If you want to grow the solar industry here, you have to produce the equipment here, you have to use the equipment here, and you have to deploy the product here. And then you have to develop an export market.”

The San Francisco green job industry took a hit this summer when the federal housing agency forced the city to cut green financing programs in the face of financial deficits. The move was disappointing for a city that is counting on such programs to expand the industry and tackle more green building projects, but it was not surprising. As of late, cuts to green financing programs have been more of the norm than an aberration.

The TGP allows cash grants to be used instead of tax credits for renewable energy projects. The MITC frees up tax credits to be used for renewable energy manufacturing investments.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today signed an executive order outlining the state’s plan for building a green economy. “A comprehensive green economy is critical to the future of New Mexico and will lead our state into a new era of economic vitality and stability,” Governor Richardson said at the signing, which was held at [...]

Green building industries could create millions of jobs and add hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy, according to a new report (PDF) from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Prepared by Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting firm, the Green Jobs Study predicts that nearly 8 million “green construction market” jobs will be created [...]