Fuel from cheap, abundant wood waste with a new water tech that has captured the imagination of VCs, Industry, PA Governor Corbett, the Navy and US DOE.
Jobs
Grandstanding instead of Grand Planning: opt out of RGGI
RGGI, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, is not environmental legislation. It is a market mechanism that has created jobs and new industries, innovated technologies and processes for the efficient use of energy, and even given states funds to offset deficits.
Given NJ Governor Chris Christie’s interest in tackling the deficit, supporting New Jersey business [...]
Vote on Jobs
Jobs pushed onto the national radar last month. Green Jobs Good Jobs in Washington DC attracted over 3,000 people from workers to financiers. New coalitions are forming to bring together environmentalists and industry. In Wisconsin, Senate Democrats are staying out of the state to deny a quorum on the Governor’s campaign to end collective bargaining. [...]
A Really Big Tent: Anatomy of a Movement
A striking example of a super movement was the defeat of Proposition 23 in California.
For many still struggling with a stagnant economy, Proposition 23 flew under the radar. It was, after all, only going to affect California.
But Proposition 23 would have repealed broad based carbon legislation, AB 32, that had already [...]
Jobs? How does a Green Economy provide jobs?
The Good Jobs Green Jobs conference in Washington DC talked about jobs: where they are, where they will be and what needs to be done to get there.
The conference covered a wide range of topics. With hundreds of break out sessions, the energy in the air was palpable. This is a group that is organized [...]
