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HART ENERGY CONNECT: AWEA Windpowers Focus On Jobs, Oil, Gas Transitions
2019-05-22 23:34:56| OGI
AWEA Windpower 2019 returned to Houston this week for the first time in a decade.
NFU to EPA: Stand With Farmers and Consumers on RFS; Law Creates American Jobs, Bolsters Rural Communities, Strengthens Energy Independence and Protects the Environment
2017-08-31 20:21:41| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON For the past decade, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been a boon to American-grown renewable energy development, thereby expanding markets for family farmers, creating jobs in rural communities, shoring up American energy independence, and cleaning up the environment. So when the […]
There are more jobs in renewable energy than in oil, gas, and coal combined
2016-05-31 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A word to the burly coal miners who complained that cutting coal out of our energy mix would take away their jobs when the Climate Action Plan was up for debate. Jobs in solar energy now outnumber jobs in coal mining and the oil and gas industry added together, says a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar may be taking away old jobs, but its offering new ones. Thats especially true for women. IRENA found that the renewable energy sector employs more women than...
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More Solar Energy Jobs Exist In U.S. Than in Oil and Gas Sector
2016-05-26 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: In U.S. Than in Oil and Gas Sector Alex Snyder Workers install solar panels in Wayne National Forest. Solar energy now supports more jobs in the U.S. than either the oil and gas industry or coal mining, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar jobs grew at a rate 12 times faster than general U.S. job market growth. Worldwide, employment in green energy grew 5 percent in 2015, to 8.1 million jobs, IRENA reported. The 58 percent drop in oil prices since...
Southwestern Energy to cut 1,100 jobs amid oil slump
2016-01-21 19:31:28| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Southwestern Energy is cutting 1,100 jobs, with the price of crude wallowing at levels not seen in more than a decade. Southwestern Energy had about 2,780 employees at the end of 2014, the last time it reported how many workers it had.