Government/ Politics

Could the next tax rebate you get be from your energy usage?  According to Barrack Obama the answer is yes. At a recent town hall meeting in Denver, Colorado he talked about the potential for smart meters.  The president specified the ability of a national smart grid to register energy usage and conservation is key to the new stimulus package.... read more

Green Careers Guide is providing a directory of training providers on their site.  If you are looking for somewhere to begin a career in clean technology or looking simply to use green components in your current job, then this directory is very helpful.  Also, can those members of the KeenforGreen community who know of green training at their university, college or trade school add to their list.  Hopefully this list will encompass most of the green career training in the United States and allow us an easy way to continue education in sustainable development.

Also, keep checking our job opening board for open positions in clean technology in your area.... read more

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently approved a plan that will give this foggy city a world-wide leadership role in solar power. The plan is to build the largest solar photovoltaic municipal plants in the world.  This huge project would produce 5 megawatts of electricity for consumption by San Franciscians by utilizing 25,000 connected solar panels.... read more

Van Jones, the special adviser to the White House for for green jobs, enterprise, and innovation, spoke recently on the economic ramifications of the new policies of the Obama administration. This speech was given in front of the Bentley University Leadership Forum in Massachusetts.

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Secretary of Energy Steven Chu recently finished a deal with Solyndra, Inc. to aid in the construction of a commercial-scale manufacturing plant for cylindrical solar photovoltaic panels.  The construction and operation of this new plant will create new jobs in the United States, while financing green technology companies with the ability to expand.

Solyndra, Inc. is a solar panel company based in Fremont, California.  This company designs and assembles low-cost cylinder-shaped solar cells.  These cells are installed on industrial, commercial and institutional buildings to provide clean electricity from an underutilized source, the rooftop.

The design of Solyndra's cells is the key to their current success and ability to expand.  The cells are inexpensive photovoltaics that are easy and economical to install.  These cells are made with copper, indium, gallium and selenide (CIGS) creating an alternative to more expensive silicon based cells. ... read more