A small company in Michigan gets very famous after the State of the Union ThomasNet Industrial News Room Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled. And thousands of Americans have jobs because of it. When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second ...
Energy History And Board Diversity: The First Lady Of Cleantech Speaks AOL Energy By Felicity Carus Nancy Floyd is the founder and managing director at Nth Power, a venture capital firm established specifically to invest in clean energy startups. Floyd began her career as the first professional recruitment of a woman at the Vermont ...
GREEN: Millions of Green Jobs? In Your Dreams Our Colorado News A Google search for "millions of green jobs" yields 380000 references. Every week there's another report showing how, if the United States plays its public policy cards right, we'll soon be producing most of our energy from "clean," renewable wind and ...
Senate Chooses Partisanship Over The Public Minneapolis Star Tribune Anderson's career includes two decades as a champion for increasing the amount of energy Minnesotans get from clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar power. The notion of clean energy is not ?radical? and ?out of step? as some Senators claimed ...
Text of Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State speech CanadianBusiness.com Our goal is to build smart communities that will foster the job engines of the future. Illinois is already a leader in green technology. We lead the nation in operating wind turbines with 404 and growing. We're also working with Argonne National ...
Career Colleges Prepare Workers for the New Energy Economy MarketWatch (press release) "Career colleges across America are taking the lead in providing trained workers for the new energy economy by offering programs that are designed by industry experts in green energy and sustainability," said Penny Lee, Managing Director of the ...
Sometimes the outside voice is the stronger one for the environment OpEdNews As the founder of Blueprint Maryland, a non-profit that encourages private sector growth, I was one of the early voices calling for clean energy job creation. And I believe in the Carbon Tax, alternative energy sources, and protecting our waters, ...
Obama green jobs program faces further investigation USA TODAY By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY WASHINGTON ? House Republicans are expanding their probe into the Obama administration's energy programs, investigating $500 million in green job training grants that placed just 10% of trainees in jobs, according to a ...
Obama looks to Mich. to revive clean energy debate Atlanta Journal Constitution Energetx is in a somewhat different situation than Solyndra but still must fend off skepticism from critics who contend government-assisted clean energy products often don't produce enough high-wage jobs to make it worth the money.
Clare Seeks To Develop Renewable Energy Strategy The Clare Herald In inviting submissions from the public and other stakeholders on issues to be addressed in the Clare Renewable Energy Strategy, Clare County Council this week became the first local authority in the country to seek to incorporate such a strategy into ...
Job creation with a green touch Vancouver Sun We need to create jobs, but we need to fight climate change just as urgently. The fact is, the two can go hand in hand. Two sectors in our province's economy have real potential to create green jobs: retrofitting energy-inefficient buildings and public ...
Clean Energy is Strong Plank for Obama, Dems SustainableBusiness.com President Obama's discussion of clean energy was one of the issues that received the strongest support among swing Democrats and Independents during his State of the Union address, indicating it shouldn't be overlooked as one of the most important ...
Super Bowl XLVI: A Super Renewable Opportunity Huffington Post (blog) Can a sporting event as massive as the Super Bowl be considered even remotely green? Yes -- although we'll disregard the fact that Indianapolis's Lucas Oil Stadium is hosting this year's game. The Super Bowl expends an enormous amount of energy.
RLS Logistics Takes NJ Headquarters Solar with HelioSage Energy and Dynamic Solar RenewableEnergyWorld.com Anthony M. Leo, CEO/President, RLS Logistics Under a Power Purchase Agreement, or PPA, RLS will simply host the solar array and pay a monthly solar power bill, allowing the company to go solar without any capital outlay.
Durham Solar Firm Puts Trust In Ant-Sized Cells Manufacturing.net The company plans to sell modules produced in the facility to global system integrators and project developers, the release states, who in turn sell complete solar systems to end users such as utility companies. Halter said construction began in ...
Sustainable Energy Releases Audited Financial Statements and MDA and Update Marketwire (press release) During Q1, 2012 the Company expanded its product portfolio to include DC side peripherals which have the potential to materially increase revenues per sale on sales to system integrators. Core technology development is now complete.
Sorting Out Solar PV Downstream M&A RenewableEnergyWorld.com Firms in this universe have created a fragmentation of pockets of niche specialists in key areas vs. full turnkey integrators (read: high-margin businesses), which also helps insulate against that upstream sturm und drang.
Annabelle Candy, Maker of Rock Road(R) and Abba Zaba(R), Goes Solar MarketWatch (press release) Santa Clara based commercial solar PV integrator, Vista Solar, recently installed a 438 kW rooftop installation for Annabelle Candy in Hayward, CA. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Annabelle Candy of Hayward California announced the ...
Smart City San Diego Delivers Results MarketWatch (press release) 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- With a focus on the San Diego region's job growth, smarter technology development, solar energy storage integration and increased electric vehicle infrastructure and deployment, Smart City San Diego is delivering ...
Arista Power Retains The Equity Group to Provide Investor Relations Services MarketWatch (press release) 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Arista Power, Inc. ("Arista Power" or the "Company") /quotes/zigman/7965289 ASPW 0.00% , a manufacturer, designer and integrator of renewable energy generation, management and distribution systems, today announced ...
Annabelle Candy, Maker of Rock Road® and Abba Zaba®, Goes Solar Business Wire (press release) Santa Clara based commercial solar PV integrator, Vista Solar, recently installed a 438 kW rooftop installation for Annabelle Candy in Hayward, CA. SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Annabelle Candy of Hayward California announced the installation ...
Wells Fargo Creates $100 Million Solar Fund for Enfinity America Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co., the most valuable US lender, created a $100 million fund to finance solar-energy projects developed by Enfinity NV's North American unit. The fund for Enfinity America Corp. will support the Atlanta-based company's pipeline of ...
Smart City San Diego Delivers Results PR Newswire (press release) If funded, this initiative will test multiple applications at multiple sites and provide analysis for the benefit of utilities, grid planners, regulators, solar inverter manufacturers, system integrators, business modelers, energy storage manufacturers ...
Building a green business The Diplomat Bucharest The Diplomat ? Bucharest talked to the main companies involved in this market to find out if green will become the color of business or whether it is mere green-wash. A building is a citizen of the city and has an obligation to society,? a Chinese ...
ECO SWIM BY AQUA GREEN Expands Distribution Across North America San Francisco Chronicle (press release) ECO SWIM BY AQUA GREEN, the global leader in stylish and sustainable swimwear, announces distribution through new retail partners. "We're a family-owned business, and a new retailer is like a new member of our family," says Alex Waldman of ECO SWIM BY ...
Panasonic Will Host Joint Press Conference and Eco Picture Diary Global ... MarketWatch (press release) OSAKA, Japan, Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic Corporation /quotes/zigman/525474/quotes/nls/pc PC +0.99% (tokyo:6752)("Panasonic") today announced that it will invite media to a joint press conference between UNESCO and Panasonic for providing ...
Green Van Lines Has Been Announced as a Green Business Bureau Certified Member PR.com (press release) Green Van Lines, the professional moving and Storage Company, has enrolled with the Green Business Bureau to become green business certified. Addison, TX, February 01, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Green Van Lines, a professional moving and storage company, ...
Bill Gates, Robert McDonald and Other Top Influencers to Address Urgent Issues ... MarketWatch (press release) The issues to be addressed at ECO:nomics 2012 directly impact the business world, including new solutions and innovations coming out of the clean-tech sector; the aftermath of the disasters in the Gulf and in Japan; the uncertainty of subsidies, ...
Intertek and Fost Plus Join Forces to Create Eco-design Measurement Tool for ... MarketWatch (press release) BRUSSELS, Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, collaborated through its Brussels-based European center of expertise for environmental solutions with ...
Eco Logistics: Helping an energy intensive industry go green Greener Ideal by Robert Matthams ? February 1, 2012 ? Business ? 0 Comments The existence of a stable transport and logistics network has become an integral part of our modern way of life. We expect to be able to buy things from the comfort of our own home and have ...
Solar project caught in legal shadows Staunton News Leader Alternative fuel sources are the answer ? it makes a great bumper-sticker line for politicians ? but the reality is thorny and complicated. That's what the owners of the local company Secure Futures discovered when they promoted their solar energy...
MidAmerican Renewables, LLC Completes Acquisition of 550-MegawattAC Topaz ... Business Wire (press release) (BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, MidAmerican Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, announced it has completed its acquisition of the Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). The 550-megawatt photovoltaic power ...
A small company in Michigan gets very famous after the State of the Union ThomasNet Industrial News Room Some technologies don't pan out; some companies fail. But I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. I will not walk away from workers like Bryan. I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany because we refuse ...
TU offering new Energy Masters degree Tulsa World The TU Master's of Energy Business will be oil and gas oriented, since this is Oklahoma, he added. However, some of the class offerings will focus on alternative energy and other options. ?I have no doubt we'll have people from utility companies in ...
SunRun and PV Solar Report Announce California's Fastest-Growing Solar Cities ... Business Wire (press release) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SunRun, the nation's leading home solar company, and PV Solar Report, an authority on California solar market data, today announced California's fastest-growing solar cities. These cities added more home solar systems in ...
Harbor 31 business park in Muskegon faces critical year; city faces growing ... MLive.com Any way you cut it, 2012 is a critical year for the 34-acre business park that is home to the Grand Valley State University Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and was the historic home of the famed Continental Motors manufacturing plant.
South Whitehall to consider alternative energy ordinance tonight Allentown Morning Call By Melinda Rizzo, Special to The Morning Call The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners will consider an alternative energy ordinance at its regular business meeting at 7:30 tonight inside the public meeting room at the South Whitehall ...
New Combined Heat & Power Plant to Eliminate Oil Burner Emissions and Reduce ... MarketWatch (press release) 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Edison, New Jersey based energy project developer and investor Green Campus Partners, LLC ("GCP") has entered into a Development Agreement with St. Barnabas Hospital and St. Barnabas Rehabilitation and Continuing Care ...
Analysis: German solar groups could thrive on subsidy fears Baltimore Sun FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Fears Germany will cap or cut green energy subsidies is boosting demand for solar panels, and uncertainty about the shape of the measures could give the country's battered solar sector an advantage against Chinese rivals.
Clare Seeks To Develop Renewable Energy Strategy The Clare Herald The preparation of a Renewable Energy Strategy will help guide the location and development of renewable energy proposals and ancillary businesses while also establishing the views from members of the public and other stakeholders.
Green Business Has a 'Recessionary Hangover': Hot off the Griddle Bloomberg GreenBiz this month downgraded six of 20 environmental indicators in its recently released State of Green Business Report 2012. The group's research showed performance declines among companies in clean energy investment, energy efficiency, ...
Clean Energy Connections Presents No Money No Problems? Financing Cleantech in ... MarketWatch (press release) The beginning of 2012 ushers in a new era in renewable energy funding. Section 1603 Treasury Program is dead in the water thanks to a gridlocked Congress, and low tax appetites have hamstrung potential investors. As the industry moves into an uncertain ...
Sunbelt International (SUNB) Provides Viable Energy Options Middle East North Africa Financial Network Sunbelt International (OTCBB:SUNB), the progressive growing clean energy company that provides clean, renewable sources of power generation says that, it can provide a viable option for people to save money and reduce their carbon footprint, ...
Cheap natural gas jumbles energy markets, stirs fears it could inhibit renewables Washington Post For the past three years, promoters of shale gas and environmentalists opposed to coal-fired power plants have hailed the sudden abundance of US natural gas as a bridge to a renewable energy future. But natural gas has become so cheap that many energy ...
Wis. regulators defend renewable energy cuts Chicago Tribune Wisconsin regulators are defending a decision to cut renewable energy funding from a popular utilities program despite criticism from businesses around the state. Public Service Commission spokeswoman Kristin Ruesch says a Focus on Energy program ...
BEC chairman: Renewable firm 'mischaracterised' RFP-end response Bahamas Tribune By NEIL HARTNELL BEC's executive chairman has told Tribune Business that the Corporation's renewable energy tender (RFP) ended because no proposal met its required standards, adding that his answer on this had been "mischaracterised" by the head of one ...
Wind energy could lose its subsidy Albert Lea Tribune The loss of a wind farm subsidy has some industry leaders squirming, but local officials see a bright future for renewable energies. If Congress declines to renew the wind production tax credit ? a key federal subsidy for wind energy ? the industry... American Wind Energy Is Surging, But for How Long?Justmeans
Clare Seeks To Develop Renewable Energy Strategy The Clare Herald The preparation of a Renewable Energy Strategy will help guide the location and development of renewable energy proposals and ancillary businesses while also establishing the views from members of the public and other stakeholders.
Alstom deputy CEO Joubert resigns Reuters | PARIS Feb 1 (Reuters) - Transport and power engineering company Alstom said on Wednesday Deputy Chief Executive Philippe Joubert has decided to leave the group to pursue environment, sustainable development and non-profit initiatives. ALSTOM : Executive Management4-traders (press release)
Mining should align with sustainable development ? Minerals Commission Ghana Business News Mr Ben Aryee, Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, on Tuesday stressed the need for mining operations to align with the sustainable development aspirations of society. ?It is important to address the integration of all aspect of economic ...
Innovator Capital Joins Forces With the Nobel Sustainability Trust to Present ... MarketWatch (press release) 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Innovator Capital announced today that it will co-host CleanEquity Monaco 2012, the established emerging cleantech event on 28th- 30th March, with the Nobel Sustainability Trust and the Principality of Monaco.
Nomura's Return to Profit Leaves Questions Over Sustainability BusinessWeek ?The question remains whether the profit Nomura made this time is sustainable, and whether it will be able to boost revenue in future,? said Katsunori Tanaka, an analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in Tokyo with a neutral rating on Nomura.
Sustainability is a business imperative now: Arun Seth Zee News Sustainability should not be mistaken with corporate social responsibility. It has to be ingrained within businesses, says Arun Seth, Chairman of Alcatel-Lucent India and Non-executive Chairman of BT India India in an interview with OneWorld South Asia ...
HENKEL AG & CO. (COMMON) : First ?Henkel Sustainability Award? presented 4-traders (press release) The award will annually recognize business partners who notably contributed to the development of more sustainable products from Henkel. The "Henkel Sustainability Award 2011" has been conferred to BASF. Bruno Piacenza, Executive Vice President Laundry ...
Report Finds Historic Preservation Practices Aid Colorado's Economy MarketWatch (press release) Today, the Colorado Historical Foundation and History Colorado released The Economic Power of Heritage and Place: How Historic Preservation is Building a Sustainable Future in Colorado, which was conducted by Clarion Associations.
Bill Gates, Robert McDonald and Other Top Influencers to Address Urgent Issues ... MarketWatch (press release) For the annual conference, ECO:nomics participants -- including Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft; Robert McDonald, chairman, president and chief executive officer, The Procter & Gamble Company; Frances Beinecke, president, National Resources Defense ...
Sustainable Apparel Rating Tool Set For Mid-Year Public Launch GreenBiz.com (blog) By Jonathan Bardelline On the cusp of its one-year anniversary, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition appointed its first executive director and will start tweaking its Apparel Index rating tool for a mid-year public release. The Apparel Index is intended ... Sustainability Index Set To LaunchAdvertising Specialty Institute (press release)
