Louisiana Green Jobs

New truck wash helps Salem County workers and their vehicles go green
...ensure that wastewater is disposed of properly. This is another example of the county providing a shared service to our municipalities which will protect our environment," said Bobbitt. All pollutants collected at the vehicle wash site will be taken to the county landfill in Alloway Township for proper disposal... located on the premises, which contains two hoses that are attached to a tank of washing fluid stored in a separate room. "It is a really fabulous job they did here," said Bobbitt as he toured the area with other freeholders and county officials. Although officials are still working out...

New Turbine Gear Plant in Illinois to Create 300 'Green' Jobs
...plant, one of the first in Illinois to receive environmental LEED certification, was built using recycled steel ...newer, greener one -- increasing production, creating 'green' jobs and reducing its environmental footprint... in an environmentally responsible manner and promote energy efficiency." "I salute Siemens and Winergy... more sustainable through alternative energy sources such as wind power." "I am proud... Development Grant and Employer Training Investment Program job training funds. Siemens... gearboxes, couplings, generators and inverters, for the wind industry. Siemens Drive Technologies is also...

MTC Offers Green Job Training
... is offering training for people interested in getting involved in “green” jobs in Ohio. Building retrofitting, wind and solar power, and biofuels are four green categories which are leading to job growth. The website, www....energy. This entry level Wind Energy Apprentice course prepares you for a career in the wind energy industry. You will learn the basics of wind energy principles including ..., and characteristics of energy sources. Available October 2009. In 2009, the United States embarked on an era focused on alternate sources of energy. Biofuels are a...

Find A Green Collar Job At The State Fair
...leading people to search for new angles when it comes to looking for a job, even at the Minnesota State Fair. There's a...new economy on the horizon and Minnesota is leading the way. It's the green economy of saving money and protecting the environment. Over at the Eco Experience Building there's ... electrical designer logged onto the state's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Web site... we're talking about a lot of opportunities for growth in the green economy," said Morell. Some of the top green jobs in Minnesota right now are environmental engineers, energy efficiency finance...

Letters: Green jobs are the goal of Pa.'s clean
...Industry may speak on behalf of a number of below-ground energy businesses. But he definitely does not speak for the state's alternative-energy sector. Gamesa, a Pennsylvania-based wind energy company with ... towers and other components needed to produce wind turbine generators. Gamesa has invested more... and keep it in the green-economy lead for more clean-energy investments and jobs, something the... USA Langhorne YOU CAME TO PA FOR THE HANDOUT. THE JOBS YOU CREATED ARE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED. NO SURPRISE... TWO YEARS. JUST AS T.BOONE PICKENS WHAT THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER IS. Gamesa has no shot without...

Goodwill to receive two grants for job training
... training opportunities for which Goodwill is known. Providing training to workers in the new green economy puts us on the cutting edge of workforce development," said ... of Rehabilitation Services. The first grant for $251,281 will expand programs and services for individuals with disabilities in what are known as green jobs. Specifically, individuals will be trained at Goodwill's 525 19th St. W. Recycling and Document Destruction Center. The American ... that grant possible. A second grant for $53,949 will provide job coaching and job development services to people with disabilities. Both grants ...

Los Angeles Conservation Corps Wins Federal Job Training Funds
...Barbara Boxer today announced some exciting "green" news for Los Angeles youth. The U.S. Environmental ...funding to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps to provide job training for 160 students to learn the latest environmental technologies and prepare them for green jobs. The trainees - who must be between the ages... when many young people are having trouble finding and keeping jobs, this program is offering... are likely to expand. I am very pleased that this job training program will be offered in Los Angeles... to expand the number of people trained for new, 'green' jobs," said Senator Boxer. For more...

Help Wanted! The carbon industry is hiring
...His answer was surprising: A generation of Carter-era energy managers are about to retire … en masse . A whopping... that he is president-elect of AEE - the Association of Energy Engineers. The AEE has seen explosive.... Part of that growth is fueled by a new branch of the energy management discipline - carbon management. Carbon... bills upwards of $200 million. If energy management saves them 10 percent...;s are a big part of that equation and companies, green or not, are willing to pay some pretty good... download AEE's survey (PDF) of Green Jobs in the energy Industry. The opinions expressed by MNN...

Blue Green Alliance aims to bring clean energy jobs to Kansas
... the opportunity of creating over 11,000 manufacturing jobs here in Kansas." -Emil Ramirez, United Steelworkers The Blue Green Alliance has a wide range of members, from...labor unions play in creating the tools to save our environment. "There are so many components that go into a wind turbine and a solar panel...... since we've had so many jobs in aviation and other areas that have left ... and recognizing the common ground in terms of the clean energy economy makes sense for both organizations," ..., and the raw resources to create cleaner energy. To find out more about the Blue Green Alliance,

5 High Demand Green Jobs for the Next Decade
...your work life. Below is a list of the 5 Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade. Farmer - With only ...cells can result in a successful career. Making and installing solar power systems already ...energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Greening the US building stock will take not ...value (thermal resistance) of the draftiest old houses. Green MBA and Entrepreneur - The concept of the triple... of sustainability within a large company, to piloting a green startup like Method or Recyclebank. Eco... providing a means to saving money, energy and the environment. This job is accessible to individuals with varying...

La. unemployment rises again for July
... to seasonal patterns, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported in new job figures released today. Employment in the state is down 9,500 jobs from a year ago to 1.914 million. Almost all of the employment loss came in the goods-producing sector that includes ..., including manufacturing and trade, transportation, and utilities, are affected the most in Louisiana.” In Baton Rouge, jobs were down 3,800 since June and 700 jobs from a year ago, Lafayette is down 500 jobs for...1,800 jobs on the year. Houma is down 1,000 jobs from a month ago and 1,200 from July 2008. The ...

State's July job losses lower
...a smaller number than in previous Julys, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission attributed the monthly decline more ... oil and gas exploration responsible for the net job loss, state officials said. In Baton Rouge... June. New Orleans lost the same number of jobs as Baton Rouge for the month, but is down 1,... does show the creep of a national recession into the Louisiana economy, state officials said. Manufacturing employment plummeted 10,400 jobs in Louisiana for the year ending in... percent in July. The unadjusted national rate is 9.7 percent. Louisiana’s rate is the 15th-best in the nation and...

Louisiana down 9500 jobs over year - The Times-Picayune
... better than its national counterpart, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Wednesday. The job ranks also ...off payrolls for the summer. On a seasonally adjusted basis, Louisiana's unemployment rate jumped to 7.4 percent in July ...which includes the petroleum sector, fell by 3,100 jobs, while manufacturing saw a decline of 12,...June. The service-providing sector was up by 200 jobs from the previous June as state and local ... Commission report said. State employment was up by 2,100 jobs, while local governments ...only one to record an overall non-farm job gain over the year with 700. On the other ...

Jobless claims fell last week in Loui... - The Times-Picayune
The number of the newly unemployed seeking jobless benefits fell 3.5 percent last week in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says there were 4,492 initial unemployment claims last week, down from 4,656 from the previous week. For the comparable week ending Aug. 16, 2008, there were 2,252 initial claims. Continued benefit weeks for those still seeking jobs fell 1.7 percent to 64,319 from the previous week's 65,449. For the comparable week a year ago, there were 26,670 weeks of continued jobless benefits.

KS Unemployment Hits 7.7%, Wichita Nears 10%
... rose from 7.1% in June and 4.9% in July 2008. In a report Friday, the department also said Kansas had 48,500 fewer non-farm jobs in July compared with the same month a year ago - a drop of 3.5%. Manufacturing was hardest hit, with total jobs down more than 22,000 jobs from July 2008. The department said almost 120,000 Kansans were actively seeking jobs last month, compared with about 74,000 in July 2008. An Ohio congressman named Charlie Wilson wants people to know he's not Joe Wilson, the ...