West Virginia

West Virginia Energy Opportunities: A Blueprint for the Future (2007)

West Virginia Division of Energy

Innovative Energy Opportunities in West Virginia  (2006)

Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research

Regional Sector Strategies (2009)

West Virginia Community and Technical College System

Other States’ Green Jobs Initiatives

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Michigan Green Jobs Initiative

Minnesota Green Jobs Task Force

Pennsylvania Growing Greener II Initiative

Washington State’s Green Economy

Green Jobs Education and Training Plan

Charter

Membership LIst

Meeting/ Presentation Materials

The WorkForceWV Growing Renewable and Efficient ENergy Utilizing Partnerships (GREEN-UP) Council seeks to develop an energy sector education and training plan for West Virginia that aligns with the State’s energy plan and supports job expansion and creation in the energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative energy and advanced traditional energy fields.

Geothermal Project in California Is Shut Down

New York Times, 11 December 2009

$1.4 Billion Oregon Wind Deal Announced

New York Times, 10 December 2009

Federal Judge Halts Work on Greenbrier Wind Farm

Charleston Gazette, 9 December 2009

Regular Checkups of Green Buildings Can Yield Millions in Savings

Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 October 2009

Business Grows with Push for Green Technology

Huntington Herald-Dispatch, 11 October 2009

New Way to Tap Gas May Expand Global Supplies

New York Times, 9 October 2009

Manchin Calls for Energy Balance

Charleston Gazette, 22 September 2009

Is Job Training Zero Sum Game?

Inside Higher Ed, 11 September 2009

Ted Boettner: W. Va. Lags in Fostering Green Jobs

Charleston Gazette, 6 September 2009

Attempts to Overturn Nuclear Bans Fail in Six States

The State Journal, 3 September 2009

National Reports

A Conversation on Southern Energy: The 2009 Report on the Future of the South  (2009)

Southern Growth Policies Board

Greener Pathways: Jobs and Workforce Development in the Clean Energy Economy (2008)

Center on Wisconsin Strategy • The Workforce Alliance • The Apollo Alliance

Other National Resources

National Renewable Energy Dynamic Maps, GIS Data & Analysis Tools

Greening the World of Work: Implications for O*NET-SOC and New and Emerging Occupations (2009)

Occupational Information Network (O*NET)