Senator Sherrod Brown (D. - Ohio) wants assurance that climate legislation will build and protect America’s manufacturing base.

A national industrial policy is the missing link to the transformation to a new clean energy economy.

Hydropower can create lots of electricity and 700,000 good, green-collar jobs by 2025.

Clean Edge released its first Clean-Tech Jobs Trends report, which ranks the top 15 clean-tech metro areas in terms of job opportunities and pay range.

Green Dream Jobs finds green jobs are good jobs.

Energy efficiency advocates and industry representatives agreed on new energy efficiency standards for heating and cooling devices.

Voces Verdes is a political platform for Latino communities to advocate for strong climate and clean energy legislation.

Local Green: Portland, Oregon’s new Community Workforce Agreement will help bring clean energy jobs and job training to low-income Portlanders in connection with the city’s Clean Energy Works program.

Chicago’s GreenTown conference brings together public and private groups interested in building sustainable communities.

The USDA will supply the tornado-devastated town of Greensburg, Kansas with a $17.4 million loan to build ten wind turbines.

Florida’s Next Generational Solar Energy Center is billed as North America’s largest photovoltaic energy facility.

–Christopher Greenspan

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