Originally published in the ECOreport (with edits). Critics have been pecking away at Germany’s solar program for years. George Monbiot, a columists for the Guardian, wrote, “The real net cost of the solar PV installed in Germany between 2000 and 2008 was €35bn, at the end of which solar PV was … [continued]
3,000 megawatts of new Nigeria solar power will boost the country’s clean energy economy. Could it also be a model to help end Africa’s energy poverty?
In a somewhat humorous turn of events, Tesla Motors recently held a job fair near its home base — the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California — that caused a huge traffic jam and had to be canceled two hours later because of the huge turnout. I don’t know if that … [continued]
EPA has just announced a $3.6 million job training program aimed at cleaning up derelict industrial property and other contaminated sites. The new green jobs program, called Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training, provides local residents with training and certification leading to careers in recycling, brownfields assessment and cleanup, wastewater … [continued]
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The world added nearly a million green jobs in 2013, extending into developing countries on solar’s surge, says the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Originally published by the ECOreport. Amidst a flurry of energy announcements, the White House also released a video called “The Solar Panels” today. The video was the backdrop to a series of announcements made today. A solar commitment, from the White House to America. “Solar panels in the White House … [continued]
The White House video above doesn’t note that President Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House decades ago that were later removed by the Reagan administration, but I guess they didn’t want to get too political with that. It is nice that the Obama administration finally got solar … [continued]
Beth Bond had a chat with folks from Viridian Energy for the recent edition of CleanTechnica and TalkSolar‘s weekly podcast. Here’s the podcast: Discover Energy Internet Radio with Talk Solar on BlogTalkRadio From Viridian Energy, via the TalkSolar page: Sustainability is not merely a word at Viridian: It is our … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Los Angeles has the potential to become the largest per capita provider of rooftop solar in California. Over 40% of the areas where solar could be installed are also in need of significant socioeconomic and environmental investment. A new report from the LABC Institute discusses … [continued]
