, rooftop gardens, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Scottsdale, Seattle, Smarter Cities, SMUD, solar manufacturers, solar panels, solid waste, Solopower, Spokane, Springfield, SunPower, sustainability, Sustainable Business, Tallahassee, The Denver, transportation, trees, TX, U.S. Green Building Council, Underwriters Laboratory, urban rehabilitation, urban sprawl, US Conference of Mayors Climate Agreement, WA, Washington, wastewater, water quality, WI, wildlife refuge, wind turbines, Wisconsin, Yale, zero-waste

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) recently announced their list of the greenest cities in the United States and have released their findings on a new web site, called Smarter Cities. The survey includes all cities in the United States with populations larger than 50,000. Smarter Cities is considered to be one of the nation’s most comprehensive and robust database of U.S. urban progress toward sustainability. Seattle ranked number one and San Francisco ranked number 2 among the 67 large cities that were evaluated. Madison, Wisconsin placed firstand Santa Rosa, California came in second among the 176 medium cities that were surveyed. Among the 402 cities that were evaluated, Bellingham, Washington came in first place and Mountain View, California came in second.