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Ads Launched in Support of Clean Energy Bill

Following President Obama’s comment on The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), the Sierra Club, and others have launched an ad campaign supporting the clean energy bill.
One of the print ads circulating in Capitol Hill newspapers promotes domestic clean energy generation to spur economic development in the U.S.
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Pew Reports On Growth Potential Of “Green Collar” Jobs

The Pew Charitable Trusts released its findings on the “explosive” growth potential of nation’s clean energy jobs market this week. The research shows that despite the absence of a sustained policy action, green jobs have outpaced the overall job growth by 5.4% between 1998 and 2007. During the current recession, when three quarters of a [...]

Have US Carbon Emissions Peaked? – An Analysis

Federal legislation to cap US carbon emissions is imminent (or at least we hope so). Virtually all of the largest states have enacted either comprehensive caps on carbon emissions or at least set enforceable goals to get more energy from clean sources like wind and solar. Soon, new cars are going to have to get [...]

Wind Energy Emerging as Mainstream Energy Option

CNN Energy Fix covered wind power jobs in a segment last week and estimates that wind could make up 20% of our energy mix in the next 10-15 years. Vestas CEO, Ditlev Engle, says they will invest $1 billion in US wind generation this year, adding 2,500 jobs to the energy sector. Check [...]

Clean Energy, Real Jobs

UCS report states that by perusing a renewable energy standard of 25% by 2025, the US can create nearly 300,000 jobs.