Posts Tagged ‘green jobs’
Richmond company rolling out new solar panel design
Richmond-based solar-panel manufacturer SMASHsolar Inc. will unveil a new type of solar panel on Tuesday that is easier to install and will significantly cut down the time it takes installers to mount them onto roofs.
Read MoreWith increased demand for solar power, green job opportunities return
It is just shortly after noon on a Saturday, and the sun stands high over the historic Atchison Village in Richmond. Not a single cloud is in the sky. In its northwestern corner, a small crowd has gathered in front of one family home. The housing complex was originally built during World War II to…
Read MoreRichmondBUILD boosts local green industry, but can’t carry economy
At 19 years old, Lela Turner found herself homeless, jobless and struggling. Two years earlier, the San Leandro High School graduate had tried working part-time at McDonald’s and attending Chabot Community College in Hayward. But an unstable family life and unforeseen expenses soon put Turner out on the street with no place to go —…
Read MoreMayor says Richmond’s green economy prospers despite Solyndra’s closure
When Fremont-based solar power company Solyndra LLC filed bankruptcy last week, “green job” supporters in Richmond shrugged their shoulders in indifference.
Read MoreGavin Newsom to speak, Chevron to donate at Richmond green job training program
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and state Assembly Member Nancy Skinner will be featured speakers at Friday’s RichmondBUILD Graduation ceremony.
Read MoreRichmond leads the Bay Area in solar power wattage per capita
Richmond was recently awarded for installing in 2009 more solar watts per capita than any other large city in California.
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