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June 2, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Environmental Justice
, Green Enterprise
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- agriculture, energyefficiency, food, freshfood, GHG, gothamgreens, greencollareconomy, greenhousegasemissions, hydroponic, rooftop, sustainableagriculture, urbanagriculture, urbangarden, urbanmarketplace
Often overlooked, the agricultural sector is particularly sensitive to fluctuating energy costs and demands. Take California for example, it takes 4% of the state's electricity in order to produce, process, and store approximately 200 food and fiber crops. There is...continued→
May 1, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- conference, energyefficiency, greencollareconomy, greenjobs, solarenergy
According to a recently released report by ACEEE, energy efficiency improvements in PA can save consumers an estimated $5 billion/yr on energy bills and create 27,000 new local jobs by 2025. Implementing a robust set of energy efficiency and solar...continued→
January 9, 2009
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
, Solving Global Warming
, The Media and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- EEI, energyefficiency, greencollareconomy, greenjobs, renewableenergy
Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama announced his plan to offer working families a $1000 tax cut and improve energy efficiency in the homes of millions of Americans. This effort is designed to immediately create jobs and stimulate the economy. The economic...continued→
October 24, 2008
Posted by Brandi Colander in Green Enterprise
, The Media and the Environment
- Tags:
- environmentaljustice, greencollareconomy, greenjobs, NYT, vanjones, vermontlawschool
Van Jones, whose group Green for All has partnered with NRDC on various projects, has made the New York Times' best-sellers list. He talked with The Huffington Post's Nicholas Sabloff: "Let’s tell our disaffected youth: “You can make more money...continued→
