Some interesting news from the green jobs front today. According to a new study, 2.7 million Americans are gainfully employed in “clean economy” jobs, surprisingly beating out some long-established sectors. From WSJ: The study, by researchers at the Brookings Institution and Battelle, concluded that the U.S. clean economy employs more workers than the fossil-fuel and [...]
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Today’s infographic comes from the Smart Jobs special report at Wired (click here to view the full version). And should provide America’s battered workforce some valuable insights. At 56.8 percent, the renewables and environment category saw the biggest percentage gains among seven million U.S. job hoppers on LinkedIn during the past five years. (On a [...]
American Superconductor (AMSC) today announced that it had paid $8 million for a 25 percent stake in U.K.-based Blade Dynamics. Dow Chemical’s VC arm also made a minority equity investment in the wind turbine company, which is expanding into the Southern U.S. Blade Dynamics’ claim to fame is efficient rotor technology that reduces weight and [...]
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In recent weeks, particularly after the President’s State of the Union Address, there’s been a lot of ink spilled on the topic of China’s ascendancy in the cleantech space. Essentially, most arguments boil down to the danger of forfeiting…
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Wondering how to land one of those green jobs that are sprouting up all over? GreenerComputing has posted a great podcast with GreenJobs.com founder Peter Beadle. It’s a pretty insightful conversation and definitely worth a listen if you’re in school…
