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Will The Hot Rare Earth Market Help or Hurt Renewable Energy?

By Michele Ashby on January 19, 2011 Comments Off on Will The Hot Rare Earth Market Help or Hurt Renewable Energy? China, clean energy, Colorado, commodities, Denver, electric vehicles, export policy, Hong Kong, Japan, MEIF, Michele Ashby, MiNE LLC, Modern Energy Investor Forum, rare earth metals, renewable energy, solar panels, supply chain, United States, wind turbines

China’s domination of the rare earth metals market potentially leaves almost every component of renewable energy vulnerable. There is speculation about the country’s reliability that it could decide to decrease or halt exports, and use the advantage to dominate the global market and choke off competitors.

A High-Risk Energy Boom Sweeps Across North America

By Yale Environment 360 on October 5, 2010 Comments Off on A High-Risk Energy Boom Sweeps Across North America Argonne National Laboratory, Bakken, Canadian pipeline builders, carbon rich-sands, Circle of Blue, Colorado, ConocoPhilips, Department of Energy, detroit, energy industry, ExxonMobil Canada, fossil fuel reserves, gas fields, Grays Harbor, greenhouse gases, hydrocarbon development, Keith Schneider, Lynn Helms, mineral rights, Natural Resources Defense Council, North Dakota, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, oil companies, oil fields, oil production, oil shale reserves, Pam Sharp, Pembina Institute, Randy Udall, renewable energy, tar sands, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming

Energy companies are rushing to develop unconventional sources of oil and gas trapped in carbon-rich shales and sands throughout the western United States and Canada. So far, government officials have shown little concern for the environmental consequences of this new fossil-fuel development boom.

Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation? The Ball is in Your Court Washington

By Michael D Tam on March 6, 2010 5 Comments Anne Stausboll, California Public Employees Retirement System, CalPERS, carbon emissions, CEOs, clean energy race, Climate Change, climate legislation, Colorado, Congress, Deutsche Bank, economic growth, energy independence, energy policy, global warming, green collar jobs, green economy, green jobs, innovation, job growth, Kevin Parker, legislation, low-carbon economy, Michael Brune, New Hampshire, NIKE, Obama, Oregon Ohio, Pew Research Center, Race for American Jobs & Clean Energy Leadership, renewable energy, Senate, Sierra Club, University of California, Washington, We Can Lead

Job creation. Innovation. U.S. competitiveness. In the eyes of the top CEOs in the U.S., before these goals become reality, the foundation of policies and comprehensive climate and energy legislation needs to be laid by those who reside in Washington D.C. As such, more than 80 CEOs from U.S. businesses, from eBay to PG&E to Virgin America, have sent a letter to President Obama and members of Congress asking them to create the impetus to achieve these goals by enacting climate and energy legislation.

DOE Announces $104 Million to Establish Clean Energy Research and Testing Facilities

By Chris de Morsella on December 3, 2009 3 Comments Advanced Batteries, Albuquerque, Argonne, Argonne National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, California, carbon emissions, carbon fiber, Carbon Fiber Manufacturing, Carbon fiber reinforced cable, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, clean energy, Clean tech, CO, Colorado, composite material, Department of Energy, Development, distributed energy storage, DOE, DOE National Laboratories, energy efficiency, flywheel, Golden, government funding, green economy, green jobs, greenhouse gas, ID, Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho National Laboratory, IL, Illinois, kinetic energy storage device, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, manufacturing, Morgantown, N-ZEB, National Energy Technology Laboratory, National Laboratories, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Net-Zero Energy Building, New Mexico, NM, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Poneman, research, Sandia National Laboratory, Tennessee, Testing, TN, West Virginia, wind turbine blade, WV

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $104.7 million in funding for seven new research and testing facilities located in DOE national laboratories. The announced projects will support the development and improvement of clean energy and efficiency technologies that are in the US strategic national interest. The new funding is supporting research in techniques to reduce the cost to manufacture carbon fiber on a large scale; finding ways to improve efficiency and lower costs for car batteries; and for developing net-zero energy building technologies.

ALERT: Two DOE Webinars Tomorrow: PACE and State of the States 2009

By Chris de Morsella on November 17, 2009 Comments Off on ALERT: Two DOE Webinars Tomorrow: PACE and State of the States 2009 Ann Livingston, Babylon, Boulder County, CA, California, Cisco DeVries, CO, Colorado, Department of Energy, DOE, DOE Technical Assistance Project, Dorian Dale, EECBG, energy analyst, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants, Intergovernmental Program, John Haig, Joyce McLaren, Mike Martin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, New York, NREL, NY, PACE, Property-assessed clean energy, renewable energy, renewable energy market development, Renewable Funding LLC, San Francisco, Sonoma County, TAP, U.S., US, weatherization

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program is hosting two Webinars tomorrow, Wednesday, November 18. The first targets recipients of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG), and the second targets state and local officials interested in the role of policy in renewable energy market development.

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.

Environmental Sustainability Rating of the 100 Largest U.S. Universities by Greenopia

By Chris de Morsella on October 19, 2009 3 Comments California, campus vehicle fleet, Carnegie Mellon University, climate performance, Colorado, Colorado State University, Davis, Duke University, environmental transparency, food selection, Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, green building design, green university, Harvard University, Irvine, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, renewable energy usage, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Stanford University, University of California Irvine, University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California-Davis, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont, University of Washington, university sustainability, Vermont, Washington, waste program, water conservation measures

Greenopia has released an environmental sustainability rating that ranks the nation’s 100 largest universities according to a comprehensive set of criteria that includes: green building design, waste program, food selection, campus vehicle fleet, water conservation measures, climate performance, renewable energy usage, and the overall environmental transparency of the school. The top rated ranking of four out of four was achieved by the University of Washington located in Seattle, Washington and by the University of California at Santa Barbara.

The ROI of Going Green: A CEO’s Rationale for Adopting Sustainability

By Anna Clark on October 19, 2009 2 Comments American Bar Association, Anna Clark, Aspen, Aspen Ski Company, Bank of America, business sustainability, California, cleantech, Climate Change, Colorado, community sustainability initiative, corporate culture, Dallas, EarthPeople, energy conservation, energy efficiency, environmental regulation, EPA, Gardere, green economy, green lending, green power, renewable energy, ROI, ROI of going green, San Diego, supply chain Sustainability, sustainability consulting, sustainable harvesting, Texas

If you think your business is too small or too service-based to benefit from going green, or you’re waiting for the hype about green and sustainability to die down, then you’re missing an opportunity to chart an upward course for your company.

100 Private Companies That Lead in GoingGreen

By Tracey de Morsella on October 8, 2009 2 Comments 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, AlwaysOn, AquaCritox, battery manufacturing, Best Early Venture Award, biodiesel, BioFuelBox, Biofuels Digest, biomass, biorefineries, biorefinery, Biotech and Agriculture, Bridge Bank, BrightSource, CA, Calera, California, cement, clean energy, Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, Clean Manufacturing and Clean Products, coal, Coda, Coda Automotive, Colorado, desalination, Edison, Editor’s Choice Award for Most Revolutionary Technology, electricity, energy efficiency, Energy Innovator Award, Energy Management, Energy Storage System, FOG, Global Cleantech 100 list, GoingGreen, GoingGreen 100, GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies of 2009, Goodwin Procter, Green Automobiles & Transportation, Green Buildings & Green Nano/Micro-Tech, Green Materials, Green Rankings, greenhouse gas emissions. GHG, HelioVolt, Houston, innovation, KPMG, Lakewood, Los Gatos, low-speed vehicles, MA, MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship, MacArthur Foundation, Manatt, Marin Soljačić, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Menlo Park, Morgan Stanley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Newsweek, Next Energy Innovators, NREL, Porous Power, Red Herring Top 100 Global Company, Resource Recovery & Waste Management, Revolution Partners, San Jose, Santa Monica, sewage sludge while concurrently producing energy with the extracted wastes. The Ireland-based firm as a, Silicon Valley Bank, smart grid, solar energy, solar panels, solar thermal processes, sustainability, The Artimis Project, turbine engine, TX, ultra-thin lithium batteries, US Department of Energy, wastewater, Water Technology & Treatment, Watertown, wet waste, Wilson Heat Exchanger, Wilson TurboPower, wireless, WiTricity, Woburn, Zeachem

The AlwaysOn Network recently announced their Third Annual List of the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies of 2009. The award recognizes the top private greentech companies that are creating new business opportunities and transforming the world’s largest industries to improve sustainability.Among the hundreds of companies evaluated, They selected the Oakland California-based, Brightsource Energy, a provider of solar energy to utility companies, as the overall winner.