September 8, 2009: Rural Electric Co-ops Reconsider Renewables
Rural electricity co-operatives are investing in clean energy sources even though many are exempt from state renewable energy mandates.
Speaking at a green technologies conference in Shanghai, Senator Maria Cantwell (D. - Washington) called for a freer exchange of clean tech information between the U.S. and China.
IBM is betting that smart water systems will attract as much attention as smart electricity grids.
Green Jobs Czar Van Jones resigned his post.
The rate at which the U.S. is shedding jobs shrank last month, though unemployment rose to 9.7 percent.
Triplepundit.com maps green jobs.
Online College Reviews offers 101 ways to help students go green.
Local Green: In Santa Cruz, California, Natural Bridges High School trains teenagers for futures in the state’s growing clean energy sector.
A proposed 200 megawatt wind farm 25 miles off of North Carolina’s coast could supply electricity for 42,000 homes.
–Christopher Greenspan
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