Category: Green Building LEED News
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Building a Career in Renewable Energy: The OneEnergy Scholars Program
Spurred by both a boom in market demand and increased public interest in renewable energy, solar energy jobs have skyrocketed in recent years. According to the Solar Foundation’s 2014 National Solar Jobs Census, in November there were 173,807 solar jobs in the country. Employment in the solar industry has risenRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NYC Public Housing Gets Historic Efficiency Upgrade
NYC’s entire public housing portfolio is about to get much more energy efficient.
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Fake Tea Party Protestors Paid to Rally Against Land Protection in Florida
Actors were paid to protest the purchase of land that would protect Florida’s Everglades.
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Dutch Citizens Sue Over Climate Inaction, A Sign of Things to Come
Court cases attempting to force strong action on climate are proceeding in the US and now in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Discussing Yieldcos A Popular New Model for the Selling and Buying of Solar Assets
There has been an increase in the sale of large solar projects that are in development or have already been built. While developers have a variety of funding options, yieldcos are gaining momentum in the solar energy sector as a new financing model. A yieldco is a corporate subsidiary createdRead More — Solar Builder magazine