Archive for the ‘Green Jobs’ Category
Friday, September 18th, 2009
In a September 15th NY Time op-ed piece, Thomas Friedman makes that case that innovative solar technology is invented in the US, but only finds manufacturing customers overseas, primarily in China and Germany.
Applied Materials, he writes, is a US company that makes the machinery that produces microchips and another silicon ...
Posted in Commercial Solar, Commercial Solar Finance, Commercial Solar Ventures, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, Green Jobs, Health Insurance Reform, Renewable Energy, Solar Cash Grants, Utility-scale Solar Power | No Comments »
Monday, August 17th, 2009
When the shouting stops and Congress passes some form of Health Insurance Reform, the nation will not rest. Environmental concerns loom: Carbon Emissions and Energy Policy are next on the President's ambitious agenda.
The fossil fuel industry, from extraction to energy production, have marshaled their forces and sent several thousand lobbyists ...
Posted in Cap and Trade, Energy Policy, Green Jobs, Health Insurance Reform, Renewable Energy | No Comments »
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
In about 65 days, the US Treasury will begin to issue cash grants to owners of solar power systems of all sizes. The grant is equal to 30% of the project's cost. This includes households, solar developers, businesses, commercial buildings, and utilities. The grant is scalable. On a $34,000 home ...
Posted in Commercial Solar, Commercial Solar Finance, Commercial Solar Ventures, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, Green Buildings, Green Jobs, Solar Cash Grants, Utility-scale Solar Power | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
The Portland Habilitation Center (PHC) recently held an open house to introduce the public to the largest solar installation in Oregon. PHC is a non-profit that trains and employs people with all types of disabilities. PHC occupies a 110,000 square foot building near the Portland airport and the Columbia River ...
Posted in 2008 Commercial Solar Report, Commercial Solar, Commercial Solar Finance, Green Buildings, Green Jobs | No Comments »
