By John Addison January 21, 2011 algal fuels , and MiaSole , Bay area , biotech , Bright Source , California , cisco , Clean Edge , Clean Tech Job Trends 2010 , cleantech jobs , electric buses , electric cars , energy efficiency , energy efficient homes , energy efficient materials , EPRI , global warming , Google , Green Computing , green jobs , greenhouse gas reduction , High speed rail , information technology , Intel , John Addison , LED lights , Los Angeles , Proposition 23 , renewable energy , Sacramento , San Diego , San Francisco , silicon valley , Silver Spring Networks , smart grid , solar power , solar roofs , SPWRA , Sun Power , Tesla Motors , wind power
As the nation seemingly and slowly pulls out from deep recession there is indication that cleantech sector employment is helping to lift some areas of the country and is starting to provide some jobs in what has been a painfully jobless “recovery” for far too many. This post, by John Addison focuses on some areas of his home state of California that are helping to drive the California economy and boosting jobs growth.
By Tracey de Morsella October 16, 2009 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.
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We’re doing a remodeling project which includes installing a new roof. Here in California, we get a lot of sun, so the impact of solar irradiance on solar heat gain is a major concern — either for A/C costs (and thus peak summer energy loads) or on comfort (for those of us who don’t have A/C). Thus, I’ve been looking into solar reflectivity and what has been called the “cool roofs“ movement. There is the Cool Roof Rating Council, “created in 1998 to develop accurate and credible methods for evaluating and labeling the solar reflectance and thermal emittance (radiative properties) of roofing products and to disseminate the information to all interested parties.”
By Tracey de Morsella September 1, 2009 advanced vehicle technologies , alternative fuel , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , and Egg Harbor Township , and HEV Vehicles and Fueling Stations Initiative , Atlantic City , Austin , Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta , Baton Rouge , biodiesel , biofuels , biogas , Camden , Chicago , City of Chicago , Clean Cities program , clean energy , Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative , Clean Fuels Ohio’s Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership , Clean School Bus/Vehicle Incentive & Green Jobs Outreach Program , CNG , CNG dump trucks , compressed natural gas fueling stations , compressed natural gas vehicles , Dallas , Dallas-Fort Worth , DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project , Denver , Department of Energy , Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project , DOE , electric vehicles , electricity , energy efficient vehicles , energy security , ethanol , EV , flex-fuel vehicles , garbage trucks , Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives , Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition , green transportation , Houston , hybrid school buses , hybrid technologies , hybrid truck , hybrids , hydraulic hybrids , Inc.’s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project , Indianapolis , Kansas City , Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky , Lake Charles , landfill gas , LFG , local governments , Los Angeles , LPG , Maryland Energy Administration’s Maryland Hybrid Truck Goods Movement , Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project , Michigan , Minerals and Energy’s Paving the Way with Propane: The AutoGas Corridor Development Program , Nassau , natural gas , New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks , New Orleans , New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)’s Statewide Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program for CNG , Newark , North Carolina , North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology , NYSERDA , OATP , Oklahoma City , Orlando , petroleum , petroleum consumption , Phoenix , plug-in electric hybrids , pollution , propane , Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s Puget Sound Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Project , Railroad Commission of Texas’ Texas Propane Fleet Pilot Program , refueling infrastructure , refueling locations , refuse collection vehicles , renewable gas , Sacramento , San Antonio , San Bernardino , San Bernardino Associated Governments’ J.B. Hunt LNG Truck Project: Made in America Initiative , San Diego , SCAQMD , Seattle , Secretary Chu , Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure , SOuth Carolina , South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Drayage Truck Replacement Initiative , South Coast Air Quality Management District’s UPS Ontario-Las Vegas LNG Corridor Expansion Project , South Gate , South Los Angeles , Southern CA Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition’s Expanding California’s E85 Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure , Southern California , Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition , St. Louis , state governments , State of Indiana’s: Central Indiana Clean Cities Alliance Comprehensive Alternative Fuels Implementation Plan , State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program , Steven Chu , Suffolk , Texas State Technical College’s Development of a National Liquid Propane (Autogas) Refueling Network , The Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition’s Idaho Petroleum Reduction Leadership Project , transportation authorities , Trenton , Triangle J Council of Governments’ Carolinas Blue Skies & Green Jobs Initiative , University of Michigan , Utah Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program , Virginia Department of Mines
Last week, Secretary Chu announcen nearly $300 million in Clean Cities grants to support clean fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure development. The projects are designed to create jobs, limit pollution, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.
By Tracey de Morsella July 31, 2009 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.
