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Ohio State Officials “Hide” Results of Green Jobs Report

Benji Jerew — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:45:05 +0000

A state-funded report has just come to light showing how well the market for green jobs is doing in the state of Ohio, but why have Ohio State officials been keeping it “hidden” (• – see note) for over a year? Last year, noting that we are nearing the end of 2014, the Ohio Development […]

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Cleantech Industry Falling Due to Reduced Government Incentives, Study Says

Guest Contributor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:20:50 +0000

Scholars at the Brookings Institution and the Oakland’s Breakthrough Institute are to release a report on Wednesday that warns that there is a sharp decline in finances set for federal spending on clean technologies. The study warns that more clean-tech companies are possibly on the road to bankruptcy or consolidation now that there seems to […]

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Green Jobs Could Impact Economy Negatively, Danish Economist Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:30:50 +0000

It looks like the "green" economy is a bit more complicated than we'd think at a first sight - at least that's what Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish He who wrote the book "The Skeptical Environmentalist" in 1998 told Reuters recently. He argues that jobs in the newly-invented field of green energies could have negative consequences over some other parts of the economy, and that this is only due to the over-optimistic expectations of a fast shift from petrol to renewables.

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President Obama Allocates $2 Billion for Solar Energy

Mike Sandru — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:07:57 +0000

The money promised by Obama will come from government stimulus funds designed to boost the economy during the recession. According to the president, about 5,000 new jobs will be created due to these investments.

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China's Biggest Renewable Energy Project to be Launched Soon

Mike Sandru — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:46:15 +0000

China is planning to reduce its carbon footprint by 40-45% from the 2005 level and until 2020 to generate 15% of its electricity from low-carbon technologies. According to Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration, a national program consisting of billions of dollars of investments in solar, wind and nuclear energy would be launched very soon.

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