Year: 2012

Job retraining is the solution, Obama and Romney say. But does it work?

Posted on November 14, 2012

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Politics, Culture, and Society Seminar: Barry Eidlin

Posted on November 5, 2012

COWS’ Postdoctoral Fellow Barry Eidlin will be delivering a presentation as part of the Sociology Department’s Politics, Culture, and Society seminar series. He will be discussing his paper, “Repression and Rebirth: Red Scares and the …

ECN Call: Update on DOE Better Buildings Program

Posted on October 30, 2012

In 2010, the Department of Energy launched the biggest and most ambitious energy efficiency retrofit effort in the history of this country. The Better Buildings program is a roughly $500 million initiative to develop sustainable …

SSTI Webinar: Bus Rapid Transit – Planning and executing a successful system

Posted on October 26, 2012

Many cities are considering Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). This SSTI webinar will explore what cities need to think about to make it a success. For example, what are BRT’s advantages over rail, and what are …

IREC/NYSERDA Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference

Posted on September 7, 2012

COWS’ Sarah White will deliver the keynote on workforce challenges in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. She will also run a session on Building Greener Career Lattices. Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference