Green Certificate Programs See Growth - SDS Universe
Last year, the College of Extended Studies launched the first professional certificates in the green industry with its green building construction, and renewable energy and green energy management programs. Since then, the two programs, and their

Green energy feels the chill in harsh economic climate - Times Online
Britain’s wind energy industry increased its call for state aid yesterday, after new figures showed that investment in the sector has collapsed by nearly 80 per cent. The amount invested in British renewable energy schemes, including wind, solar

College energy courses draw crowds - Cincinnati.com
Colin Vogt’s past includes 20 years as a software engineer with big companies including General Electric. But as far as he’s concerned, his future is just as exciting since he enrolled in the renewable energy program at Cincinnati State Technical

GMP Reduces Renewable Energy Premium for Customers by 25% - Market Wire
COLCHESTER, VT–(Marketwire - April 10, 2009) - It just got a little cheaper for Green Mountain Power customers to support new renewable energy. The Vermont Public Service Board approved GMP’s request to lower the premium its customers voluntarily

The Color of Money: 10 Visionaries Building The Market For Green - The Daily Green
It\’s been estimated that the Earth absorbs as much energy from the sun in one hour as all human activity consumes in an entire year. \r\n\r\n So why not just give an award to the sun? Because we can\’t harness that energy in a highly affordable

The Real ‘Green’ Innovation - Newsweek
Amid this withering contraction, at least one clean-energy company is booming. The 380 employees of SolarCity, based in Foster City, Calif., are working all-out on installing solar panels on homes, mostly in the Golden State. Business has doubled

Why Green Matters Now - US News and World Report
If you think the intertwined subjects of energy and the environment are uninteresting, this issue is not for you. (If you’re on the fence, give me a minute to make my case.) I know the hesitation. We’ve seen it, we’ve heard it. We’re locked in the

Green Energy offering rebates for solar water heaters - Business Courier
An energy policy advocacy group in Ohio estimates that as many as 100 households in the state use a solar thermal water heater to cut costs and steer clear of volatile natural gas prices. Newly tapped to administer a rebate program for the solar