US Department of Labor announces $100 million in green jobs training grants through Recovery Act

January 8, 2010  
Written by  in Green Investments, Green News

LINK to all GRANT RECIPIENTS: ETP_SGA_Award_Summaries_120409 According to the Press Release, “Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The grants will support job training programs to help dislocated workers and others, including veterans, [...]

BLM Concentrating on Renewable Energy Projects That Could Meet Stimulus Funding Deadline

January 5, 2010  
Written by  in Green News, Green News Feature, Renewable, Solar

According to the Press Release, “With the December 2010 deadline for obtaining incentive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act only a year off, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey today reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to helping the nation reach its “green energy future” by guaranteeing full environmental analysis and public review [...]