Posts Tagged ‘american recovery and reinvestment act’

Teens Find Promise in a Solar Future

Fifty at-risk teens find promise in a solar future in Las Vegas this summer.  The youths, participating in a six-week course, recently toured a solar panel array as part of the Green Academy of Training and Technology.  Showing, rather than just teaching the teens about the future of solar power, and potentially setting them on [...]

Green Jobs Are Growing

The jury may still be out for a while before we can assess whether the $787 stimulus package passed by Congress in February this year was a wise investment.  One thing appears to be certain, however: green jobs are growing.
Whether you you are considering employment in the solar sector, a position in the wind industry, [...]

Hope for Clean Energy Investments

Ready or not, the stimulus package is finally signed into law.  Yesterday, Obama finalized the adoption of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Of the nearly $800 billion that will be doled out in the coming months, about $43 billion is devoted to energy, and another $111 billion to infrastructure and science.  These two categories [...]