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  1. 15 hours ago

    “The wind farm has brought the rebirth of an oil boomtown, uplifting a community by...supporting investments that benefit local residents, farmers, and ranchers.” It's an increasingly common story in Texas, where more than 37,000 work in and solar. Via

    It's a Top Plant award for the High Lonesome farm in , where is helping revitalize a region known for its abundance of .
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  2. 16 hours ago

    Virginia! Join our Offshore Wind Tour stop in Hampton Roads w/ on 9/17. ’ agenda + bold climate action can make Hampton Roads an offshore wind leader, creating jobs & significant economic gains in the process. RSVP:

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    19 hours ago

    Thanks and for joining today to discuss the business case for climate action. The time is now. We won't get another chance like this for federal action on climate change. Businesspeople: Stand up. Speak out. And join us: e2org/join

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  4. 17 hours ago

    “The wind farms on the eastern Plains [of Colorado]…have become an important part of a county’s economic stability" by "provid[ing] crucial additional revenue to those" whose dryland farms are not sufficiently productive. -

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  5. 17 hours ago

    “As part of carbon pricing you’ve got to make sure people are whole,” - on using revenues to offset higher energy prices for low-income people. More on our webinar today from

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  6. 18 hours ago

    Colorado members joined state leaders to urge funding of climate-smart transportation via infrastructure legislation. “It’s about jobs...it's about building an economy that’s going to include everyone” - via

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  7. 20 hours ago

    The Biden admin is working to help the US “liv[e] up to its potential to deploy homegrown clean energy projects on our public lands — and the jobs and economic development that come with it" - Gene Grace () via

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  8. 21 hours ago

    “We have to build an affordable battery customers trust...and we have to build here it in America. We have to build out EV infrastructure so when you take out your EV you know you can get it charged” – on our webinar now talking goals for EVs in reconciliation pkg

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    21 hours ago

    Today on Volts: House Democrats have unveiled the energy legislation they intend to include in the reconciliation bill. I dig into the details, from the Clean Electricity Payment Program to tax credits for heat pumps & electric bikes.

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    Sep 14

    So great to be w/ here at DOE's to talk about deploying clean energy technology—the kind of stuff that's going to create millions of good-paying union jobs & strengthen our country’s resilience to extreme weather events. Folks, it's time to . Let's go!

    #BuildBackBetter: President Biden and Secretary Granholm visit NREL
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  11. 21 hours ago

    Nearly 5,000 Tennesseeans already work in wind and solar, and the state has installed only 29 MW of its nearly 116,000 MW of wind energy capacity. By ramping up its wind generation, Tennessee can unleash its immense job growth potential

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  12. 22 hours ago

    115,000 workers in Illinois are already employed by and 85,000 at small businesses More jobs and growth will be on the way for Illinois' workers and businesses after today's MAJOR step towards a 100% clean energy-powered future.

    Governor Pritzker signs historic energy legislation, cementing Illinois as a national leader in combatting climate change.
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    22 hours ago

    Governor Pritzker signs historic energy legislation, cementing Illinois as a national leader in combatting climate change.

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  14. 23 hours ago

    "We can launch a manufacturing renaissance in America by building electric [vehicles], installing more clean energy on the grid…that reduces pollution ...makes the grid more resilient to storms, and saves us all money," - Alice Madden ()

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  15. 24 hours ago

    The clean energy workforce is too white, too male. "Congress and state lawmakers need to do more to make sure people of color aren't left behind in what is shaping up as the biggest economic transition in recent history'' - via

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  16. Sep 14

    As clean energy jobs surge, women and black workers are at risk of being left out of the boom. More on our latest report via

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  17. Sep 14

    jobs — which are “more likely to come w/ retirement and health benefits,” says — can help close the gender and racial pay gaps. But only with concerted efforts to build a diverse workforce. covers our new report:

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  18. Sep 14

    The cost of going small is too high .

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  19. Sep 14

    “Recruiting a more diverse workforce [is] no longer a question of optics, but likely a matter of survival for businesses…. ’That is what the future looks like” - Paula Glover ( president) explains.

    People of color and women are "vastly underrepresented" in clean energy jobs compared to the U.S. workforce at large, and many underrepresented groups lost ground between 2017 and 2020.
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    Sep 14

    People of color and women are "vastly underrepresented" in clean energy jobs compared to the U.S. workforce at large, and many underrepresented groups lost ground between 2017 and 2020.

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