Columbia and IBM Launch Green Tech Skills Initiative Figures released in February suggested that VC investment in cleantech startups, particularly those focused on energy efficiency, was on the rise. To help prepare college students for jobs in this emerging green economy, Columbia University and IBM are announcing the launch of the Smarter Cities Skills Initiative. [...]
Tech Stocks: Late rally boosts Nasdaq as techs close in green Technology stocks kick off the second quarter on a positive note, as shares of Micron Technology rise sharply after the chip maker swung to a quarterly profit. Read more on Market Watch
Philly: The Future Green Jobs Capital? Not Anytime Soon Mayor Nutter may be touting Philadelphia as the future “green jobs capital” of the nation, but Pennsylvania is losing these jobs, not gaining them. Through the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the Greenworks program, a recycling and energy-conservation campaign, Nutter is attempting to make Philadelphia the [...]
‘Green’ at work at York Tech We often hear that “green jobs” will be the key to future economic growth. But the term covers a variety of diverse and sometimes hazy ideas. Read more on The Rock Hill Herald
Report: China’s push to be green tech leader violates WTO accord The Chinese government is encouraging domestic companies to learn from, copy, and ultimately supplant foreign producers of ‘green tech’ renewable-energy technology as it presses forward with its campaign to shift rapidly to noncarbon sources of energy, says a new report commissioned by the Washington-based [...]
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: skyscrapers, combustible ice, and coffee-powered cars The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat , recapping the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. This week Inhabitat took a peek into the future of our built environment by showcasing the most incredible [...]
CGC, CIMB link up in green tech scheme CREDIT Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC), a leading credit guarantee provider, has partnered CIMB Bank Bhd to promote and offer its green technology financing scheme (GTFS) to companies that supply and utilise green technology. CGC, one of the two implementation agencies, is spearheading the marketing and promotion [...]
With the signing of the economic stimulus bill, there has been a rush to identify âshovel readyâ jobs. But, behind the scenes, business and government leaders are grappling with the problems of being âpeople readyâ for the millions of green jobs that will be created through the investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. [...]
Making clean tech cheap, as well as green It’s called clean technology’s “competitive conundrum’’: how to get people to pay for cleaner energy when electricity produced from traditional sources like nuclear power, coal, or natural gas costs less. Read more on Boston Globe
The concept of “clean tech” is a response to the projected population growth on the planet, which is estimated to be 2.3 billion people by the 2050. The theory is that clean tech companies, which address environmental sustainability as part of their overall business strategy for profitability, will be the model that successful companies [...]
