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Red States Benefiting the Most from the IRA

Martin Wahl

Climate-change denier Marjorie Taylor Greene has welcomed the 2,500 jobs being brought to her Georgia district thanks to a government loan guarantee, telling Politico last year “We’re excited to have jobs.” Solar cell manufacturer QCells, received a $1.45B Department of Energy loan guarantee, made possible by the Inflation Reduction […]

Staggering Growth of Renewable Energy – Good-paying Jobs are Growing too

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George Harvey

Many young students who will graduate in the spring are already actively looking for jobs. Others, who will graduate after that, are starting to give the matter some serious thought. For all of them, there is […]

Career Maps to Help Students Connect to Green Building Job Opportunities

Career Maps to Help Students Connect to Green Building Job Opportunities, the Green Generation Workforce Development Initiative is helping high school students prepare for quality, local careers in the growing green buildings sector. Read blog post here: https://irecusa.org/blog/workforce-development-training/using-career-maps-to-help-students-connect-learning-with-future-careers/.

Jobs and Climate Forum • Tuesday, October 19th, 6:30-7:30pm

Join Vermont Council on Rural Development and the Vermont Climate Economy Action Team for an Addison County Jobs and Climate Forum.

On Tuesday, October 19th from 6:30 to 7:30pm, join a virtual forum with local business leaders to hear how confronting the climate crisis can also create economic opportunities for Vermonters. Hear directly from […]

Hiring a Sustainable Communities Program Director in VT

VNRC is currently looking to hire a Sustainable Communities Program Director. This individual will help guide policies and programs related to community development, land use planning, natural resource conservation, and climate resilience.

The Sustainable Communities Program Director will oversee VNRC’s work on local and state land use and community development policy; provide technical support […]

Service Technician Job at RunTime Solar

A new exciting career opportunity as a Service Technician is available with RunTime Solar, a Norwich Technologies company. Norwich Technologies, Inc. currently manages over 30 megawatts of PV solar sites across New England, including group net metered community solar, nonprofit, and commercial and industrial installations. RunTime Soar will extend that skilled project management to […]

Higher Paying Jobs for Clean Energy

George Harvey

What a year it has been! It was just over a year ago that we went into an economic slump because of Covid-19. Many jobs were closed down to reduce levels of virus transmission, and we have had very high levels of unemployment. Fortunately, it looks like there is hope that […]

McClure Foundation and Vermont Department of Labor Identify Vermont’s High-Pay, High-Demand Jobs

With the coronavirus continuing to drive uncertainty for Vermont workers, the McClure Foundation and the Vermont Department of Labor are releasing today their updated list of Vermont’s most promising jobs for the next 10 years. The free, easy-to-use print and online resource lists 60 plus occupations expected to pay at least $22/hour and have […]

Despite COVID-19, More Than Half of Cleantech Firms Still Planning to Recruit in 2020

Hyperion Executive Search Surveyed Impact of COVID-19 on Cleantech

AUSTIN – Results from a recent survey conducted by Hyperion Executive Search, a global talent acquisition company that works exclusively with clean energy and e-mobility, found that despite COVID-19, most cleantech companies plan to expand in 2020. Sixty one percent (61%) of the cleantech […]

Energy Has a Diversity Problem. We’re Calling on the Solar Industry to Fix It

Solar is no longer a fledgling industry. It’s more important than ever to improve diversity in hiring, say NAACP’s Rosemary Lytle and Vote Solar’s Melanie Santiago-Mosier.

from greentechmedia.com

According to a February report from The Solar Foundation, despite recent federal headwinds, overall solar employment is more than double what […]