Green Jobs Good Jobs

"It’s encouraging to see that in a dire economic situation, one of the few places we’re seeing job creation is in the clean-tech industry."
Ron Pernick, Clean Edge

by Deb Powers

Green Inc. at the NYTimes is nearly always a good read, and this morning is no exception. The thought-provoking question posed: are green jobs good jobs? Jennifer Kho points out, for instance, that a report from a U.S. Senate subcommittee found that many green labor jobs pay as little as $8.25 to $11 an hour. Green engineering jobs pay more, and I suspect we'll see wages in the green industry sector rise as competition for skilled green workers increases.
Read more: Are green jobs good jobs?

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"...the fossil-fuel industry has been intentionally targeting African-American and other communities of color in cynical campaigns that stir up fears of job loss."
Kari Lydersen, In These Times blog

Green in Black - Renewable Energy

by Deb Powers

In the wake of Van Jones' resignation from his position as Green Jobs advisor for the White House, Working in These Times blogger Kari Lydersen reports on a green economy event at Chicago's Olive Harvey College. It's a relatively short but thought-provoking post that touches on a number of issues in the renewable energy field and why renewable energy, social justice and building economic parity go hand in hand.
Read more: Bringing Black Americans into the Green Economy

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    The opposition to wind farms is affecting the economic opportunities available..." ”
British Wind Energy Assoc

NIMBY not a problem

by Deb Powers

A new British study finds that there's little evidence of NIMBYism in the field of renewable energy. Less than 2% of 3,000 people fit the NIMBY profile.
Read More: Little NIMBY in RE opposition

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World Bank Favors Coal Energy

by Deb Powers

Bringing electricity to the world's poor is a worthy goal, but there's a better way to achieve it: Renewables, energy efficiency and grid modernization."
Mindy S. Lubber, President
Ceres

According to a report by Bruce Rich, formerly of the Environmental Defense Fund, the World Bank continues to finance coal-fired power plants over renewable energy plants in India, China and the Third World. A change in the lending priorities at the World Bank could make a huge difference in renewable energy production.
Read More: Scitizen.com: The World Bank's Coal Problem

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Drowning Island Going Green

by Deb Powers

We look forward to the day when our nation offers an example to all -- powered entirely by natural resources such as the sun and the wind."

Kausea Natano, Tuvalu Minister for Public Utilities 

The tiny island of Tuvalu in the South Pacific has committed to 100% renewable energy by 2020. Tuvalu, home to 12,000 people, is being drowned by rising tides caused by global warming. One solar project has saved 17,000 tons of diesel fuel in 14 months.
Read more: Drowning island pins hopes on renewable energy

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