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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.

America’s 10 Greenest Brands?

By Marc_Gunther on October 21, 2009 4 Comments Burt’s Bees, Clorox Green Works, Cohn & Wolfe, Dan Esty, deforestation, Disney, Dove, Esty Environmental Partners, Global Insights, green branding, Green Brands, Green Marketing, greenest brands, Greenpeace International, Ikea, independent green standard, Landor Associates, Marc Gunther, New York, P&G, Penn, PSB, S.C. Johnson, Schoen & Berland Associates, sustainability index, Tom’s of Maine, Toyota, Unilever, Wal-Mart, WPP, Yale University

What are the “greenest” brands in the U.S.? Until we can define “green,” there’s no meaningful way to answer that question. Of course, that doesn’t stop people from having, and expressing, opinions.

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.

The Top Green Job Titles and Top Cities for Green Employment During The Recession

By Tracey de Morsella on October 15, 2009 4 Comments architectural designer, Boston, Burlington, Chicago, Climate Change, construction manager, energy auditing, executive director, Green Dream Jobs, green employment, green NGOs, green non-profits, green positions, green workforce development, Houston, Jim Cassio green jobs, job titles, Los Angeles and San Diego in California, Madison, naturalist, New York, NGOs, Oregon, Philadelphia, Portland, renewable energy, Rona Fried, San Francisco Bay area, San Jose, Seattle, solar;, sustainability, SustainableBusiness.com, Vermont, Washington D.C., wind, Wisconsin

Green Dream Jobs and green workforce development consultant Jim Cassio, recently released data that shows the top green job titles posted by employers and in which cities over the past year – during the recession. Despite the fact that there are scores of studies that show the potential for green jobs going forward, many note the dearth of data on current green jobs in the U.S. economy. Green Dream Jobs has collected concrete historical and current data on the job titles employers are actually looking to fill.

Who are The Most Promising Clean Technology Companies on The Planet

By Tracey de Morsella on September 15, 2009 6 Comments Achates Power, Albeo Technologies, AltaRock Energy, Altira Group, Amyris Biotechnologies, biofuels, Bloom Energy, CA, California, China, clean diesel engines, clean technology, cleantech, Cleantech Group, CO, Cobalt, Colorado, Coskata, CPower, Crossover Advisors, Deloitte, EMEA, Emerald Technology Ventures, energy efficiency, energy generation, energy sectors, energy storage, Enphase, environmental, Geothermal, Global Cleantech 100, Google, GreenVolts, IL, Illinois, India, Infinia, infrastructure, innovation, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, LED lighting, MBA Polymers, New Enterprise Associates, New York, New York Stock Exchange, NGEN Partners, North America, Nth Power, NY, Photovoltaics, plastic recycling, recycling, SolarCity, Sterling Communications, syngas-to-ethanol, Tidal, transportation Company, Tsing Capital, Vantage Point Venture Partners, venture capital, WA, Washington, Waste Management, Wave, wind

The Guardian and Cleantech Group recently announced the Global Cleantech 100. This is the first ever list of this scale highlighting the most promising private clean technology companies around the world. The Global Cleantech 100 recognizes companies at the forefront of cleantech innovation offering solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. The final list represents the collective opinion of hundreds of leading experts from cleantech innovation and venture capital companies in EMEA, North America, India and China.

The Green Grid Consortium and NYSE Euronext Industry Event in New York

By Chris de Morsella on September 7, 2009 Comments Off on The Green Grid Consortium and NYSE Euronext Industry Event in New York "Data Center 2.0", green data center, green data center design, green grid, Green Grid Consortium, New York, NY, NYC, NYSE Euronext

For our readers in the New York area who are interested in the subject of green data center design the Green Grid is hosting an exclusive high level industry discussion in New York, NY on October 2nd, 2009. The event will feature a prominent industry discussion and forum on green data center design.

The Green Grid is a consortium of many of the world’s leading tech and telecom companies with the goal of promoting efficient green data center designs and technologies that use less energy and water as well as recycle the computing and support equipment used by data centers.

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 […]

Finding a Green Job in a Crap Economy – Should You Relocate?

By Tracey de Morsella on May 20, 2009 Comments Off on Finding a Green Job in a Crap Economy – Should You Relocate? Allison Hemming, cleantech, Colorado, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Defense Fund interactive map, Florida, green collar, green jobs, greentech, Hired Guns, Iowa, Maryland., Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, relocate, Rendell, Rustbelt, stimulus, Stimulus Watch, Wisconsin, Work it

How to Find a Job In This Crap Economy. Allison Hemming, author of Work it! How to Get Ahead, Save your Ass and Land a Job in any Economy!. and owner of Hired Guns, a talent agency that places creative professionals in high profile positions recently gave some career advice for Flavorwire, How to Find a Job In This Crap Economy [Ask an Expert]. She gave lots of great advice. However, the tip she provided that will stand out for people looking to making a move to a green career covers the issue of relocating to find working in a green field.