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More Green Jobs Will Sprout from Brownfields. July 30, 2010
The EPA has just announced that is is allocating an additional $16 million for projects to reclaim brownfields, which are former industrial sites with varying degrees of contamination. The funds are targeted to brownfields projects that create new green jobs in nearby communities.

Solyndra’s Founding CEO to Step Down. July 27, 2010
After a failed IPO in April, $500 million in losses, 3-year old solar start-up Solyndra replaces its founding CEO.

Gov. Granholm Looks for Green Job with Obama Administration. July 26, 2010
After being mentioned for a dozen jobs when President Obama first took office, including for the Supreme Court, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan is now being mentioned by Politico as one to watch as a new face in the administration.

Khosla-Backed KiOR Ups Funding to $110M. July 23, 2010
Wow, for a biofuel startup few have heard of, KiOR has raised a whole lot of money. According to an amended filing, KiOR, has now raised a whopping $110 million from backers including Khosla Ventures.

House, Senate Intro Bills to Save Clean Energy-Green Jobs Program. July 23, 2010
On Thursday four senators introduced legislation that would re-vivify the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which helps homeowners finance the high up-front costs of clean energy improvements and retrofits.

Khosla-Backed Calera Scoops Up $19M for Carbon Recycling. July 22, 2010.
The DOE announced on Thursday that it will invest nearly $19.9 million in stimulus funds to help Calera design, build and deploy a system for churning out carbon-fed cement and aggregates.

Solar Startups Take a Shine to Portland, Oregon. July 21, 2010
A new generation of solar startups are sprouting up around Portland, Oregon's green metropolis, sometimes in old semiconductor factories that have been revamped to produce photovoltaic modules.

“Web” of Battery Plants to Bring 62,000 New Green Jobs to Michigan. July 20, 2010
Holland, Michigan is poised to be the western anchor for a web of advanced energy storage (aka battery) manufacturing facilities that will serve the surging electric vehicle market.

A great week for green startups!. July 17, 2010
This week, 5 green startups raise significant amounts of money.

Solar cell maker Calisolar raises $15M to bump up capacity. July 16, 2010
Calisolar, maker of cheaper, high-efficiency solar cells, has raised a fresh $15 million to get it closer to its goal of producing more than 200-megawatts worth of solar materials.

Obama Talks Green Jobs with Bill Clinton (finally). July 15, 2010
Former president's plan might have leveraged $150 billion in clean investment -- and a million jobs before November.

Gov. O’Malley Reveils Plan To Create 100,000 Green Jobs In MD. July 14, 2010
Recommendations of Maryland's Governor Task Force include increasing the state's reliance on wind power and solar energy, improving public transportation and promoting high-density development around transit hubs.

18 Million Green Jobs in 3 Years?. July 12, 2010
Not enough jobs and too much heat; sagging payrolls and global warming. Why not address both problems with a major public program to directly put people to work saving energy?

Obama Seeking $5 Billion for Clean-Energy Tax Credit to Spur Job Creation. July 9, 2010
President Obama called on Congress today to add $5 billion for expansion of a clean-energy manufacturing tax credit to encourage job creation.

Obama at Smith Electric Vehicles: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. July 8, 2010
President Obama gave a speech in Kansas City, Missouri at the factory of Smith Electric Vehicles, touting how investments from the stimulus package have helped to create jobs, speed economic recovery and spur growth in the clean energy sector.

The Green Job Bank Releases New Search Technology that Detects Duplicate Job Postings. July 6, 2010
The green job search site is first to develop an algorithm that detects duplicate job postings. The site currently indexes over 6,500 unique green job postings, in many green energy categories.

New eZONE Electric Vehicle Plant Brings Green Jobs to South Carolina. July 5, 2010
In yet another sign of the rapidly developing electric vehicle market, Korea-based CT&T picked South Carolina to manufacture its all-electric eZONE passenger car in the U.S. The new plant will initially create 370 new green jobs.

Obama Awards $2B for Solar Power, Hails New Green Jobs. July 3, 2010
The government is handing out nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that President Barack Obama says will create thousands of green jobs and increase the use of renewable energy sources.

New York to seek 25-year lease for offshore wind farm. July 1, 2010
The New York Power Authority is applying for a lease from the federal government for the Long Island-New York City offshore wind farm project.

AFL-CIO head: Time to take green jobs seriously. June 29, 2010
Keynoting a town hall meeting on "Creating Green Jobs in Cleveland, Ohio," AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka called for massive federal investment in clean energy industry and technology.

Tesla Goes Public. Will the Public Go Tesla?. June 27, 2010
Tesla Motors, the electric car startup scheduled to debut in public trading on June 29, could deliver the biggest IPO for a U.S. car company since Ford Motor’s initial public offering more than half a century ago.

California's Green Ways are Under Attack  June 26, 2010
A November ballot initiative would suspend AB 32 until California’s unemployment rate — currently at 12.4 percent — drops to 5.5 percent or less for an extended period.

Green Economy Jobs: Who Will Get Them?  June 25, 2010
Is the Green Economy a way for inner-city residents to get out of poverty by getting high-wage jobs in a vibrant new sector?

Tennessee first to conduct comprehensive survey on green jobs  June 25, 2010
Tennessee is one of the first states in the nation to conduct a comprehensive business survey to identify green jobs. This month the Tennessee Department of Labor is mailing more than 6,000 surveys to Tennessee employers.

Opinion: Why California will lose its edge in fight for green jobs creation  June 23, 2010
Republicans and Democrats in state government have seemingly found bipartisanship on one issue: sustaining California as the world's leader in green jobs. But peel away the visionary rhetoric, and the same old union special-interest groups are derailing even this path to economic growth and job creation.

Opinion: Let’s have the right debate on green jobs  June 22, 2010
We’re spending a lot of time debating the number of green jobs that are likely to be created in the future. What will they be? By when? How many? Where? How can I get one? How will I know a green jobs when I see it?.

A $100 Million Fund for Solar Financing  June 21, 2010
P.G.&E. Corporation, the California utility holding company, has created a $100 million tax-equity fund to finance residential solar installations by SunRun, a San Francisco start-up that leases photovoltaic arrays to homeowners.

New Report: Clean Energy Leadership in the Rockies  June 18, 2010
A new study by Headwaters Economics compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are taking advantage of clean energy opportunities to create green jobs.

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