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What Keystone XL Protesters Should Fight For Now

Fighting Keystone XL wasn't just about stopping dirty oil.

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America's Solar Industry Tries to Show It's Still on Top

China might sell more solar panels, but the U.S. remains a net exporter of solar goods.

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Across the Globe, Solar Power Just Keeps Getting Cheaper

Within the next four years, solar power in China could be as cheap as coal for generating electricity. In some parts of Australia, it's already there.

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There Are 2.7 Million Jobs in the Clean Economy

That’s more jobs than the fossil fuel industry has. And an unusually high portion of green jobs — almost half — go to workers without college degrees.

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Preserve and Protect: Forestry Gives Vets a Chance to Serve on Native Soil

The Veterans Green Corps helps unemployed veterans find green pathways to what they desire most: continued, meaningful service.

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"Better Buildings Initiative" and "Innovation Cluster" Announced By President Obama [Updated] Obama's New "Better Buildings Initiative" Is Long Overdue, and Will Save Us Billions

President Obama's new initiative makes lots of sense: Commercial buildings account for 20 percent of the energy consumed in the country.

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Good Green Jobs News for Your Friday Afternoon

There's good news—economic and environmental—out there on the green jobs front.

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Green For All Academy: Exemplifying the Dreams of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Green For All's Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and how the "green revolution" can lift all boats.

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Nevada's Going to Get a Huge Turbine Factory

It's unclear exactly where in the state it'll be located, but this is good news: A consortium of Chinese and American renewable energy firms said...

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Green Jobs Are Getting Funded: The Map

\r\n\r\nFrom the White House blog:\r\n...the President is awarding $2.3 billion in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits-another key component of...

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Cash for Caulkers

It makes sense to weatherize homes. Beefing up insulation and sealing leaks means less energy gets used to heat a house and less of that heat...

Growing the Green Job Boom

The stimulus bill has supplied billions of dollars to state and local governments to fund projects to create jobs. Some of that money is going...