The current loss of jobs in the Philadelphia region has hit all levels of the income spectrum, but those with limited education, chronic unemployment and a variety of other barriers face huge challenges looking for work. Though the Metropolitan Career Center (MCC) has in its 35 year history helped this population develop skills and find [...]
MSB, a provider of building cost data and estimating technology, has announced the release of its second quarter 2010 training schedule that includes the addition of a new, first-of-its-kind class on green valuation. This green valuation training will be available for valuation professionals to define what green is and what its implications are. The two day, in-depth [...]
The Enviromental Defense Fund has teamed up with DIG IN, Greenbiz.com, Net Impact, Sony and Ashoka, is coordinating a series of Solutions Labs to accelerate environmental innovation through open forum brainstorming in ten cities across the United States this year. These events are intended to bring together leading thinkers and practitioners from business, government, academia [...]
U.S. Department of Energy today announced the investment of nearly $3 million to advance the work of 16 institutions doing wind power research, including several colleges and universities. The recipients will use these funds to further the department’s goal of bolstering the emerging clean-energy sector with cutting-edge, highly trained workers. These awards will advance wind [...]
The team from Marshfield High School from Madison, Wisconsin won its second consecutive National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, representing leading oceanographic institutions universities and aquaria, manages a national academic competition for high schools on topics related to the study of the oceans — the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®). The NOSB [...]
Carnegie Melon University Qatar held witness, late last week, to the unveiling of a major new initiative by GreenGulf, the renewable energy advisory and investment management company, to power Qatari schools using solar energy. The announcement was made during an Earth Day Qatar event organised by Qatar Foundation International (QFI) in collaboration with the Earth [...]
There are several green job fairs/ expos/ conferences being held during the next month. The first will be in Chicago on April 30th and is called the “Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Summit“. It will take place at the Illinois Institute of Technology. This event, hosted by the Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative, will feature speakers [...]
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! It will be celebrated around the world. Keeping the environment at the forefront of people’s minds and governmental policy has never been so important as the world is facing monumental issues regarding sustainable development and climate change amidst a worldwide economic slowdown. You needn’t worry if you cannot [...]
Disneynature will be releasing their new movie OCEANS on Earth Day this week. It is a follow-up to the movie EARTH which debuted last year at this time. I am sure that it will be even more visually stunning than EARTH due to the beauty of the ocean and colorful life to be found there. [...]