Clean Jobs Index Shows Nearly 750,000 Clean Job Openings in Q1

National findings include growth in the solar industry, along with an increase in alternative fueling stations and LEED certifications Ecotech Institute today released new data from its Clean Jobs Index, which aggregates all the available clean jobs in the U.S. The Index...

The Obama Administration’s Natural Gas Policy Is Tragically Misgu

http://economicrisis.com/the-obama-administrations-natural-gas-policy-is-tragically-misguided/7398 The Obama Administration’s Natural Gas Policy Is Tragically Misguided The Obama administration has come out in support of the idea of exporting U.S. natural gas. This...

Clean Energy Breakthrough

Washington, DC — In a U.S. patent application, a little-known Maryland inventor claims a stunning solar energy breakthrough that promises to end the planet’s reliance on fossil fuels at a fraction of the current cost – a transformation that also could blunt global...

Black gold, dark clouds

Black gold, dark clouds On a stifling hot January summer night, Ben Sarten stepped inside the Tikorangi house he was raised in, closed the door and wondered where he was. “This doesn’t feel like home anymore,” he told his parents Clare and Alan. “The noise....

Are companies like Apple and IBM a buy?

http://economicrisis.com/are-companies-like-apple-and-ibm-a-buy/6439 Are companies like Apple and IBM a buy? Despite the remarkable run the stock market has had so far this year, high-value technology stocks are still trading at their cheapest levels since 2007,...

Sector Performance Year to Date to End April 2013

http://economicrisis.com/sector-performance-year-to-date-to-end-april-2013/5946 Sector Performance Year to Date to End April 2013 We may have heard headlines discussing the out-performance of “Defensive” Sectors, let’s take a brief moment to view the updated...

Republicans ignore disasters caused by big business in the U.S.

I missed writing a column on Earth Day, so I will writing this one about threats to our health and environment. The fertilizer plant in West, Texas (south of Dallas) had 1350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that requires disclosure to the U.S. Department of Homeland...

New York Times writer loans business column to sustainability

New York Times writer loans business column to sustainability Today, Eduardo Porter began his weekly column in the business section of the New York Time by asking, “Who would have thought the United States would one day be a leader in cutting greenhouse...

Clean Energy and System Purism

Much of the 20th century revolved around a conflict between capitalism and socialism. On both sides there were many people willing to die for either system. My response is that a system - any system - is a tool and nothing more than a tool; and the point is not to be a purist...

Clean Energy: Health and Responsibility

Clean energy is a matter of health, and it is also a matter of responsibility.Health means that it doesn't negatively impact either people's health or that of the planet. Dirty energy causes vast negative impact on both. Whereas with clean energy, nothing is polluted and no...

Is the U.S. Energy Boom being Oversold?

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/12/is-us-energy-boom-being-oversold.html Is the U.S. Energy Boom being Oversold? I attended the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco two weeks ago at which I heard a very interesting presentation by David Hughes of the...