Science Grads Swap Finance Jobs for Cleantech (1)
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The economic downturn may be gutting the ethanol markets and souring term sheets, but here’s one silver lining: Math and science grads are turning to engineering instead of investment banking, BusinessWeek reports. Throughout the cleantech business, we’ve heard reports that many startups are finding themselves in the following predicament: While armed with a good business plan, a good idea, and good technology, they don’t have enough staff to scale their science-based business. It’s a problem ...
5 Young, Green CEOs: Creative Green Entrepreneurs Who Got Started Early in Life (1)
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photo: Green Jobs Now It's gotten harder and harder to remain optimistic about the dejected state of our economy. No doubt each day the news gets bleaker, except in one major sector, green collar jobs. In fact, the US Conference of Mayors announced that 4.2 million new jobs are likely to be created in the green economic sector of the U.S. economy. Want to get in on the green collar economy and need some inspiration? ...
High Speed Rail from San Francisco to LA Will Make an Even Greener California : TreeHugger (6)
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220 MPH Train Will Be Built in California California voters approved a key measure Tuesday that will link cities across the coast on a high speed rail system that will travel at 220 MPH. Right now the drive from San Francisco to LA takes at minimum 6 hours along long roads that are often traffic packed. If a Californian opts for the train, the Amtrak Coast Starlight’s journey takes a minimum of 12 hours and ...
Robert F Kennedy Jr to Head EPA? and 4 Runners Up (2)
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Image source: Santa Clara University While not officially nominated, the Washington Post reported yesterday that he is on the short list of new leaders for the US Environmental Protection Agency. Obama's Administration is also reported to be looking to hire women and minorities to lead "high-profile positions." More on the potential nominees after the jump....
A Letter To Obama: Build A 21st Century Transportation System (2)
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Our guest blogger is David Goldberg, Communications Director at Transportation For America. Congratulations! Your election, and results from down-ballot votes around the country, represents a resounding call for a new direction. The Transportation for America campaign, representing more than 100 organizations and thousands of energized citizens around the country, salutes you. And we join you in seeking infrastructure investment that will stimulate the economy now and lay the groundwork for a clean-energy future that is ...
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The TH Interview: Van Jones—The Green Collar Economy (Part Two) (3)
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We can’t drill and burn our way out of our economic and ecological ills, but we can invent and invest our way out, says the author of The Green Collar Economy and founder of Green for All. In part two of our conversation with Van Jones, we talk greentech, politics, “eco-apartheid,” and (of course) his vision for a green economy. “The green Keynesians are going to win,” says Van Jones. Listen to the podcast of ...
The TH Interview: Van Jones—The Green Collar Economy (Part Two) (1)
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We can’t drill and burn our way out of our economic and ecological ills, but we can invent and invest our way out, says the author of The Green Collar Economy and founder of Green for All. In part two of our conversation with Van Jones, we talk greentech, politics, “eco-apartheid,” and (of course) his vision for a green economy. “The green Keynesians are going to win,” says Van Jones. Listen to the podcast of ...
Forget Joe the (Unlisenced) Plumber: Here's Troy the Wind Turbine Builder (1)
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Joe Could Be A Green Plumber (2)
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Photo courtesy of Reuters If Joe the Plumber one day hopes to pull in that $250,000 a year salary, here’s a tip that might help him out in the very near future: he should become a Green Plumber....
California to Vote on High-Speed Rail Nov. 4 (4)
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It goes without saying that the results of this year’s Election Day will determine the course of history in a big way. However, also on the ballot this November 4 in California will be a proposal that could very well influence the future of transportation in the US for years to come. Voters in California will be asked to decide on Proposition 1A, a $10 billion bond measure for high-speed rail in California. The biggest ...
The Green Collar Economy Boosted Into Best Sellers List by Netroots Buzz (1)
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Unknown, first-time author propelled onto best-seller lists by grassroots, online upswell. Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy, becomes the first black environmental leader to achieve top seller statusFrom GreenForAll:(OAKLAND, California) - First-time author Van Jones – who wrote this season's surprise best-seller, The Green Collar Economy – admits that he is an unlikely writer of an unlikely book.After all, he apparently is the first African-American writer to pen an environmental best-seller.But perhaps what ...
A Gust of Green Jobs (1)
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音楽は24時間、3G通信なら5時間! iPhone用外付バッテリ - 日本トラストテク | 携帯 | マイコミジャーナル (1)
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日本トラストテクノロジーは10日より、iPhone 3Gで利用できる外付バッテリ「MyBattery i Dock-L」を発売すると発表した。価格はオープン、予想実勢価格は6,480円。同製品は1,800mAh(3.7V)の内蔵充電池を搭載したiPhone / iPodシリーズ用の外付バッテリ。本体の寸法・重量は、60(W)×62(H)×12.9(D)mm・約50gとコンパクト。手のひらに収まる大きさなので、バッテリを装着した状態でもiPhone / iPodの操作が行える。 MyBattery i Dock-L。バッテリを装着した状態でもiPhoneの操作が可能 本体の電源スイッチを入れて、Dockコネクタ差込み口に接続するだけで充電できる。フル充電の状態で、最大24時間の音楽再生、最大7時間の動画再生、最大5時間の3G通信が可能だという。バッテリへの再充電は、付属のUSB充電ケーブルを利用して行う。充電ケーブルを本体の充電ポートに接続し、もう一方のコネクタをパソコンのUSBポートまたはUSB-AC充電器に接続して充電する。約500回の充放電が可能だという。 USB充電ケーブルと保護キャップが付属する 製品品名 My Battery i Dock 動作環境 iPhone3G/iPod touch/iPod nano(3rd/4th)/iPod classic/iPod 5th(video) バッテリ容量 1800mAh 充電時間 約4時間(電池残量、充電する機器により変動) 充電方法 USBポート/USB-ACアダプタ サイズ 60mm×62mm×12.9mm 重量 約50g
“I have always supported clean coal” (1)
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That Joe Biden felt the need to state and re-state that he has always been a supporter of clean coal in last night’s VP debate is almost as disturbing as the fact itself. There is a tremendous opportunity for change with next month’s election, but it won’t come overnight with the election of a president - it will require sustained pressure from our movement for years to come. A recent Newsweek piece by Jeff Darman ...
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Cross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and CommentaryHere's the voice of just one of millions of new, clean energy jobs we can create if we spark a new energy economy. Barack Obama has said it's his top priority if elected, so we should expect more people like Troy the wind turbine builder to find well-paying, dignified work that helps put America back on track.Hat tip to Clean Tech and Green Businesses for Obama.Shared by Taylor (3)Contribute commentGreen Inc. (2) permalink
As Detroit shrinks, could wind turbine manufacturers ride to the rescue of industrial America?Shared by Jason Loyet (0)Contribute comment
