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-- As companies emerge from recession-induced hibernation, shake off hiring freezes, and start to cautiously advertise job openings again, they're finding an entirely different landscape than when they did their last round of recruiting. With all the hope tacked on to green companies and jobs, the stakes are high for companies that blunder. Here are tips to avoid missteps. -
-- Sunil Paul thinks big. He also is well-connected in D.C. and has an exquisite sense of timing. He released his report Gigaton Throwdown in the company of green jobs czar Van Jones and key players from Energy Secretary Steve Chu’s brain trust on the eve of the House vote on the climate bill. -
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In a survey of almost 2,000 employees, the company found that, in addition to increasing job satisfaction among teleworking employees, Cisco saved $277 million as a result of its flexible work program. -
-- People come to Bright Green Talent every day for advice on how they can get into a sector that's increasingly seeming like a mirage. Lately, there's more frustration in their voices, and people are wondering if all these green jobs evangelists are really just snake oil salesmen. For now the jobs may be few, but they are real — and there's way for jobseekers to get an edge. -
-- From retrofits to road projects, the Onvia website recovery.org tracks stimulus spending, enabling businesses to scout for opportunities in government contracts and taxpayers to see where the money is going and how many new jobs are expected. -
-- The executive summary to this report asks: What would it take to aggressively scale up clean energy to have a major impact on job growth, energy independence and climate change over the next 10 years?
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-- What would it take to aggressively scale up clean energy to have a major impact on jobs, energy independence and climate change over the next 10 years? The Gigaton Throwdown report asks just that -- and offers answer to the question. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two new reports on the impacts of moving to a low-carbon economy show putting money toward energy efficiency, building retrofits and renewable energy projects can create 1.7 million new jobs, significantly more than the same investment in fossil fuel industries. -
-- This report from the Center for American Progress and the University of Massachusetts explores how investments of $150 billion per year in energy efficiency, building retrofits, clean technologies and public transportation can create 1.7 million new jobs in the United States.
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-- Despite the economic crisis, the environmental movement is gaining traction by the day, and the trickle of green jobseekers has turned to a flood. If you want to ride the wave but don't know how to navigate the market, it might be time to consider going back to school. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- "Green collar jobs" has been the buzz term in business and policy circles as the solution to rising unemployment and greenhouse gas emissions. Two new reports show that the U.S. and states such as California can improve economic growth by employing clean energy strategies. And one of the reports says "business as usual" could make California's economy worse in the long run. -
-- Given all the hype about green jobs -- particularly the rosy projections about the green jobs of tomorrow -- it's welcome news when a credible source puts some facts on the table. Would you care to guess how many green jobs there are in America? -
-- Twenty years after Field of Dreams brought one of cinema's most famous lines to the American consciousness, political and business leaders from the Hawkeye state and beyond are quoting a new variation. Wind farms: If you build them, jobs will come. -
-- Professionals in climate change-related fields are more likely to be male, highly educated, well-paid and not worried about losing their jobs, according to a new survey. -
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The networking giant yesterday outlined a new IT solution to make the country's electrical infrastructure more energy efficient and responsive while creating thousands of new jobs.