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New York Passes Historic Green Jobs Financing Law
An innovative financing mechanism for achieving the green jobs and carbon cuts mandated in New York was passed last week by the state legislature....
First US Offshore Wind Farm Approval Ignites Green Jobs Future
Construction and operation plans have been approved for America's first offshore wind farm, which could create up to 1000 jobs at the Cape Wind...
How Obama’s Stimulus is Creating Green Jobs
President Obama's stimulus package is funding green technology around the nation - creating jobs, spurring innovation and quietly transforming the U.S. economy. A portion...
San Diego Vaults into Solar Energy and Green Jobs Future
Two of the world’s solar energy leaders have just announced major plans to bring new solar energy technology and green jobs to San Diego....
US Unveils $4bn Plan to Upgrade Public Housing With Green Jobs Project
The Obama administration unveiled a $4bn plan to upgrade public housing for low-income Americans, as part of an ambitious green job-creation project. ...
Former Gang Members Turn Lives Around Working Green Jobs
Former gang members have united to turn their lives and their communities around through programs offered by Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit based in Los...
4.2 Million New Green Jobs Predicted
A major shift to renewable energy and efficiency is expected to produce 4.2 million new environmentally friendly "green" jobs over the next three decades,...
Vacant Office Near D.C. Turns Into Indoor Farm–Using Empty Buildings to Grow Food
Arlington, Virginia is like a gateway to the city of Washington D.C. Part of the Metro line, but across the Potomac, it's nevertheless a...
Jobs in US Green Economy Grew to 6% of Total Employment –And Will Grow at 16x Normal Job Creation Rate
A new report shows that the percentage of jobs in the U.S. that fall under the category "green" has increased over the last 50...
Tree Corps Has A Green Job For You: Planting the ‘Healing Power’ of Trees in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Have you ever noticed the lack of trees in some inner cities?
City neighborhoods with more wealth tend to have more trees, but that may...
$14 Billion Raised For Great Green Wall to Continue Planting Trees Across Africa, Keeping Sahara From Destroying Villages
Efforts to finish the Great Green Wall in Africa, which has been halting the desertification of villages near the Sahara, received a multi-billion dollar...
Pakistan Meets the UN Climate Goals One Decade Before Deadline in Continuation of Green Economic Legacy
Pakistan recently met its commitments to UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: urgent action against climate change through a variety of different policies.
Ex-Coal Man Flips the Script By Rallying Appalachians to Plant 187 Million Trees on Abandoned Mines
Thanks to almost two decades of Patrick Angel's tireless work, Appalachia is recovering from coal mining and getting greener by the day.
Austria’s Largest State is Now 100% Powered by Renewables
The largest of Austria’s nine states now produces all of its electricity from renewable sources.
The premier of Lower Austria, which surrounds the city of...
13-Year-old Recycles Cooking Grease into Heating Oil for Needy Families
After reading an article in the local newspaper, Cassandra Lin of Westerly, Rhode Island discovered that many residents could not afford to heat their...
Home Weatherizing Program Creates Jobs, Saves Low-Income Families $400 a Year
With all the focus on Solyndra and the attacks on green jobs from the Right, the mainstream media have completely overlooked the explosive success...
Forest Policies in Rwanda, US and Gambia Win UN-backed Awards
Rwanda won a United Nations-backed gold award for its forest promotion policies, an event that former US track and field star Carl Lewis, a...
Huge $1.4 Billion Solar Project Using Existing Rooftops Will Almost Double 2010 U.S. Capacity
One obstacle for large standalone solar projects is the disruption of land that could be used for other purposes including nature conservation and farming....
7 Leading US Airlines to Use BioMass Fuel Made From Waste in California
Seven of the leading U.S. airlines announced this week they've signed up to purchase jet fuel made from recycled urban and agricultural waste to...
More Economic Good News: As Manufacturing Demand Grows, So Do Jobs
A common misconception is repeated that factory jobs are slowly disappearing in the United States. But there have been steady gains recently: Just last...