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Employment figures in the State Solar Jobs Map were generated using thousands of data points from a combination of high-quality sources, including The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2012, the Solar Energy Industries Association’s National Solar Database, and other sources. These numbers are believed to be the most credible and up-to-date state-level jobs numbers in existence.
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Friday, April 26th, 2013Measuring Broadband America
Thursday, April 18th, 2013FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
This 2013 Measuring Broadband America—February Report contains the most recent results from the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Measuring Broadband America program. This program, whose first results were published in August 2011, is an ongoing, rigorous, nationwide study of residential broadband performance in the United States. This study, like those conducted before, involves actual performance tests for thousands of subscribers of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) serving well over 80 percent of the residential market.
Financing Energy Upgrades for K-12 School Districts
Friday, April 5th, 2013LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY
This guide focuses on clean energy financing options for school administrators, facility managers, and other K-12 school decision makers who are considering investments in high performance school projects. This guide explicitly focuses on comprehensive energy upgrades, those that involve multiple measures and are targeted toward achieving significant energy savings.
A Double Success: Tackling Global Warming While Growing the Economy
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013ENVIRONMENT AMERICA
The Northeast can make a meaningful contribution to reducing the impacts of global warming. In 2010, the 10 Northeastern states then participating in RGGI emitted 533 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide pollution from energy use. Were the Northeast its own country, its emissions would rank 10th in the world, ahead of the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and France.
Guest on The Infra Blog: Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, American Council On Renewable Energy
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (USN, ret.) is the President of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE). Topics include:
The Truth About Renewable Energy
Clean Energy Meets the Challenges
Energy Security Trust
Do We Really Need More Disasters?
Renewable Energy Knowledge Breeds Demand
Infographic: US Home Energy Use
Friday, March 1st, 2013America’s Energy Resurgence: Sustaining Success, Confronting Challenges
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER Executive Summary As the United States struggles to emerge from a historic recession, energy has emerged as both a bright spot and a source of ongoing challenges for the nation’s long-term prosperity and security. On the one hand, when adjusted for economic growth and inflation, the United States has cut its energy […]
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2013GREENBIZ GROUP
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The global economy needs deep and liquid markets of all types of capital to run effectively. Natural capital, long overlooked in traditional financial accounting, is now recognized as a material economic input as businesses increasingly seek to manage volatile commodity prices linked to resource scarcity and extreme weather events.
Interactive Map: Submarine Broadband Cable
Friday, February 8th, 2013TELEGEOGRAPHY
The Submarine Cable Map is a free resource from TeleGeography. Data contained in this map is drawn from Global Bandwidth Research Service and is updated on a regular basis.
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