Jobs in California’s green economy increased by 36% from 1995 to 2008, beating the state’s 13% job growth, a study released last week reports.
The research, conducted by Silicon Valley-based research firm Collaborative Economics, underscores California’s lead in the green economy and may indicate where other states can expect green job growth.
California’s jobs in green businesses [...]
Filed under: News on December 18th, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
Tagged with: California, economy, green economy, green technology, jobs
Evander Holyfied, former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, has announced that he will be converting 40 acres of his estate near Atlanta, GA, into a solar farm. Holyfield quipped to the Associated Press, “I guess I’m lean and green. I’m pretty much going to do all I can to fight against global warming. I’ll see what [...]
Filed under: Environment on October 19th, 2009 @ 10:17 am
Tagged with: clean energy, community garden, Evander Holyfield, green business, green economy, green jobs, Solar Power, sustainability
In a report published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts, it is abundantly clear that the green revolution has picked up considerable momentum. Measuring the number of jobs created and sustained in each state, the report sets the rate of job growth for green jobs at 9.1% since 1998, numbering around 770,00 jobs nationwide. In [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on July 15th, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
Tagged with: Business, economy, green economy, green jobs, green technology, growth, infrastructure, investment
‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.