• Nonprofit Partnership Provides Low-Cost Solar Power for Multifamily Affordable Housing in New York City – AltEnergyMag (press release)

  Nonprofit Partnership Provides Low-Cost Solar Power for Multifamily Affordable Housing in New York City AltEnergyMag (press release) Affordable Solar New York will address these barriers by providing no-cost technical assistance, reduced-cost installation and zero-down financing options to Housing Development Fund Corporation cooperatives and other affordable housing providers in … and more »

• How to Inspire Action on Climate in the Age of Trump – E/The Environmental Magazine

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  How to Inspire Action on Climate in the Age of Trump E/The Environmental Magazine That adds up to hundreds of thousands of jobs, a figure that does not include the thousands of men and women who will also be needed to build and operate those solar and wind installations. What McKibben describes is precisely what so many … Large … Scientists are frantically copying US climate data, fearing it might vanish under TrumpWashington Post Guerrilla Archiving Event: Saving Environmental Data from Trump | Faculty of Information (iSchool) | University of …Faculty of Information – University of Toronto all 383 news articles »

• Friday's letters: Democrats need a new jobs program – Tampabay.com

  Friday's letters: Democrats need a new jobs program Tampabay.com Democrats failed to link job creation with reversing the course of climate disruption. In Florida alone, replacing fossil fuel power plants with solar power could directly create up to 100,000 jobs for 20 years (plus two to three times more jobs …

• SJF Ventures Closes Fourth Fund at $125 Million – Yahoo Finance

  SJF Ventures Closes Fourth Fund at $125 Million Yahoo Finance 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SJF Ventures has closed SJF Ventures IV, L.P., a $125 million fund investing in high-growth companies creating a healthier, smarter and cleaner future. … Representative portfolio businesses include NEXTracker, which has … and more »

• Trump Loves Job Creation But Rejects Climate Science. Investors Have The Answer – Forbes

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  Trump Loves Job Creation But Rejects Climate Science. Investors Have The Answer Forbes But he supports jobs and personal prosperity. And therein is the … In July, many pension fund managers also wrote the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and asked it to institute stronger reporting requirements for sustainability risks such as … Billion Dollar Venture Aims to Find, Fund Promising Technologies to Create Zero EmissionsEnvironmental Leader Gates', Soros' green money is better than taxpayers'OneNewsNow all 36 news articles »

• Future Energy Jobs Bill Already Delivering Job Growth, Economic … – Yahoo Finance

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  Future Energy Jobs Bill Already Delivering Job Growth, Economic … Yahoo Finance CLINTON and QUAD CITIES, Ill., Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — One week after the Future Energy Jobs Bill was signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner, the … and more »

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• Trump reportedly taps Mont. congressman for Interior – USA TODAY

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  Trump reportedly taps Mont. congressman for Interior USA TODAY GREAT FALLS, Mont. — President-elect Donald Trump offered Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke the job of Interior secretary on Tuesday, though it's unclear whether the congressman has accepted. That's according to two people with knowledge of the offer. Zinke … Trump selects Zinke as interior secretaryPolitico all 176 news articles »

• Rick Perry's energy legacy is more complicated than you think – Texas Tribune

  Rick Perry's energy legacy is more complicated than you think Texas Tribune “In Texas, we have chosen jobs. We have chosen energy security, and we will one day end America's dependence on hostile sources of foreign energy.” Although Texas' longest-serving governor was, perhaps unsurprisingly, pro-oil and gas during his tenure … and more »

• Renewable jobs grow as ACT drives down emissions from … – The Sydney Morning Herald

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  Renewable jobs grow as ACT drives down emissions from … The Sydney Morning Herald Report reveals the growth rate of renewable energy jobs in the ACT is six times higher than any other state or territory. and more »

• East Africa's Largest Solar Plant Starts Operations – POWER magazine

  East Africa's Largest Solar Plant Starts Operations POWER magazine The US$19 million Soroti Solar Plant is in part funded by the European Union – Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund through the GET FiT Solar Facility equivalent to 8.7 million euros in the form of result-based premium payments per kWh of delivered … and more »

• Why Exelon's mammoth Illinois energy bill could set a precedent for … – Utility Dive

  Why Exelon's mammoth Illinois energy bill could set a precedent for … Utility Dive The massive energy bill signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) last Wednesday puts Illinois on the map in terms of energy legislation and could serve as a template … and more »

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• Stop fracking sands shipments – The Olympian

  Stop fracking sands shipments The Olympian Hire a tribal liaison that might assist them in creating sustainable development projects with local tribes such as windmill or solar panel construction for shipment. Windmill technicians is fastest growing job sector … with hidden costs to our …

• Rescue deal for Twinkies devoured jobs, but equity execs had their snack cake, ate it too – The Seattle Times

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  Rescue deal for Twinkies devoured jobs, but equity execs had their snack cake, ate it too The Seattle Times “I lived a good life,” said Popovich, whose most recent job driving a forklift at a solar-panel plant paid about $16 an hour. Popovich is … Apollo and Metropoulos are not obligated to contribute to the pension fund, which is managed by a labor union …

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• Trump: Japanese mogul pledges $50 billion US investment – Deseret News

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  Trump: Japanese mogul pledges $50 billion US investment Deseret News WASHINGTON — After meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japanese tech billionaire Masayoshi Son said he will invest $50 billion in the United States and would "commit" to creating 50,000 new jobs. "I just came to celebrate his new job," Son said. and more »

• Brentwood mom trades dead-end jobs for career with nonprofit's help – East Bay Times

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  Brentwood mom trades dead-end jobs for career with nonprofit's help East Bay Times But the years between then and now were difficult, and Buchanan believes she would still be stuck in a dead-end job instead of pursuing a career if she hadn't reached out to local nonprofit Opportunity Junction for help. Buchanan became a mother at 18 …

• Illinois energy bill: After race to the finish, what does it all mean? – Midwest Energy News

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  Illinois energy bill: After race to the finish, what does it all mean? Midwest Energy News Without this arcane but crucial structural revision, funds meant for renewable energy were not sparking the development of wind or solar in Illinois and instead credits were being purchased from out-of-state projects. An RPS fix was the cornerstone of … and more »

• SunPower to cut 2500 jobs on top of previous cuts – USA TODAY

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  SunPower to cut 2500 jobs on top of previous cuts USA TODAY SunPower on Wednesday announced plans to shed jobs for the second time this year as the solar-panel maker navigates turbulence in the renewable energy business. The San Jose, Calif.-based company (SPWR) said it would cut 2,500 employees, … SunPower Cutting 2500 More Jobs Under Restructuring PlanSolar Industry all 80 news articles »

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• After Trump meeting, Japanese billionaire pledges $50B investment in US – KCRA Sacramento

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  After Trump meeting, Japanese billionaire pledges $50B investment in US KCRA Sacramento Last week, the president-elect spoke at the Carrier furnace plant in Indianapolis after the company announced plans to keep 800 jobs at the plant instead of outsourcing them to Mexico. Trump quickly claimed he had saved those positions, even though the … Trump takes credit for SoftBank CEO's pledge to invest $50 billion in the USLos Angeles Times Trump: SoftBank's Son pledges $50 billion US investmentTHE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS When Billionaires Meet: $50 Billion Pledge From SoftBank to TrumpWall Street Journal Twitter all 138 news articles »

• Solar Market Benefits From Illinois 'Nuclear Bailout' Bill – Solar Industry

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  Solar Market Benefits From Illinois 'Nuclear Bailout' Bill Solar Industry On the final day of its veto session last week, the Illinois General Assembly approved the Future Energy Jobs Bill (S.B.2814), controversial energy legislation that ultimately received support from environmental and solar advocates. … Andrew Barbeau … and more »

• Opinion: Fairfield should be proud of its clean energy efforts – Fairfield Citizen

  Opinion: Fairfield should be proud of its clean energy efforts Fairfield Citizen Scott Thompson, chairman of Fairfield's Clean Energy Task Force (CETF), believes “Fairfield is doing a super job” of lowering our greenhouse gas emissions. The CETF spent the past few years working to install solar panels around town. Solar … and more »

• What Trump and Pence don't get about clean energy jobs – Environmental Defense Fund (blog)

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  What Trump and Pence don't get about clean energy jobs Environmental Defense Fund (blog) President-elect Donald Trump sought to score points last week when he and running mate Mike Pence announced they had cobbled together enough taxpayer cash to save 800 Carrier jobs from moving to Mexico. But his move surprised some who recalled … But… Wait… The Good Guys Won't Win With More Crony Capitalism – Young ConservativesYoung Conservatives all 588 news articles »

• Trump's Cruel Promise to Bring Jobs Back to Coal Country – Newsweek

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  Trump's Cruel Promise to Bring Jobs Back to Coal Country Newsweek During the Republican primaries in 2016, Donald Trump was more popular in McDowell County than anywhere else in America, winning 91.5 percent of … and more »

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• Illinois passes sweeping energy bill with support for Exelon nuclear plants – Utility Dive

  Illinois passes sweeping energy bill with support for Exelon nuclear plants Utility Dive The final version of the bill included last minute changes sought by the governor, such as dropping prevailing wage language from a job creation provision. In addition to providing payments to the nuclear plants for 10 years, the bill also expands the … and more »

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• Hurricane or cash cow? Solar eclipse planning gets serious – Teton Valley News

  Hurricane or cash cow? Solar eclipse planning gets serious Teton Valley News “They agreed to use me as the default project manager on a volunteer basis to coordinate the efforts and get things going because we didn't want to wait until we could fund the position,” said Allred. “We treated this as a crisis management process …

• Looking Ahead – Portsmouth Daily Times

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  Looking Ahead Portsmouth Daily Times The battleground states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have lost 855,025 manufacturing jobs since 2001. While building walls and imposing … While a solar farm does not create many jobs, the downstream suppliers of steel and components …

• IEEE Smart Village and Its partner Global Himalayan Expedition Bring Solar-Generated Electricity to Lingshed Monastery – IEEE Spectrum

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  IEEE Smart Village and Its partner Global Himalayan Expedition Bring Solar-Generated Electricity to Lingshed Monastery IEEE Spectrum Working with its partner, Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), a Smart Village team traveled to the Indian Himalayas in August to install 14 solar-powered microgrids at the Lingshed Monastery, in an area revered as the “rooftop of the world.” IEEE … and more »

• Can coal miners become solar technicians? – GreenBiz

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  Can coal miners become solar technicians? GreenBiz Communities dependent on coal extraction have been suffering from falling employment for many years, often even as production was rising. This loss of jobs was not the consequence of environmental actions or of a supposed "war on coal" waged by the … and more »

• America Knows Better: Addressing Climate Change Is Good Business – Breaking Energy

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  America Knows Better: Addressing Climate Change Is Good Business Breaking Energy The opportunity to create new American jobs in the transition to clean energy is tremendous. There are now more jobs in solar energy than in coal mining, and the number of solar jobs has grown more than 20 percent in each of the last three years … Trump Administration Expected to Change Emphasis on Energy Sources and Seek to Reverse or Limit Many …Lexology (registration) What You Should Know About Trump's Cabinet & ClimateClimate Central Reince Priebus on Trump's stance on Cuba, Cabinet picks; Rep. Tim Ryan on why he's challenging Nancy PelosiFox News all 141 news articles »

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• Major Illinois energy bill advances with two days left in session – Midwest Energy News

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  Major Illinois energy bill advances with two days left in session Midwest Energy News That's the ultimate win, win, win,” said Andrew Barbeau, a consultant for the Environmental Defense Fund, which is part of the Clean Jobs Coalition. “The renewable energy and energy efficiency investments will lead to an additional $12 billion to $15 … What controversial Exelon energy bill could mean to youChicago Daily Herald all 56 news articles »

• Dear Ivanka Trump: Save The Planet From Your Dad – Fast Company

  Dear Ivanka Trump: Save The Planet From Your Dad Fast Company Yet numerous reports, including Risky Business, released in 2014 and funded by Hank Paulson, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Rockefeller Family Fund, and others, states, "If we continue on our current path, many regions of the U.S. face the prospect of … and more »

• What You Can Learn From Andrew Ross Sorkin's Insanely Regimented Schedule – Fast Company

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  What You Can Learn From Andrew Ross Sorkin's Insanely Regimented Schedule Fast Company Yet numerous reports, including Risky Business, released in 2014 and funded by Hank Paulson, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Rockefeller Family Fund, and others, states, "If we continue on our current path, many regions of the U.S. face the prospect of … and more »

• Trump Isn't Bringing Coal Back – ValueWalk

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  Trump Isn't Bringing Coal Back ValueWalk Solar and wind energies only exist because government insists on it, propping up well-connected companies with subsidies and tax credits. … In 1975, the Department of Energy helped fund the first Appalachian Basin directional wells to tap shale gas … and more »

• Watch this video, Donald Trump, before you put Chris Christie in charge of Energy | Mulshine – NJ.com

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  Watch this video, Donald Trump, before you put Chris Christie in charge of Energy | Mulshine NJ.com We will grow manufacturing jobs in wind and solar energy not only to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, but also to make sure that we bring back to New Jersey the good, high-paying, manufacturing jobs we lost during the Corzine administration. As … and more »

• Mike Pantelides: City actions have bolstered quality of life – CapitalGazette.com

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  Mike Pantelides: City actions have bolstered quality of life CapitalGazette.com Jobs are key to making our city stronger and more resilient. Since I entered office, the city has welcomed 362 new or … The 16.8-megawatt solar energy park, which will convert sunlight into direct current electricity, is ready for some 50,000 solar …

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• Can Raton rise again? – Santa Fe New Mexican

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  Can Raton rise again? Santa Fe New Mexican For years, said Phillips, the town prided itself on funding its own way, largely through tax revenues from coal mining and auxiliary jobs that supported the industry. In the past two years, however, the town has applied for state funds to help rebuild …

• It Is Time to Address India's Abysmal Job Creation Record – The Wire – The Wire

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  It Is Time to Address India's Abysmal Job Creation Record – The Wire The Wire More than 550 jobs were lost each day in the last four years in India, placing it behind Bangladesh and Vietnam in terms of job-creation. and more »

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• Climate change in the era of Trump – The Economist

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  Climate change in the era of Trump The Economist Sure enough, on November 21st Mr Trump pledged that on day one of his administration he would scrap “job-killing restrictions” on the production of American fossil fuels, which account for 80% of America's man-made greenhouse-gas emissions. The … and more »

• A World to Be Thankful For – The Atlantic

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  A World to Be Thankful For The Atlantic In the U.S., only 38 percent of voters—the very same voters who elected him, asked on the very same day they did it—believed that the next president of the United States is qualified for the job. A poll after the election suggests that 63 percent …

• Missing Thanksgiving Day – The Atlantic

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  Missing Thanksgiving Day The Atlantic The other is Stockton's attempt, through its Measure M, to approve a very small (quarter-cent) sales tax increase to fund libraries and recreation centers for young people and families who now badly lack them. Stockton, once a site of commercial and …

• ComEd Strips Mandatory Demand Charges From Illinois Energy Bill – Greentech Media

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  ComEd Strips Mandatory Demand Charges From Illinois Energy Bill Greentech Media “Such costs should be mitigated to avoid heavy job losses and lost opportunity across the state.” Solar companies cheered ComEd's decision to drop the demand charges. The latest revisions would allow retail rate net metering for solar customers to … and more »

• Cumberland Town Council OK's tax deal with solar farm operators – Valley Breeze

  Cumberland Town Council OK's tax deal with solar farm operators Valley Breeze CUMBERLAND – Cumberland will be collecting $6,110 a year in total taxes from the first solar farm out at West Wrentham Road, according to a 20-year agreement approved 5 to 1 last week by the Town Council. The council's consent to the “payment in lieu …

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