The Overland Park Kansas firm of BCS feels that the trend will soon move to Kansas. A spokesperson for the company said, “With so much opportunity, money, and demand you will see more and more schools vying for the federal funding to help.” In Overland Park BCS says they have already heard a few complaints [...]
The “greening” of Bowling Green will continue with state funding that will initiate a long-planned Habitat for Humanity green housing community. WKU has received a $655,000 grant from the Kentucky Division of Water to create an integrated green infrastructure at a 16-acre site owned by Habitat for Humanity called Durbin Estates located just off Glen [...]
An unprecedented alliance of U.S. truck drivers and environmental, labor, community, faith, civil rights and public health groups jubilantly cheered the news that a U.S. District judge yesterday lifted an injunction and upheld the Los Angeles Clean Truck Program in entirety. The coast-to-coast coalition of over 125 organizations has advocated for LA’s EPA award-winning model, [...]
The CITYDESIGN + CITYBUILD 2010 Conference will bring energy and infrastructure experts together to focus on risks and opportunities in the global built environment. Montreux Energy a premier organizer of strategy roundtables on the future of global energy investment, announced that it will host a gathering of national and international experts to discuss new ways [...]
The USGBC-Illinois Chapter Greenbuild Host Committee, helping to organize the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, awarded six grants to local community “Legacy Projects” that are advancing green building for the next generation. Furthering its goal to foster green building at a grassroots level, Greenbuild is also seeking to distribute ten full [...]
TPI Composites, Inc., a leading global supplier of wind turbine blades, announced plans to open a wind blade innovation center in Fall River, Massachusetts that will support TPI’s manufacturing facilities around the world. The Fall River plant will serve as a center for development of advanced blade manufacturing technology and a launching pad for new [...]
The following press release highlights the diversity of careers that can be considered “green”. The move to a sustainable economy will require efforts in many fields providing green jobs in all sectors. Today we will see how software development and data analysis can also be a green career path.
Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that a team led by The Pennsylvania State University will receive up to $122 million over the next five years from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish an Energy Innovation Hub focused on developing technologies to make buildings more energy efficient.
Yesterday, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) launched a new partnership with Zipcar Inc., providing the campus with access to the world’s leading car-sharing service. The cost-effective and convenient transportation option is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all students, staff, and faculty ages 18 and up and [...]