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Google steps up efforts to develop renewables that are `cheaper than coal`
Google has revealed further details of its plans to establish the company as a major player in the clean energy field, underlining its commitment to the development of concentrated solar thermal, enhanced geothermal and, most intriguingly, high-altitude wind systems.
In an interview with the New York Times, the company`s Green Energy Czar Bill Weihl said the company was fully committed to accelerating the development of renewable energy technologies that can prove more cost-effective than coal power, as a means of both curbing carbon emissions and trimming its own giant energy bill.
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Labor Department awards US$155m to support green jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor announced on January 6 nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The latest round of funding, part of a larger $500 million Recovery Act initiative, will support job training programs to help dislocated workers and others to find jobs in green industries and related occupations. A total of 25 projects will receive grants ranging from approximately $1.4 to $5 million, and about $28 million of the total will support projects in communities impacted by auto industry restructuring. Training activities funded ... |
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IAIA10: The Role of Impact Assessment in Transitioning to a Green Economy
The Green Economy is one where vital links between economy, society, and environment are considered and where the transformation of production and consumption patterns helps reduce waste, pollution, and use of resources, materials and energy. Transitioning to the Green Economy will revitalize and diversify economies, create decent employment opportunities, promote sustainable trade, alleviate poverty and improve equity and income distribution.
To promote this shift, the world will need assistance and cooperation from both public and private shakeholders. IAIA10 can help demonstrate the role of impact assessment in transitioning to the Green Economy. The time for action is now!
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