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Green Collar Jobs The Next Boom Area for US Manufacturing

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama proposed an economic plan that would create 5 million jobs in environmental industries. These so-called "green collar" jobs do, in fact, present the next frontier for U.S. manufacturing, says a new report from Duke University

18 Nov 2008

Pimped Rides Go Green With Spoiler Design to Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy

US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff backed vehicles like vans that can reduce drag and lift significantly

10 Nov 2008

Super Fuel Efficient AFS Trinity SUV Coming to Los Angeles

AFS Trinity Power Corporation has announced it pulled its 150 MPG plug-in hybrid SUV prototypes out of the LA Auto Show but will independently exhibit and demonstrate the super fuel- efficient vehicles on their own elsewhere in downtown LA during the show

9 Nov 2008

Ohio Board of Building Standards Hearing May Mean Millions of Dollars in Energy Savings

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance testimony could save Ohio residents millions of dollars, create jobs and protect the environment

9 Nov 2008

Entrepreneureal Students Form Renewable Energy Start Up Company

In February of last year, University of Wisconsin- Madison senior Ted Durkee teamed up with University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Brandon Gador, who graduated last spring, to found Powered Green, a startup company promoting the use of renewable energy. They officially launched the company at the end of September.

4 Nov 2008

Solar Cell Production Begins for Suniva

Suniva Inc, a manufacturer of high value monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that in less than 12 months after the initial planning it successfully began production of solar cells on its new 32MWp line in Norcross, Georgia

4 Nov 2008

Coal Mandate for the Next President

Today is Election Day and whichever candidate is elected, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is calling for the new President to back the use of coal for electricity generation

4 Nov 2008

Looking to Environmentally Friendly Technologies to Solve Economic Problems in the US and California

One California school district has turned part of its focus to saving and even making money via the use of renewable energy in the form of solar power

4 Nov 2008

Supporters of Coal Fired Electricity Weigh into Presidential Campaign

As the hours of the 2008 election wind down, both Senator Obama and Senator McCain continue to express their strong support for coal, America's most abundant energy resource, during a campaign that has seen energy security and costs at the forefront of the national debate

3 Nov 2008