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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.
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Week of February 3, 2010
Building and Construction
Clean Energy Works Portland
Green For All – Report and video about cutting-edge home
weatherization program in Portland, Oregon
Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener
New York Times
Efficiency program focuses on buildings
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Manufacturing
Wind energy firm considering expansion to Twin Ports area
Duluth News Tribune
Michigan pushes workers into green jobs as automotive engine sputters
The Detroit News
Solar manufacturing continues to grow in Tennessee
Clean Energy News (blog)
Policy and Strategy
Obama Budget Proposal Pushes Climate Regulations Forward
New York Times
What Will Our Clean-Energy Future Look Like In 20 Years?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Idaho's powerful policies
San Francisco Chronicle
Indiana getting $6 million for green jobs and technologies
Evening News and Tribune
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
The great electric car race of 2010
Christian Science Monitor
Electric Trucks Before Electric Cars?
New York Times (blog)
Study Examines Costs and Benefits of Algae
New York Times (blog)
Utilities and Generation
Clean-Coal Power Plant Set for Texas
MIT Technology Review (blog)
Ownership issue sets stage for carbon capture and storage in New
Mexico
Los Angeles Times
Third wind-energy facility proposed for Mason County
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Week of January 20, 2010
Building and Construction
'Cash for Caulkers' aims to make Americans greener at home
Christian Science Monitor
State adopts greenest building codes in US
San Francisco Chronicle
Getting the Most Cash Back From Your Green Home
New York Times
Ten Green Building Trends for 2010
Environmental Leader
Manufacturing
Green energy tax credits mean hundreds of jobs in Ohio
Dayton Daily News
Some green jobs headed to Wisconsin
Wisconsin Radio Network
Wind turbine project may put factory here
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Policy and Strategy
Green jobs grow slowly
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Green jobs' growth potential is limited, economist cautions
DesMoinesRegister.com
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
Vehicles that use no gas closer to reality; hybrids are advancing
Detroit Free Press
Biofuels garner attention, big bucks
Crain's Chicago Business
Finally, Some Electricity in the Air
New York Times
Utilities and Generation
Company plans to build $250 million biofuel plant in northern
Wisconsin
Los Angeles Times
Key Opportunities for US-China Cooperation on Coal, and Carbon Capture
and Storage
Brookings Institution
Michigan's wind energy industry sputters
The Detroit News
East Coast Targeted for Underwater CO2 Storage
Environmental Leader
Week of January 6, 2010
Building and Construction
Demand for upgraded energy efficiency at home is weak
USA Today
Building more with less (energy use, that is)
Washington Post
Tapping into the Earth to go green and save some money
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Manufacturing
Think to manufacture electric cars in Indiana
CNET News
JCI battery plant expected to bring 550 jobs to Holland by 2014
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Hexcel reveals plans for manufacturing plant
Windsor Beacon
Clean energy resources at risk
Washington Times
Policy and Strategy
Mass. planning new solar energy push in 2010
Worcester Telegram
Waiting for a green light
Economist
The 5 Best Cities to Land a Green Job
Daily Green
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
Bad Year for Biofuel Ends on a Dour Note
ABC News
Biofuel plant ready to go
Knoxville News Sentinel
Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Engine Programs
New York Times
Recharging and other concerns keep electric cars far from mainstream
Washington Post
Utilities and Generation
Capitol Hill loves carbon storage technology. But are lawmakers
overlooking risks?
The Hill (blog)
Where on Earth will we store all that captured CO2? Try the East Coast
Scientific American (blog)
Could plant's future be biomass?
The Missoulian
Rise of Wind Turbines Is a Boon for Rope Workers
New York Times
Week of December 16, 2009
Building and Construction
Milwaukee companies ready for green push
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Local builders embrace green practices
Indianapolis Star
In Search of Net Zero
Wall Street Journal
Green homes red-hot: 17% of new builds get Energy Star seal
USA Today
Manufacturing
Auto supplier turns trouble to triumph by venturing into turbines
Detroit Free Press
Federal funds to lead to 276 green jobs in Milwaukee
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
State renewable energy companies to share $15.5 million in federal
funds
Crain's Detroit Business
Vestas workers to remain on the job
Denver Post
Policy and Strategy
Experts: Global emissions impasse hurts business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Obama's new plan to create jobs, save energy: Call it cash for
caulkers?
Los Angeles Times
California leads with 36% growth in 'green' jobs
USA Today
Twin Cities janitors launch campaign for good, green jobs
Workday Minnesota
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
The Surge in Electric Cars
Wall Street Journal
Report: Meaningful Numbers of Plug-In Hybrids Are Decades Away
New York Times (blog)
Can Electric Car Sales Possibly Meet Expectations?
Atlantic Online
Ford seeks state help for $500M hybrid projects
The Detroit News
Utilities and Generation
Report: Sounds from wind turbines not harmful
Kansas.com
Big Utility Turns Bullish on Carbon Capture
Wall Street Journal
New Materials May Aid in Capturing Carbon
New York Times
Pilot Projects Aim to Integrate Solar Into Fossil Plants
New York Times
Week of December 2, 2009
Building and Construction
New Document Defines Roles in Green-Building Projects
Architectural Record
Green jobs are built for the future
The Detroit Free Press
City works to reduce greenhouse emissions
The Northwestern
Johnson Controls: What’s Hot in Green Building
Seeking Alpha
Manufacturing
New manufacturing facility will create 400 new jobs at Navy Yard
Blinq (blog)
Saginaw vying to win hundreds of green jobs
ABC Local
Counting green jobs in N.D.
The Bismarck Tribune
Boone County takes aim at green, biotech jobs
Indianapolis Star
Policy and Strategy
Obama Administration Weighs Incentives for Home Improvement
Wall Street Journal
DOE To Invest $18M In Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects
Power Online
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
Utilities say they will help get the power to electric vehicles
Lansing State Journal
Indiana on short list for electric car plant
Indianapolis Star
Utilities and Generation
Idaho clean-coal permit sets national standard in the fight against
climate change
Idaho Statesman
First steps to renewable energy can be tough, but stylish
Kansas City Star
2 area energy projects to get stimulus funds
Dayton Daily News
Carbon storage research gets $601,158 federal grant
Western Michigan University News
Week of November 18, 2009
Building and Construction
Earning a Profit by Ending Energy Waste
New York Times
New Report Finds Clear Evidence of US Jobs Boom from Green Building
SolveClimate
Indiana builders changing course
Indianapolis Star
Tangible gains still ahead for energy efficiency effort
Arizona Daily Sun/The Washington Post
Manufacturing
Mass. struggles to turn green tech into green jobs
Chicago Tribune
Groups claim MN will gain 18000 green jobs if energy bill passed
Finance and Commerce
Milwaukee a finalist for Spanish wind energy company
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Policy and Strategy
Governor Parkinson Launches Efficiency Kansas Loan Program
Kansas CW
Milwaukee receives $5.8M energy grant
Milwaukee Business Journal
So you want a green career?
Los Angeles Times
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
Group Wants Government to Jump-Start the EV Revolution
New York Times (blog)
Yet another concern about biofuels: Invasive plants
Dallas Morning News
Carbon rules could damage Michigan's biofuel industry
The Detroit News
Utilities and Generation
Solar Panel Makers Seek Local Ties
Wall Street Journal
A Solar Technology Seeks Its Day in the Sun
New York Times
Week of November 4, 2009
Building and Construction
Evanston goes for the green; requires big commercial projects to be
LEED silver
Chicago Tribune
DOE Shows Commercial Builders How to Achieve 50% Energy Savings
Environmental Leader
Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects
Environmental Leader
Manufacturing
A Cascade of Plug-In Efficiencies
New York Times
Zug Island: Wind power mecca?
Crain's Detroit Business
A maker of electric cars plans to use old GM plant in Delaware
Washington Post
Solar energy firm takes advantage of auto industry's manufacturing
expertise
Los Angeles Times
Policy and Strategy
Idaho: Planning Fiscal Future Around Green Jobs and GDP Growth
Area Development Online
Administration Steps Up Efforts on Climate Bill
New York Times
Stimulus shines on southern Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Obama's drive for US global-warming law
Christian Science Monitor
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
The competition for the best car battery begins
Detroit Free Press
Automakers focus on affordable electric cars
San Francisco Chronicle
Calculating Emissions Is Problematic
New York Times
US Utilities Pledge To Step Up Efforts On Electric Cars
Wall Street Journal
Utilities and Generation
Minnesota is 4th-highest state in wind turbine power
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Do windmills pay the bills?
Oakland Press
States Invest More in Energy Efficiency
Wall Street Journal
Study Bolsters a Push for More Hydropower
New York Times
Week of October 21, 2009
Building and Construction
Homebuilders Work Toward Much Greener Mentality
Memphis Daily News
Schools go green, save green
Cincinnati.com
Government Report on Home Energy Retrofits Highlights Savings
The New York Times
Wisconsin UW-Oshkosh Clean Energy Project to create more than 2,000
Jobs
The Gov Monitor
Manufacturing
Solar Energy Developments transforming Michigan into center for Green
manufacturing
The Gov Monitor
Michigan needs clean energy manufacturing jobs
The Detroit News
Flint, Michigan: Electric Cars Bring Revival Hopes
Time Magazine
Policy and Strategy
Shifts in Annual Energy Efficiency Rankings
New York Times
Graphic: Growing the Green Jobs Boom
Green For All
Pamphlet: Green Recovery for All series
Green For All
Are Green Jobs Good Jobs?
The New York Times
Transportation and Transportation Fuels
Electric cars don't deserve halo yet: study
Reuters
States eager to power up electric car-battery industry
USA Today
Washington state project could charge up electric car corridors
The News Tribune
Utilities and Generation
Wind Power: US Wind Energy Installations Booming, Thanks to Stimulus
Wall Street Journal (blog)
California and Texas: Renewable Energy’s Odd Couple
The New York Times
Solar, wind on the rise in Idaho
Idaho Press-Tribune
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