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State of Working WI 2008

COWS' biennial Labor Day report brings generally bad news for Wisconsin's workers.

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New Energy Economy News

Below is a selection of news articles about labor in the new energy economy. These articles have not be written by COWS, and COWS does not ensure their accuracy nor endorse opinions expressed in them.

If you would like to have a weekly digest of New Energy Economy News sent to your inbox, email jmerrill@cows.org.

Week of September 3, 2008

Building & Construction
GREEN SPACE: Building green for the rest of us
Metromode Media 
 
More homeowners embracing conservation
MSNBC 
 
Manufacturing
Wind Turbine Market Estimated To Reach $60.9 Billion by 2013
Seeking Alpha 
 
Pa. fines wind-turbine company
The Times of Trenton 
 
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says Solar Mirror Facility Will Create 300 Manufacturing Jobs
Marketwatch.com
 
Gamesa To End Tower Production
phillyBurbs.com  
 
Policy and Strategy
Wind Power May Gain Footing
Wall Street Journal - USA
 
Wind, solar energy firms push Congress on tax breaks
Associated Press  
 
Transportation and Transportation Fuels:
Safeway's trucking fleet shifts to biodiesel
San Francisco Chronicle 

Utilities and Generation:
Xcel Energy is building its first wind farm in Minnesota
Pioneer Press  
 
Canada experiments with idea of capturing carbon
The Missoulian 
 
Xcel takes unusual step to shut down coal power plants
Denver Business Journal 

Week of August 20, 2008

Building & Construction
Using LEED to become a green building leader
Concrete Contractor

Manufacturing
New North companies supply, deliver wind energy components
New North (Wisconsin)

Wind turbine maker Vestas adding 1350 Colo. jobs
San Diego Union Tribune

Policy & Strategy
A Green and Fair Future: For a Just Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Touchstone Pamphlets

Brussels trade war with US looms over biofuel
The Guardian

Wind program blows in at Lakeshore Tech
Herald Times Reporter (Wisconsin)

Wanted: Trained workers for new fields in wind, solar energy
Bay City Times (Michigan)

Transportation & Transportation Fuels
Industry tries new ways to make cars fuel efficient
Detroit Free Press

Utilities & Generation
Coal king Peabody cleans up
USA Today  

Bent Tree is big investment: At full size, it would be largest wind farm in state
Albert Lea Tribune

90 wind farm turbines proposed for Columbia County
Wisconsin State Journal

Week of August 13, 2008

Building & Construction
National Labs Help DOE Strive for Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings
Greenbiz.com

Manufacturing
Cedar Rapids plant supplying wind turbines for South Dakota, Mexico projects
The Gazette

Policy & Strategy
Dakota groups challenge state department impact statement on Tar Sands
Devils Lake Journal

Transportation & Transportation Fuels
Electric Cars Are the Key to Energy Independence
NewRules.org

Utilities & Generation
The wind may hold energy -- and Ohio jobs
Cincinnati Enquirer

After winning concessions, environmental opponents drop objections
SouthernStudies.org

GE Unit Partners with Leading Wind Farm Developer in $381 Million Project
Marketwatch.com

Carbon sequestration frustration
Science News – USA

Week of August 6, 2008

Building & Construction
Affordable Housing Goes Green
Washington Independent

Newsom signs strict green building codes into law
San Francisco Chronicle

Manufacturing
Workers set turbine's anchors
East Bay RI

Policy & Strategy
No extension for solar tax credits
Grand Junction Free Press

Funding revealed for carbon capture technologies
Gasworld.com

State's global warming solutions should produce good jobs
San Francisco Chronicle

Utilities & Generation
Ohio counties take lead in study of underground carbon storage
The Plain Dealer

Madison moves beyond coal
Wispolitics.com

11 cities seeking places to raise wind turbines
Star Tribune

Clipper Windpower, BP to develop 5050 MW wind farm in US UPDATE
Forbes.com

Week of July 30, 2008

Building & Construction
Mounting energy bills seen to boost green homes
Reuters 
 
State buildings shift to energy efficiency
Chicago Tribune 
 
Manufacturing
Vestas eyes another weld blade plant
Northern Colorado Business Report 
 
Policy & Strategy
AWU wants emissions permits for workers, not just corporations
Australian Workers Union 
 
Minnesotans urge action to create green jobs
Workday Minnesota 
 
Voluntary efforts on administration-touted greenhouse gas reductions are having limited effect
Chicago Tribune 
 
Warming trend to cost Illinois billions, study projects
Chicago Tribune 
 
Transportation & Transportation Fuels
Railroads post solid 2Q profits despite floods
CNN Money  
 
Utilities & Generation
Wind Power: Pickens lobbies while China acts
iStockAnalyst 
 
Students get hired to capture the breeze
San Francisco Chronicle 
 
Controversy dogs U.S. clean coal industry
Energy Current 
 
SAfrica wants carbon capture at new coal-fired plants
The Guardian 
 
ETS may safeguard power jobs: union
Latrobe Valley Express (Australia)

Week of July 23, 2008

Building & Construction
Big building projects in Ann Arbor are going up green
Ann Arbor News 
 
Work starts on controversial power plant
Indianapolis Star 
 
Green collar jobs can help grow a sustainable economy
Minnesota Post 
 
Manufacturing
$1.8M tax credit seals solar plant
Saginaw News 
 
Utilities, GM team on plug-in hybrids
Detroit News 
 
Nissan says electric cars will quickly be profitable
New York Times 
 
Power in the air
Forbes 
 
Policy & Strategy
Maffei unveils proposal for jobs
Syracuse.com
 
Union wants money, jobs for carbon reduction
The Canberra Times (Australia) 
 
Gore sets ambitious energy goal for the U.S.
Detroit Free Press 
 
Transportation & Transportation Fuels
Electric cars, wind turbines, pitched to lawmakers
Kentucky Post 
 
Utilities & Generation
NYPA halts plans for western NY clean-coal plant
Forbes 
 
Northwest’s wind power could quadruple
The Oregonian

Week of July 16, 2008

Building & Construction
In search of better (and greener) building blocks
New York Times 
 
Manufacturing
Area company to build wind towers
Temple Daily Telegram (Texas
 
Wind generation powers need for more employees
Dogtown Wire 
 
Mining
Union rejects contract offer
Casper Star Tribune 
 
Colombian coal miners may reach deal before strike
Reuters 
 
Policy & Strategy
How to value life?  EPA devalues its estimate
msnbc 
 
Australia eyes 1,000 polluters for carbon trading
Reuters 
 
What it takes for the Chicago region to lead in the growing green economy
Southwest News Herald 
 
Transportation & Transportation Fuels
Citing fuel costs, Northwest plans to cut 2,500 jobs
New York Times 
 
Its workers get raise, but T funding in doubt
Boston Globe
 
Renewable Energy Group and U.S. Department of Labor Help Launch New Consortium to Increase Training and Share Iowa Biofuels Industry Expertise
Grain News 
 
Utilities & Generation
GE to sink $100 million into New York wind farms
Houston Chronicle 
 
Statement from Environmental Defense Fund on House Carbon Capture Legislation
Press Release 
 
DTE to invest billions in alternative energy
Detroit Free Press
 
Bush administration proposed carbon capture rules
Louisville Courier-Journal 
 
Out of sight, out of clime: Burying carbon in a vault of sea and rock
Scientific American

Week of July 9, 2008

Building & Construction
Coldwater goes green
Michigan Business Review 
 
Genesee county school districts find power to save thousands
The Flint Journal
 
Manufacturing
Expert: Michigan’s manufacturers can find wind energy opportunities
Oakland Business Review 
 
Spanish GM plant to run on sun
Detroit Free Press 
 
Mining
Striking miners vow to wait out deal
Red Orbit 
 
Policy & Strategy
Should we pick the Pickens plan?
Motley Fool 
 
Clean technology investments soar
San Francisco Chronicle 
 
Transportation & Transportation Fuels
American Airlines to cut 6,840 jobs
Los Angeles Times 
 
Utilities & Generation
MEP calls on EU ministers for action on carbon capture
New Energy Focus 
 
Babcock and Wilcox building research center in Barberton
Cleveland Plain Dealer

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