President Obama's Green Jobs Quest Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog (blog) Likewise, no matter how many times Obama's green jobs efforts fail, he just keeps spending more taxpayer money on doomed projects. It's not uncommon for a green energy company propped up with taxpayer money to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Obama's Green-Energy MirageNational Review Online
Green-job training put on hold after program produces few jobs HeraldNet By Michelle Dunlop, Herald Writer Government-funded training for so-called green jobs has come to a near standstill in Snohomish County, having produced lackluster results. Over the past few years, about 500 residents in the county attended short-term ...
Commerce Department Moves to Destroy Green Jobs Reason Online (blog) Just weeks after promoting its "green jobs" record, the Obama administration may soon destroy green jobs. Led by SolarWorld, a German-based solar manufacturer, the Coalition for Solar Manufacturing (CASM) has petitioned the Department of Commerce and ...
Obama green jobs program faces further investigation USA TODAY By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â House Republicans are expanding their probe into the Obama administration's energy programs, investigating $500 million in green job training grants that placed just 10% of trainees in jobs, according to a ...
Push for Green Jobs: An Interview With David Foster of the Blue Green Alliance Workforce Management The Blue Green Alliance plans four regional conferences this winter and spring throughout the country to discuss best practices and green job possibilities. Foster spoke to Workforce Management sister publication Waste & Recycling News to give his ...
Ecotech Institute to Sponsor Green Jobs Showcase at Green Schools National ... MarketWatch (press release) DENVER, CO, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Ecotech Institute, the first and only college entirely focused on preparing America's workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainability, today announced that it will be sponsoring the Green...
Seattle's green jobs program still a bust MyNorthwest.com (City of Seattle) Nearly two years ago, the City of Seattle received $20 million in stimulus money to fund a green jobs program that promised to create 2000 jobs. The program now admits its jobs estimate will likely never be met. Only 16 jobs have been ...