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FOX Goes Green for Red Carpet Arrivals of The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards

FOX, in partnership with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will bring clean energy to the 63RD PRIMETIME EMMY(R) AWARDS airing live Sunday, Sept. 18 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/5:00-8:00 PM PT live) on FOX. Solar panels will provide power to the Primetime Emmys red carpet and, for the first time ever, FOX will donate […]

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Tax-financed ‘green jobs’ hucksterism haunting Team Obama

Tax-financed ‘green jobs’ hucksterism haunting Team Obama Even as President Barack Obama criss-crosses the country (only in battleground states, natch, come the ’12 election) to sell his latest jobs plan, his administration’s abject failure to pick business winners stands on full display in Fremont, CA. There, solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC — recipient of $535 million […]

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Columbia and IBM Launch Green Tech Skills Initiative

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. […]

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Tech Stocks: Late rally boosts Nasdaq as techs close in green

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

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Philly: The Future Green Jobs Capital? Not Anytime Soon

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 […]

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‘Green’ at work at York Tech

‘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

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Report: China’s push to be green tech leader violates WTO accord

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 […]

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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: skyscrapers, combustible ice, and coffee-powered cars

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 […]

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CGC, CIMB link up in green tech scheme

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 […]

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How to go from shovel ready to people ready in a green job market?

With the signing of the economic stimulus bill, there has been a rush to identify “shovel ready” jobs. But, behind the scenes, business and government leaders are grappling with the problems of being “people ready” for the millions of green jobs that will be created through the investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. […]

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