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AdvantageWest awarded more than $479,000 in federal funds to create clean energy jobs

N.C. Arboretum and Appalachian State also receive grants, bringing a total of $1.2M and 58 jobs to the 23-county region of Western N.C.



(FLETCHER, N.C.) July 22, 2010 – AdvantageWest has been selected to receive $479,259 in federal recovery act funds to create clean energy jobs and internships in Western North Carolina. Two other entities in

AdvantageWest’s 23-county service area, the N.C. Arboretum and… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 27, 2010 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Appalachian State University, AdvantageWest, NC Arboretum, and others awarded grants from NC Energy Office for green energy internships

RALEIGH – Twenty-three private businesses, public agencies, and public and private universities will receive $5.6 million to create 400 jobs and internships to give students hands-on experience and training in North Carolina’s energy economy, the North Carolina Energy Office announced today. The federal funds will be combined with other private and public dollars to create an internship program worth nearly $8.7 million.



The N.C. Energy Office created the program with money from the… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Mountain Green keynote videos now online

If you missed the Mountain Green conference this year or just want to see the excellent keynote presentations again, videos for the keynotes of Barry Patterson (green business/sustainability/biomimicry) and Bill Thomas (greening of eldercare) are now… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

CO2 Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects

Reposted from Bloomberg news here



U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from energy use will climb 3.2 percent this year on economic growth and higher use of fossil fuels to generate electricity, the Energy Information Administration forecast today.



Carbon dioxide produced from burning coal, oil and natural gas should rise 1.6 percent in 2011 from 2010 levels, the EIA said… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 12, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Green still growing despite the recession – 2010 Green Brands Survey

The 5th Annual ImagePower® Green Brands Survey is out,

with some encouraging and surprising results. First, the environment is

not going away, despite our best attempts to kill it. With over 9000

people polled in eight countries (Australia, Brazil, China, France,

Germany, India and the United Kingdom) this study… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 12, 2010 at 5:56pm — No Comments

FHFA Slams the Door on PACE Financing

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the agency that regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, has come down hard on the increasingly popular PACE programs for financing home energy efficiency improvements. PACE, which stands for Property Assessed Clean Energy, is an innovative tool that local governments across the country have been experimenting with to drive widespread energy-efficiency retrofits. As a very quick summary, a PACE program can provide up-front… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 12, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Nearly $495 Million in Federal Funding Available for State, Local, and Tribal Governments

This message announces the availability of nearly $495 million in current or upcoming funding opportunities for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Department

of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

(HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE), and the U.S. Environmental…

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Added by Matt Raker on July 12, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Four new energy efficiency and renewable energy funding opportunities on the way from NC Energy Office

The North Carolina Energy Office has just release four new "intents to post solicitations for proposals" for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The four upcoming opportunities include...



1) Proposals from consultancies, financial institutions, non-profit organizations to administer and promote a new state-wide Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Lending Program. The program will include both residential and small commercial loan products intended to stimulate the… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 8, 2010 at 9:17am — No Comments

Blue Ridge Natural Heritage Area announces 2010 Heritage Grants Program

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is pleased to announce its 2010 Heritage Grants Program, which offers matching grants for innovative projects that preserve, interpret, and promote the rich historical, cultural, and natural heritage of Western North Carolina.



Grants are available for the preservation, interpretation, development, and promotion of heritage resources in five thematic areas:
  • Agricultural heritage

  • Cherokee heritage
  • Craft heritage…
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Added by Matt Raker on July 6, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Venture Watch - SJF Invests in Innovative Electronic Device Recycler

Does it make any sense to put cell phones and other modern electronic devises in landfills once we're done with them, just throwing away all the value that was articulately manufactured into it? eRecyclingCorps, doesn't think so, and has pioneered a strong business model in "closing the loop" at the "end of life" of electronic devises. This is another innovative cradle-to-cradle type business opportunity that has attracted venture investment from NC's own SJF Ventures and others.… Continue

Added by Matt Raker on July 6, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

New Economic Developer's Guide to the Renewable Energy Industries is released!

Editor Jason Hoyle and rest of the Appalachian State University Energy Center team has just released Volume 4 of the Economic Developer's Guide to the Renewable Energy Industries. This fourth installment is an excellent continuation of the series. A PDF version of the report is available by following the link below...…



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Added by Matt Raker on July 6, 2010 at 11:40am — No Comments

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