By Yale Environment 360 on March 30, 2011 airport congestion , Albuquerque , Andy Kunz , Argentina , Boston , Brazil , bullet train , carbon emission , China , Cleveland , Columbus , conservative governors reject federal funds , Dallas , energy efficiency , federal stimulus fund , Florida , foreign oil , High speed rail , high-speed rail line , highway congestion , imported oil , India , Jeb Bush , John Kasich , Los Angeles , Madison , Milwaukee , Morocco , Obama administration , Ohio , Orlando , Reason Foundation , Rick Scott , Scott Walker , Seattle , Spain , sustainability , Tampa , Tea Party , TGV , transportation system , U.S. High Speed Rail Association , Washington D.C. , Wisconsin , Yale Environment 360
In recent months, several conservative governors have rejected federal funds to begin constructing high-speed rail lines in their states. But a high-speed rail advocate argues that such ideologically driven actions are folly, as other U.S. states and countries around the world are moving swiftly to embrace a technology that is essential for competitive 21st-century economies.
By Bob Faulhaber on December 11, 2010 basis for comparison , bioretention , bioswales , Civil Engineering , design guidelines , design strategy , development process. , engineering , engineers , fear , green design , green strategies , green techniques , lack of familiarity , Portland , practical designs , Prince George's County Maryland , raingardens , Seattle , sustainability
Many engineers are afraid to implement green strategies because of lack of familiarity and fear of the risks involved with doing so.
By Aysu Katun on January 21, 2010 Austin , Berkeley , Boulder , Canberra , desalination , diversion , diversion rate , federal plan , General Motors , GrassRoots Recycling Network , Hewlett-Packard , incentive , Kamikatsu , landfill , landfill-free , Lord Norman Foster , Los Angeles , Masdar City , monorail , NIKE , policy reform , recycle , recycling rate , repair , reuse , San Francisco , Seattle , solar power , waste processing , waste reduction , zero carbon , zero waste communities , zero waste goal , Zero Waste International Alliance , zero-waste
Imagine a world where the concept of “waste” does not exist. A world in which nothing gets discarded, every industrial product gets reassembled into something useful, each unit of energy is offset and anything and everything is a renewable resource. This is the design principle and environmental philosophy of “zero waste”.
By Chris de Morsella on November 28, 2009 2010 XXI Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games , artificial reef , BC , BC Hydro , black water , British Columbia , Building Owners and Managers , Canada , convention center , DA Architects & Planners , desalinization , dual loop heat pump , energy efficiency , energy efficient lighting , energy management system , geothermal heat pump , GO GREEN certificate , gray water , green building , green roof , growing media , heat islnd effect , LEED Gold , living roof , LMN Architects , Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership , natural lighting , natural ventilation , Powersmart Convention Centre , re-cycling , Seattle , sewage treatment , stormwater management , sustainable building , underwater habitat skirt , Vancouver , Vancouver Convention Centre , WA , Water conservation , web-style retention system
The expansion project of the Vancouver Convention Centre was designed to be a showcase sustainable building and has been designed constructed to meet the LEED Gold Standard in sustainable building design. It features a sweeping green roof that is the 2nd largest in North America.
By Tracey de Morsella on 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.
By Tracey de Morsella on October 15, 2009 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.
By Nate_Kline on September 11, 2009 Anacostia River watershed , Boston , building code , Chesapeake Bay Foundation , Chicago , Clean Energy Stimulus and Investment Assurance Act , CO2 , CO2 emissions , D.C. , D.C. Water and Sewer Authority , Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz , eco-roof , energy usage , expedited permits , FAR bonus , floor area ratio bonus , Gaia Institute , Green Building Ordinance , green Buildings , Green Factor , green roof , green roof construction. Washington , green roof grants , GreenBldgBlog.com , growing media , LEED points , Nate Kline , net roof area LEED , New York City Soil & Water Conservation District , Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Portland , recycled materials , retrofit green roofs , rooftop space , San Francisco , Seattle , stormwater management , stormwater runoff , stormwater usage fees , tax credits , tax incentives
I’m not even talking about the energy savings, cost savings and environmental benefits though. I’m going to focus on tax credits. A number of places have mandated green roofs under certain circumstances; Toronto, Tokyo and Switzerland to name a few. Another approach that’s often more agreeable to building owners and developers is the voluntary opportunity to receive tax credits.
By Tracey de Morsella on September 2, 2009 Albuquerque , Boston , CAP mentor-protégé network , Capital Access Program , deal sourcing , Denver , emerging businesses , entrepreneurs , financial opportunities , financing partners , Green Business , green economy , green entrepreneurship educational center , Green for All , green products , inclusive , Los Angeles , Miami , Newark , non-profits , Oakland , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , renewable energy , San Diego , San Jose , Seattle , small businesses , social capital , social enterprise , sustainable services , underserved communities
Earlier this month, Green for All established The Capital Access Program for small businesses and non-profits. The program is design to provide these organizations with the resources they need to to support, create and scale green jobs in our local communities.
By Tracey de Morsella on 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.