The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has just published a report about renewable energy jobs: Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2025. What really jumps out is the fact that about 16.6 million people worked in renewable energy jobs last year. “At least 16.6 million people were directly or indirectly … [continued]
Unsurprisingly, projects, jobs, and whole companies have been falling as a result of Donald Trump’s war on renewable energy and electric vehicles. Because he loves pollution so much, and is eager to help funnel more money to his billionaire friends in the fossil fuel industry, Trump has been pulling cleantech … [continued]
“Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.” —Al Gore, 2007. “If God had intended to give us unlimited free energy, he would have put a giant furnace in the sky.” —Al Gore, 2025. By Luke Singer and Gautam … [continued]
WHAT: GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and clean energy jobs accessible for all, is hosting the RE+ Las Vegas Job Fair to connect diverse, motivated candidates with a mix of local and national clean energy companies. Potential employers will be in attendance to meet with potential candidates … [continued]
Solar energy has become the #1 source of new electricity generation capacity in the United States in recent years, like in other markets around the world. Solar energy is just cheaper, more resilient, quicker to build, and good for energy independence and energy security. But what solar facts do you … [continued]
Well, I generally agree with Elon Musk on this one — the Republican budget bill in Congress is a “Big Ugly Bill,” a “disgusting abomination,” not a “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill is proposing we bomb cleantech industries (metaphorically, since we have to clarify everything crazy these days). Not wanting … [continued]
For most service members, their time in military service is only one step in a larger career journey. Roughly one out of every twenty working Americans is a veteran, and too often, veterans find it difficult to transition into the civilian workforce and find a supportive employer that values their transferable … [continued]
It’s been such a big part of the US Republican Party for so long that it’s hard to keep in mind how insane opposition to clean energy is. Solar and wind energy power millions of homes, and they provide hundreds of thousands of US jobs, and they don’t cause cancer, … [continued]
Have some holiday parties coming up and need some fun and interesting stats to share when the conversation gets dull or turns in a wrong direction? We’re here to help. Well, the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is here to help. It just released its US Solar Market Insight … [continued]
Showing how much the solar industry is both 1) a major source of jobs in the US and 2) a fast growing segment of the economy, the 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) was just published and includes two big stats: 15,564 solar jobs … [continued]
