By Paul Snyder A call by Gov. Jim Doyle in the State of the State speech to put partisanship aside and pass a bill creating green jobs in Wisconsin left some GOP lawmakers seeing red. “It’s a bill written by people with vested interests,” said state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine. “There’s no way it’s going [...]
By Andrew Taylor AP Writer Washington — The Senate is where legislation often goes to die, and it’s looking like that’s the fate awaiting a new jobs bill wanted by President Barack Obama. The deficit-financed jobs bill limped out of the House last month, and its prospects appear bleak in the Senate, where it’s probably [...]
Gov. Jim Doyle announced on Friday a $2 million federal stimulus grant to provide clean energy job training to workers in Wisconsin and across the Midwest. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the grant to East Central Intergovernmental Association Business Growth Inc. in Dubuque to train hundreds of workers in wind energy, energy efficiency assessment [...]
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cities around the country that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights are discovering a hazardous downside: The bulbs don’t burn hot enough to melt snow and can become crusted over in a storm — a problem blamed for dozens of accidents and at least one death. “I’ve [...]
Published: December 8, 2009
Tags: energy-efficient, infrastructure, jobs, Obama, speech, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program, unemployment
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By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is promoting help for highways and small businesses, bridges and energy-efficient homes in a broad pitch to get Americans back to work and roll back the double-digit unemployment that’s approaching a quarter-century high, an administration official said Tuesday. In a speech prepared for [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Installation of solar panels at the state Capitol has begun. Gov. Jim Doyle marked the occasion Friday saying the project exemplifies the state’s commitment to energy efficient building standards and conservation. During December, 48 solar panels covering 9,600 square feet will be installed on the Capitol’s west wing. They are expected [...]
MILWAUKEE- Wisconsin Green Building Alliance and Sierra Club’s Cool Cities program on Monday announced the launch of the Green Building for Cool Cities collaboration. The partnership will leverage Cool Cities’ more than 200 local campaigns and USGBC’s national network of 78 chapters to encourage new and energy-efficient buildings. The organizations released a step-by-step green building [...]
Published: September 24, 2009
Tags: D.C., energy-efficient, Solar Decathlon Competition, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Washington
Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailreporter.com Gregory Thomson will set his sights high Friday as his architectural student team preps for a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national Solar Decathlon Competition. Certainly, the assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning has high expectations for his team, but he’ll be [...]
Published: July 29, 2009
Tags: construction trades, energy-efficient, lead abatement, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, recovery, stimulus, training, weatherization
Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com People who train workers in the construction trades worry their program graduates will suffer if development does not recuperate before stimulus money runs out. The city of Milwaukee is getting money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to pay for projects and train city residents to be construction workers. The workers [...]
Published: July 22, 2009
Tags: cap-and-trade, Chris Gregoire, climate change, Colorado, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, energy, energy-efficient, global warming, greenhouse gases, jobs, Jr., New Jersey, policy, renewable sources, Senate, solar energy, utilities, Washington, wind energy, wind turbine
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Dina Cappiello AP Writer Washington — Three Democratic governors told a Senate panel Tuesday that efforts to curb global warming and spur the development of cleaner sources of energy have created jobs and new businesses in their states, a trend that could expand nationwide if Congress passes federal legislation. All three states — New Jersey, [...]
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