The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) kicked off the 10th Annual Wind Powering America All-States Summit in Anaheim, California today, assembling DOE’s network of state wind energy working groups to share lessons learned and best practices, plan future collaboration, and recognize accomplishments.
Governor Martin O’Malley this week hosted a panel discussion onMaryland’s energy future, the latest in his series of “Maryland Forward” policy forums.The discussion was held at Timonium Fair Grounds before the 2011 Solar and Wind Expo. The Governor gathered with over 300 energy stakeholders, including utility and other energy business leaders, clean energy and environmental [...]
March 8-10 in Saratoga Springs WHAT: Bringing the promise of clean technologies to market starts with a qualified workforce.The 4th annual national Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference brings together nearly 500 representatives from community colleges, vocational high schools, four-year schools, industry-sponsored training programs, labor and apprenticeship programs, government agencies, workforce development boards, credentialing bodies, utilities [...]
The National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program will once again be offering a Greener Campus webinar series in 2011. Campus Ecology’s Greener Campus Conference Series gives NWF Campus Ecology members and partners the opportunity to hear from leading practitioners in the field on conservation and sustainability topics and to provide a forum for questions and [...]
Now in its fourth year, the 2011 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference — February 8-10 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. — is the nation’s leading forum sharing ideas and strategies to build a green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and confronts other environmental problems, and preserves America’s [...]
Senior business leaders, policymakers and clean energy thought leaders convened tyesterday for the first annual Clean Economy Summit, hosted by the Clean Economy Network Education Fund. The goal of the two-day conference is to produce a practical business and policy roadmap for achieving a clean economy and accelerating job creation in the United States.
The winners of the Ocean 2030 contest were announced at the National Council for Science and the Environment’s conference, Our Changing Oceans, in Washington, DC this week. Ocean 2030 is a multimedia – photo, video, and art – contest that provided a forum for youth to share their vision for our oceans over the next [...]
The Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL), a program of the Masdar Institute, committed to raising awareness and engaging students and young professionals in the renewable energy and sustainability fields, announces its program and sponsors for 2011.
With the goal of promoting healthier schools, the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute announced today that it will host a panel discussion-style news conference at Greenbuild 2010 alongside green building experts from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council and the Green Charter Schools Network.