Sentences with phrase «good clean energy jobs»

Today, businesses like SunPower are moving forward, hiring 200 people for good clean energy jobs in the East Bay,» he said.

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«Clean energy is not only a good climate change solution, says Ms. Smith, it's also «good business» and creates jobs.»

But clean energy with hundreds of thousands of new jobs is still in our future, and the administration has already begun by supporting further ethanol subsidies, which the «best science» — and not mere politics — has proven to be a boon to the environment.

That is why the United States must lead the world in transforming our energy system away from nuclear power and fossil fuels and towards energy efficiency and renewable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass which will provide safe and clean energy and create millions of good - paying jobs.

«The government is breaking the law with its plans to fast - track a solar industry kill - off - as well as jeopardising thousands of jobs and countless clean energy projects across the country,» policy and campaigns director Craig Bennett said.

He said the initiative will «develop this increasingly affordable clean energy source that creates good - paying jobs while protecting Long Island's natural beauty and quality of life.»

She said that while the state must also expand investments in clean energy like wind, solar and geothermal, energy efficiency is one of the best ways to curb energy demand while also creating local energy efficiency jobs.

«This new public housing program will be a jobs program, a desegregation program, and a clean energy program as well as an affordable housing program.

Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club commented: «Mike Bloomberg's partnership with the Sierra Club and our more than 3 million members and supporters has put our country on a path to cleaner air and cleaner water, good - paying clean energy jobs, and healthier communities that are safe from toxic coal pollution».

It's about warmer homes, quieter and cleaner cars, greater economic and energy security, as well as jobs and business opportunities created by the low carbon transition.

At NYSUT, we believe that working families deserve a raise; that our economy should be creating good - paying, middle class jobs and America should be investing in infrastructure, clean energy and research.

Jen knows that fully funded schools, healthcare for all, and a clean energy economy that creates good local jobs will remain out of reach unless our state representatives are willing to fix New York's broken tax system and pass legislation that helps working families.

At the time, the governor characterized the deal as «an enormous win,» advancing clean energy goals as well as being a none - too - subtle move to save good - paying jobs and tax revenue in long - suffering upstate communities.

Hawkins Blasts Astorino for Endangering New Yorkers with Fracking; Investment in Clean Energy is Best Job Creation Strategy

His Green New Deal platform called for jobs for the unemployed, single - payer healthcare, as well as banning fracking and committing to 100 percent clean - energy use by 2030.

Or will Cuomo choose a future of clean, renewable energy, good jobs, and safe communities?

«Clean energy jobs are some of the best paying out there,» Clegg said.

«I am calling for a Green New Deal for New York to establish the human right of all New Yorkers to economic security and prosperity, including decent jobs, living wages, publicly - funded health care, good public education from pre-K through college, and affordable housing, mass transit, and clean energy,» said Hawkins, a working Teamster who unloads trucks at night at UPS in Syracuse.

In addition, Governor Cuomo directed NYSERDA to invest $ 15 million in clean energy workforce development and infrastructure advancement to train workers for jobs in this good - paying industry, including offshore wind construction, installation, operation, maintenance, design, and associated infrastructure.

THOMPSON: Another argument against switching to renewable energy is that there are fewer good jobs in clean energy than in fossil fuels.

That is why President Obama has fought hard to advance the policies that will reduce our reliance on oil and other fossil fuels, increase our production of clean energy and create good - paying jobs that can never be outsourced.

This strategy not only will lower energy costs and create good - paying jobs, it also will pave the way for a cleaner, healthier environment for our children and grandchildren.

This means developing more of America's own energy resources, including wind, solar, clean coal, biofuels, nuclear energy, as well as oil and natural gas — which will reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and create thousands of jobs here at home.

In early August Obama unveiled his energy plan, advocating for cooperating «with the Canadian government to finally build the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline, delivering clean natural gas and creating good jobs in the process.»

It is a bet that spending taxpayer dollars today can lead to better jobs and more secure, cleaner energy for tomorrow's economy.

To build on this progress, the Obama Administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution — just like we have for other toxins like mercury and arsenic — so we protect the health of our children and move our economy toward American - made clean energy sources that will create good jobs and lower home energy bills.

This Mother Jones report does a good job of giving an overview of how their scarcity presents a number of problems to revving the clean energy economy up to full speed.

As we recover from this recession, the transition to clean energy has the potential to grow our economy and create millions of good, middle - class jobs — but only if we accelerate that transition.

Both solar energy and public transportation are key parts of the clean energy economy that's moving the country beyond fossil fuels at the same time it is creating good, green jobs.

«Experience from Canada and around the world confirms that pricing pollution works: it spurs clean innovation and growth, creates good middle - class jobs and gives families and businesses an incentive to make choices that will help them save energy and money.

The institute estimates that if New York state invested $ 4 billion to $ 5 billion of the revenue in clean energy every year, 145,000 to 160,000 good - paying jobs would be created annually.

Especially because many of the changes that need to be made to dramatically cut emissions would also materially improve the quality of life for the majority of people on the planet — from allowing kids in Beijing to play outside without wearing pollution masks to creating good jobs in clean energy sectors for millions.

It's time decision makers in the Southeast move aggressively to maximize the growth of clean energy in our region by lining up the right policies, policies with great potential, so we can all benefit from what other regions have discovered: Promoting renewable energy creates good jobs, cleaner air, and lower electric costs.

With 22 % of all investment in European wind projects coming to the UK, the offshore wind industry is exceptionally well placed to boost supplies of home grown clean energy whilst growing new jobs and opportunities.»

Careful long - term planning also provides an opportunity to maximize socio - economic benefits, such as cleaner air and water, improved security for jobs and energy access, and better health.

The Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Campaign will establish a working group among government agencies and clean energy stakeholders to examine the best funding opportunities to invest in job training in the clean energy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecoClean Energy Jobs Campaign will establish a working group among government agencies and clean energy stakeholders to examine the best funding opportunities to invest in job training in the clean energy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecEnergy Jobs Campaign will establish a working group among government agencies and clean energy stakeholders to examine the best funding opportunities to invest in job training in the clean energy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecoclean energy stakeholders to examine the best funding opportunities to invest in job training in the clean energy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecenergy stakeholders to examine the best funding opportunities to invest in job training in the clean energy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecoclean energy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecenergy industry in economically distressed regions of the state and to remove barriers for entry in the clean energy ecoclean energy ecenergy economy.

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Increasing a state's use of renewable energy brings other benefits as well, including job creation, energy security, and cleaner air.

«In the process, we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced — jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; constructing fuel - efficient cars and buildings; and developing the new energy technologies that will lead to even more jobs, more savings, and a cleaner, safer planet in the bargain,» Obama said Thursday in a speech at George Mason University.

«As the world's largest solar plant of its kind, the Abengoa's Solana project is playing an important role in creating jobs and clean energy for Arizona as well as fostering innovation in the U.S.,» said Secretary Chu.

«This PLA ensures that the jobs will provide good wages and benefits for workers, who will provide the highest quality of work, resulting in new, cleaner energy for generations to come.»

I have seen firsthand the good - paying jobs created in our clean energy sector, benefiting our environment and generating economic growth,» said McNerney.

«We're gonna be using American produced, American energy that will create jobs in the United States, will create a far more secure source of energy for us and will make us better environmental stewards because we will be contributing less to climate change and burning much cleaner fuel.»

In Brooklyn, N.Y., and Fresno, Calif., groups like UPROSE and Green for All are working on local solar projects to provide residents with clean energy and good jobs.

We'd be much better off supporting job creation through clean energy.

Beyond lowering greenhouse gases, we're reporting impacts such as the creation of new jobs, access to clean energy and water, better health, and the protection of natural habitats.

But people laid off from the fossil fuel industry can find safer, well - playing jobs in clean energy.

In partnership with the ILR School's Worker Institute at Cornell University and Climate Jobs NY, this initiative focuses on accelerating energy efficiency and renewable energy growth to make New York a magnet for new energy technologies and creating 40,000 new, good - paying clean energy jobs by 2020.

So, rather than claim that fracking is good because it creates jobs, maybe CEOs in the energy industry should look towards sustainability, and recognize that, by definition, a sustainable energy industry will create jobs for a longer time than an unsustainable one, and the change from dirty to clean energy will yield short - term jobs and long - term profitability without the massive downside of fossil fuels.

The Clean Climate Careers initiative is a bold, three - pronged strategy that connects investment in clean energy technologies with the industry's good - paying, quality Clean Climate Careers initiative is a bold, three - pronged strategy that connects investment in clean energy technologies with the industry's good - paying, quality clean energy technologies with the industry's good - paying, quality jobs: