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Training for Green Jobs is Crucial for the Clean Energy Transition

 |  Sep 22, 2009

We just hosted a half day workshop with Jobs for the Future at the Greening of the Campus Conference: Leading for a Sustainable Future: Green Workforce Training. We wanted to … Read more

Education for a Clean Energy Economy

,  |  Sep 17, 2009

As a former humanities student and avowed right-brainer, I sometimes wonder whether my education couldn’t have been more, well, useful. Don’t get me wrong: it was nice to spend four … Read more

Fox News is Demonizing Van Jones

 |  Sep 4, 2009

Truth is a scary thing when your profits hide behind a lie. Fox News, the constant defender of dirty coal and big oil, is now out to destroy Van Jones. … Read more

USA TODAY covers sustainability majors

 |  Aug 19, 2009

USA TODAY has a new story on campus sustainability, focused on the rise of degree programs that prepare students to work in sustainability fields, such as green construction or sustainable … Read more

Reporting from the 3rd Annual Butte College Sustainability Conference, Second Day

 |  Aug 17, 2009

Day two of the Butte annual sustainability conference opened with a special keynote featuring Ken Grossman, Owner and President of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company – a very popular company with … Read more

How Campus Climate Leaders Will Help Revive Regional Economies

, ,  |  Aug 14, 2009

Former President Bill Clinton, at the third annual meeting of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in Chicago today, shared valuable perspectives on investing in large-scale building … Read more

Facilities and the Educational Experience

 |  Aug 13, 2009

“These green buildings have propelled us into the educational experience,” says Paul Matthews, vice president of facilities maintenance during yesterday’s green campus tour of Saint Xavier University and University of … Read more

McKinsey Report: U.S. Energy-Saving Will Create 600,000 to 900,000 New Green Jobs

 |  Aug 8, 2009

The global consulting firm of McKinsey and Company , finds that elevating energy efficiency to a national priority could spur the creation of 600,000-900,000 long-term green jobs and reduce our … Read more

Solar Plant in Colorado Will Generate New Jobs

 |  Aug 5, 2009

A new solar plant in Colorado is generating power and 200 new jobs. Amy Lou Jenkins at Examiner.com reports: “Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar visted the High-Tech Solar Panel Plant in … Read more

Is US Falling Behind In Green Energy Race?

 |  Aug 4, 2009

Two U.S. business leaders think we are and that we must do something about it: Green Stocks Central.com reports: “[August 3rd] in the Washington Post, General Electric (GE) CEO Jeff Immelt … Read more