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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.

10 Midwestern Governors Unite to Attract Green Energy Jobs

By Tracey de Morsella on October 22, 2009 3 Comments bioeconomy, biofuels, capture and storage ofcarbon dioxide, detroit, energy economy, energy efficiency, energy leadership, Energy RoadmapMichigan, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure Accord, Iowa, Jennifer Granholm, job creation, Jobs Platform, Kansas, low-carbon transportation fuels, Midwest, Midwestern Energy Infrastructure Accord, Midwestern Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Roadmap, Midwestern governors, Midwestern Governors Association Jobs and Energy Forum, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, pipelines, Platform for Creating and Retaining Midwestern Jobs in the New Energy Economy, renewable electricity, smart grid, South Dakota, sustainable workforce, transmission capacity, Wisconsin

At the Midwestern Governors Association Jobs and Energy Forum held in Detroit last week, the group released its Platform for Creating and Retaining Midwestern Jobs in the New Energy Economy (Jobs Platform) and the Midwestern Energy Infrastructure Accord (Infrastructure Accord). These two documents are part of an effort by these Governors to position the Midwest as a leader in the new energy economy.

DOE Awards $24M in Wind Energy Research Grants

By Chris de Morsella on October 16, 2009 Comments Off on DOE Awards $24M in Wind Energy Research Grants American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Chicago, deepwater wind energy, Department of Energy, DOE, floating offshore wind turbine, hybrid composite materials, Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Isle of Shoals, Maine, Marseilles, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Obama administration, Orono, renewable energy, research grant, Rosemount, Siemens 2.3 MW turbine, Steven Chu, turbine wake interaction, University of Maine, University of Maine's Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Outreach Research, University of New Hampshire, wind career opportunity, wind energy, wind energy efficiencies, wind energy research, wind farm interaction, wind internship, wind research fellowship, wind turbine, wind turbine drive train control, wind turbine rotor control

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced grant awards for up to $24 million, from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to three university-led wind energy research facilities that have been selected to support university research and development programs to improve land-based and offshore wind turbine performance and reliability and to provide career educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in wind energy technologies. The three universities are: Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Maine and University of Minnesota.