Michigan Company Bright on the Future of LED Lighting
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| Photo credit: Clean Light Green Light |
Michigan-based Clean Light Green Light (CLGL), one of the premiere manufacturers of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting in the U.S., started up less than ten years ago in the garage of CEO and co-founder David McKinney. Now the company has an international customer list that includes Fortune 500 companies, municipalities such as Fairbanks, Alaska, and the first fully LED-lit commercial building in North America, Marvel Food & Deli.
Moving Cleaner Goods: The Hoosier Heavy Hybrid Initiative and Allison Transmission Partner to Produce Clean Trucks
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| Photo credit: Allison Transmission |
When one imagines hybrid vehicles in a green economy, the iconic wedge shape of the compact Prius invariably comes to mind. Yet passenger transportation comprises only a part of the broader transportation sector – trucking, for instance, remains the most widely used method to move goods across America. Trucks consume more than two million barrels of oil a day and average just over 6 miles per gallon, generating 20 percent of the transportation sector’s greenhouse gas pollution.
Indiana’s Hoosier Heavy Hybrid Initiative aims to tackle precisely this problem. A project of the Energy Systems Network (ESN), an Indiana consortium consisting of partners from industry, government and universities, it underscores the growing movement toward manufacturing the component parts of a new generation of clean-energy vehicles in the United States.
Tanya Pitts Sees a Well-Lit Career Path in Advanced Lighting
An increasing number of commercial buildings owners in California are employing energy-efficient lighting techniques to save money and reduce their buildings’ energy usage. Their actions are being spurred on by regulations like California’s Title 24 energy efficiency standard, incentives from utility companies like PG&E, and the increasing cost of electricity in California during peak hours.
All of this means more work for people like Tanya Pitts—a 32-year-old electrician from Oakland who’s certified in advanced lighting controls.
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October 15: Join Us At The Right Stuff Awards Dinner!
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Read the Ohio Apollo Alliance's recent op-ed in the Toledo Blade.
Find out what Ohio clean energy advocates are saying about how climate legislation can revive our sagging economy by creating jobs across the country.
Missouri Apollo Alliance victory!
The Missouri Apollo Alliance played a key role in getting Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) legislation signed into law in Missouri. Learn more about this victory and about the current threat to PACE programs nationwide.
Press Releases
Alliance of California Business, Labor, Environmental, and Community Leaders Unveil New Jobs Plan That Moves State Toward Economic Prosperity, Energy Security and Climate StabilityThe California Apollo Program: Creating and Keeping Clean Energy Jobs in California
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, as we witness the continued assault on California’s landmark climate law (AB 32) by out-of-state oil companies, a powerful alliance of California business, labor, environmental, and community leaders announced they have joined together to put forth The California Apollo Program—a [...]
As state unemployment hovers at above 10 percent, new study finds that strong energy and climate policies could create significant numbers of jobs in Indiana – especially in manufacturing
Strong federal clean energy and climate policies could create up to 117,000 jobs in Indiana by 2030, according to a new study by the Apollo Alliance. Many [...]
“We are handing the prize to the Chinese and a host of European nations”
San Francisco, CA–Cathy Calfo, executive director of the Apollo Alliance, today issued the following statement about the Senate’s decision to abandon comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation:
“Despite the heroic attempts of Senators Reid, Kerry, Boxer, Lieberman and others, not a single Republican [...]
Weekly Update
New Plan for Creating and Keeping Clean Energy Jobs in California
This week the California Apollo Alliance released a comprehensive strategy that details how to continue...
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