http://www.cleanedison.com/blog Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:22:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Wall Street Journal's Marketwatch recently reported that renewable energy stocks have been skyrocketing this year. Stocks in the PowerShares Wilderhill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) have increased 22% in value this year, surpassing the Dow Jones Industrial Average by approximately 72 percent. What do these trends mean for renewable energy ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/clean-energy-workforce-responds-to-rise-in-renewable-energy-stocks-906 The US Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau has released its commissioned report titled “Why Green is Your Color: A Woman’s Guide to a Sustainable Career”.  Click here to view the entire report. The report identified twelve key sectors of the green economy where opportunities exist for women to build sustainable green ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/sustainable-careers-for-women-898 The clean energy sector can make the United States competitive in global markets. By advancing domestic production methods, the United States can reduce its dependence on foreign markets for clean technologies. Domestic products of the clean energy sector, such as environmentally benign information technology and renewable fuels, can make the ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/clean-energy-job-sector-growth-894 California has led the way in environmental innovation for decades, and a recent report from Next 10, a nonprofit research organization, has confirmed that California’s green economy has been more resilient than the conventional job market during the recession. Next 10’s report included data about job losses in the green ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/energy-efficiency-jobs-resist-recession-in-california-892 Statewide incentives have made three energy efficiency programs possible in the state of Washington. RePower Bainbridge, RePower Bremerton, and RePower Kitsap are community-wide initiatives that incentivize home energy efficiency with the goal of improving home health and comfort while creating local jobs in the clean energy sector. The RePower programs ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/puget-sound-energy-incentives-reward-home-energy-efficiency-890 Green jobs do exist, but perhaps not on the scale that certain outlets had predicted. One thing that remains true about green job creation is that green jobs tend to thrive when local, state, and federal incentives exist to support those jobs. Green professional development is also a huge proponent ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/green-jobs-flourish-with-state-supported-programs-888 CleanEdison is rolling out a new series focused on building occupants and what they can do to help their building run as efficient as possible. The Green Occupants Series, or Go! Series, has been created for those building owners, managers, and maintenance staff who are hoping to train their occupants ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/go-series-profile-with-robert-orfino-883 BPI certification refers to the credential awarded by the Building Performance Institute to building professionals who have completed a stringent training program in the safety, health, durability, and efficiency of residential and commercial buildings. The BPI provides quality assurance measures that certified professionals employ in their work as energy auditors ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/what-is-bpi-certification-anyway-879 Last week was packed in terms of groundbreaking national news. Green jobs have been a popular news item throughout this presidential administration, and on Tuesday, President Obama took the stage for his State of the Union address. His speech contained some interesting information about the country’s green economy. Obama claims ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/green-economy-obama%e2%80%99s-sotu-and-green-jobs-876 It does not take a financial analyst to see that formerly lucrative industries such as the automobile industry have fallen into disrepair. As investment shifts from industries that were seen as infallible and moves toward sustainable industries that promise continued returns on investment and job creation, so does the popular ... http://www.cleanedison.com/blog/quit-your-dead-end-job-and-save-the-earth-873