March 2011 Posts (51)

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Thursday's Asheville Citizen-Times features an excellent Op-Ed piece on green jobs and the clean energy economy in WNC. Check out the excerpts below and read the full article at the Asheville Citizen-Times. 

 

Asheville boasts a small but diverse job market led by health care and tourism after the falloff of manufacturing jobs in the past two decades. Economic developers are…

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The Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIF) provides debt and equity financing to environmental and natural resource-based small businesses (www.ncifund.org).  The Fund’s goal is to foster sustainable economic development and create quality employment in rural communities.   NCIF is certified as a Community Development Financial Institution and is an affiliate of The Conservation Fund (…

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A group of local business and government leaders also want to transform Western North Carolina's economy and make the region a hub for clean-energy investment. A new project launched this week will evaluate the region's green economy and find ways to generate jobs and attract investment in energy efficiency, sustainable building technologies, renewable energy and low-emission vehicles.

 

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I am attending this week. I will try to get significant, relevant information out to those of you in renewable energy. Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss.

Jon Snover

Will Allen and Growing Power are coming to Rutherford County, April 29th-May 1st, 2011. Register here!



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Western North Carolina’s green economy is growing — and getting cleaner. A coalition of leaders from the economic development, education and government… Continue

The National Association of Counties (NACo) has created 11 short videos featuring successful implementation of energy projects by counties around the United States. These videos are from counties all across the United States including Washington, Maryland, South Carolina, Arizona, Texas and Florida. These videos serve as testimonials from county officials and staff concerning the implementation of cost-effective climate and energy strategies.

To view all 11 videos, please visit NACo's…

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SylvanSport, the innovative outdoor gear company, has consolidated its manufacturing operations into its new headquarters in Brevard, North Carolina. The company was founded in Transylvania County in 2004, and makes what National Geographic Adventure calls, “the coolest camper ever.”



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Within just a couple of weeks, two major reports have been published that assess the feasibility of producing 100% of global power needs from wind, water and solar renewable power (WWS) by 2050.

A first study – co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson and UC-Davis researcher Mark A. Delucchi –…

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The United States' reliance on coal to generate almost half of its electricity, costs the economy about $345 billion a year in hidden expenses not borne by miners or utilities, including health problems in mining communities and pollution around power plants, a study found.…

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