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Growing Green in the Valley

 |  May 5, 2011

Blue Ridge Community College, a partner of the Greenforce Initiative, will host Growing Green in the Valley for agricultural producers, agri-tourism operations, and related businesses and interested individuals on Thursday, May … Read more

Make Solar Energy Wildlife Friendly!

 |  Apr 1, 2011

I’m a big believer in renewable energy and reducing pollution that leads to climate change, but I’m also a big believer in protecting wildlife habitat.  So, what’s a person to … Read more

Chill Out this Earth Day with NWF!

 |  Mar 23, 2011

On April 13, National Wildlife Federation will unveil the winners of the 2011 campus Chill Out competition!  These campuses are incredible examples of how the students, faculty and staff at … Read more

“Green” at the Virginia Community College Hire Education Conference

 |  Dec 14, 2010

The Virginia Community College System’s Hire Education Conference, Dec 8-10, provided the college community the opportunity to share best practices in workforce development in many industries, including renewable energy, energy … Read more

Colleges & Universities Share Advice on Financing On-Campus Renewable Energy Installations at AASHE

 |  Oct 11, 2010

At the AASHE Conference campus leaders from diverse backgrounds gathered to share their knowledge, experience and advice on a variety of topics — among them the perennial question of “I want to help my campus adopt sustainable energy practices, but how do I pay for it?” 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

$12 billion to go to community colleges

 |  Jul 20, 2009

Last week, President Obama announced the creation of the American Graduation Initiative, which is expected to funnel $12 billion to community colleges to educate underemployed or unemployed workers in preparation … Read more

Energy Bill Includes Amendment for Green Training at Community Colleges

 |  Apr 1, 2009

A new amendment to the 2009 energy bill is designed to fund job training at community colleges in renewable and alternative energy fields. This amendment, sponsored by Senator Wyden (D-Ore.) … Read more

Community Colleges: Training Clean Energy Workers

 |  Mar 19, 2009

Our own Xarissa Holdaway has a story at WorldChanging that describes how some California community colleges are experimenting with green-collar training programs. In many regions, early reports suggest there are … Read more

Deferring Climate Committments: An Issue of Costs or Priorities?

 |  Mar 9, 2009

A new article in the Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) profiles a minority trend that could, if economic conditions persist, become a majority problem. Scott Carlson reports that "about … Read more

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