WHEN Tuesday, November 19, 2019 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with program from 6:30 to 7:30 PM WHERE Orange Silicon Valley (Downtown SF) 60 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 WHAT The impacts of a changing climate are upon us. Left unchecked, climate change over the next few decades could not only disrupt ecosystems, decimate biodiversity […]
$22,000 a Day on Bottled Water for Flint: Chronically Underfunded, Maintenance-deferred Water Infrastructure Costs Michigan Money. LANSING (November 14, 2019) – Investing $12 billion on top of existing water infrastructure expenditures over the next two decades would address the Flint water problem and also create nearly 90,000 direct full-time jobs and generate $8.8 billion in total […]
The clean energy economy is strong in Illinois employing over 123,000 people, thanks to state policy like the Future Energy Jobs Act of 2016. But one barrier to growing this industry is recruiting and training workers. Fortunately, expanding workforce training programs are a focus of the Clean Energy Jobs Act that is currently in front […]
North Carolina ranks sixth in the nation in jobs related to energy efficiency, a national advocacy group for conservation and renewable energy reports. According to E4TheFuture and Environmental Entrepreneurs, North Carolina employs 86,559 in energy-efficient jobs, an increase of 3% over the previous year, or 2,500 jobs. Energy-efficiency workers account for 41% of all energy-related […]
Currently under consideration by the Illinois state legislature, The Clean Energy Jobs Act will dramatically expand energy efficiency programs, decarbonize the power sector and increase electric vehicle penetration and move Illinois towards 100% clean energy. Join us on National Energy Efficiency Day, Wednesday October 2nd, for a deep-dive into the energy efficiency components of the legislation – […]
E2 and our partners will host a NYC Climate Week event, “Making New York an Offshore Wind Jobs Hub” on Thursday, Sept 26. Under New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which passed this summer, the state is supporting the development of 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2035. Join our offshore […]
Texas added more than 10,000 clean energy jobs last year, according to a report from Environmental Entrepreneurs, a national, nonpartisan group of business leaders and investors focused on environmental issues.
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) recently released its Clean Jobs Colorado report, which states that Colorado had about 60,000 clean energy jobs at the end of 2018. Mesa County ranked 11th in the state with 1,122 jobs, according to the data. The 10 counties in front of Mesa are on the Front Range. Statewide, employers are predicting […]
Energy-efficiency jobs in Ohio grew by 4.5 percent last year, according to a report by a group called Energy Entrepreneurs, or E2.
Clean Jobs for Western Colorado: E2’s 2019 Clean Jobs report release & panel discussion E2 and the Grand Junction Cleantech Business Coalition are co-hosting the release of E2’s 2019 Clean Jobs Colorado report detailing the economic importance of clean jobs to Western Colorado. You’ll get the latest data on clean tech jobs, network […]
Job growth outpaces national (1.5%) and statewide rates (2.4%) Clean energy employs 26K more workers than fossil fuels in CO Jackson, Denver, Boulder, Broomfield, Alamosa counties lead state in clean jobs per capita. Growth rate led by clean vehicles (22.5%) and energy efficiency (7.2%) GRAND JUNCTION (September 12, 2019) – Nearly 60,000 Coloradans now work […]
WASHINGTON (September 11, 2019) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1941 and HR 205, which would permanently protect coastal economies along Florida’s Gulf Coast and the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from expanded offshore drilling. Following is a statement from Bob Keefe executive director of the national nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): […]