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Department Of Energy eviscerates right-wing Spanish ‘green jobs’ study 0
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Spanish paper that claimed support for green jobs "may destroy two jobs for every one created" has been debunked by an official publication of the U.S. Department of Energy.
now is the time, al gore

Coalfield uprising and heroes need national defense, green jobs 0
Posted 3 months ago
Now is the time for all good greens, rednecks, social entrepreneurs, hellraisers, Repower America and Al Gore to come to the aid of their fellow citizens in the Appalachian coalfields.
Don't mess with him

Badass mayor builds bridges between working class and enviros 3
Posted 3 months ago
John Fetterman might look like a steelworker, but he's actually the 40-year-old, Harvard-educated mayor of Braddock, Pa., trying to revitalize his town with green jobs and an urban farm.
Snow jobs

The nefarious net-effect argument: Recent conservative studies on clean energy jobs miss the mark 0
Posted 3 months ago
Proponents of clean energy have long argued that investment in solar, wind, and other renewable sources creates domestic jobs. In the past few years, however, critics of renewable energy have responded -- with considerable success -- by arguing that the net effect is actually negative.

The concept of "netting" the effect of investments (including government subsidies) on the job market is legitimate when used correctly; when not used correctly, it is disingenuous.
I Got Yer Jobs Right Here

Neutralizing Big Oil’s climate-bill attack, with investment in manufacturing 2
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Creating a green jobs economy is our best chance to revitalize America's manufacturing base, and we'll likely lose political support to address the climate crisis if we don't also seize this economic opportunity.
Prison Break

Washington state prisons pursue sustainable practices, green-collar job training 5
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Can prisons save money and the environment while rehabilitating lives? Washington's Sustainable Prisons Project aims to find out.
Ya down with NRDC?

NRDC Action Fund goes on offense against opponents of climate action 3
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
The Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund is bashing representatives who voted against the House climate bill as "villains" and lauding reps who voted for it as "heroes" in a new campaign.
NAM spam

National Association of Manufacturers claims climate bill would crush economy 6
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
In shocking news, water is still wet, the sky is still blue, and the National Association of Manufacturers is still predicting economic catastrophe if the United States acts against climate change. NAM, in partnership with the American Council for Capital Formation, released a new study on Wednesday of the climate and energy bill that the House passed in June.
The revolution will be televised

Gore’s group targets swing senators in new climate ads 1
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
New ads from Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection are pushing swing-vote senators to back climate and clean-energy legislation, touting the job-creation angle.
Having an IMPACT on Senate Climate and Energy Legislation

Ohio’s Sen. Brown calls for investments in clean energy manufacturing 1
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Seeking to have an IMPACT on climate policy, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) formally introduced legislation this week to strengthen America's efforts to cut emissions and build a prosperous clean energy economy.
Van Jones on a green collar economy 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Listen up

A new sound, a new economy 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
People often ask what the environment has to do with poverty and why communities of color are getting so active in the fight against climate change. Earlier this week, Green For All released a video that gets to the heart of the matter.
And George Will should stick to writing about baseball or whatever it is he knows something--anything--about

Yes, green jobs do exist and are good for the economy 0
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Remember that transparently hackjob Spanish report railing against green jobs that made the rounds of the fossil lobby (in and out of Congress) earlier in the year?
Summer of solutions

Youth find new ways to fight climate change from the ground up 5
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Fossils like Washington Post columnist George Will may think that "the Mall does not reverberate with youthful clamors about carbon." But that's because a growing number of young people are engaged in less-visible efforts at the grassroots level.
Block party

Obama admin teams with grassroots groups to ‘Green the Block’ 1
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Green the Block is a new effort by the White House and two grassroots organizations -- Green for All and Hip Hop Caucus -- to bring the benefits of green jobs and clean tech to poor and underserved communities.
Devious!

Glenn Beck: Van Jones is a communist intent on, er, creating private sector jobs 31
Posted 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Glenn Beck has uncovered a plot! (Yes, another one.) Turns out Van Jones, President Obama's green jobs czar, is going to coordinate a vast radical/communist/black nationalist takeover of our sweet, virginal land of liberty.
Part 143

The fantastical falsehoods of Roger Pielke, Jr. 1
Posted 4 months ago
Now that they've shut down his original blog, Roger Pielke, Jr., is desperately trying to remain relevant in the blogosphere. Normally I'd ignore this, but I need to set the record straight.
Get off defense

Obama admin should bring defense and climate funding into balance, argues a new report 11
Posted 4 months ago
With climate change among the world's biggest security challenges, the Obama administration should be pumping much more money into addressing the problem, argues a new a report from the Institute for Policy Studies. In fiscal year 2008, the U.S. government spent $88 on funding the military for every $1 spent on projects to stabilize the climate.
It's the 'Green' Mountain state for a reason

We need an energy revolution 4
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for "an energy revolution that leads us toward energy independence, the cessation of support for foreign dictatorships and the ability to avoid Mideast wars fought over oil."
even the desert can be green

Recipe for green jobs 0
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
In this economy, every state wants jobs. Green jobs are popular, but frankly, they’ll take them in any color.