1.2 Million US Green Jobs Reported In Q1. Here’s Why That’s A Problem.
America had 1.2 million green jobs open in Q1 2015, according to Ecotech Institute. Here’s why that tally could be a bad thing for the clean energy economy.
America had 1.2 million green jobs open in Q1 2015, according to Ecotech Institute. Here’s why that tally could be a bad thing for the clean energy economy.
Americans are voicing more and more concern about unreliable and usually rising petroleum costs and the effects on climate of burning fossil fuels. In response this past week, Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) and six other Senators introduced a bill in Congress that might alleviate these threats to economic and environmental … [continued]
Following the disappointment that was (and is) the Cape Wind project off Cape Cod, many had doomed the American offshore wind industry to deep water, but Deepwater Wind has just announced that it has fully financed the Block Island Wind Farm, set to be developed in Rhode Island. The news … [continued]
Like it or not, the US Interior Department is moving full steam ahead with an offshore wind energy plan for North Carolina.
Originally published on EIA. In 2013, there were about 70,000 battery electric vehicles (EVs) and 104,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)—small numbers compared to around 226 million registered vehicles in the United States. Total U.S. sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have increased in recent years, but still represent only … [continued]
The Governors Wind Energy Coalition has joined the wind energy fray, urging renewal of — what else? — the production tax credit for wind energy.
The Interior Department has just announced its biggest ever offshore wind energy lease, tripling the federal acreage for offshore wind energy development.
Volkswagen just auctioned off for $41,400 (about $6,000 over MSRP) what is now the first e-Golf EV to be sold in the US as part of a recent charity fundraiser. The money raised by the auction is to be awarded to the environmental nonprofit Global Green USA — an advocacy … [continued]
Gas2. At Tiverton High School in Rhode Island, two students and their teacher have built a plug in EV that is rated at an incredible 1552 MPGe for a total investment of $1584. The EV is named Apotheosis, which means the highest point of development or climax, and it is … [continued]
Massachusetts and California top ACEEE’s energy efficiency ranks for the fourth straight year while clear winners and losers stand out across America.