Green Collar Technologies » workers http://greencollartech.com Education for Green Collar Workers in Hawai‘i Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:29:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Smart Grids Support Green Collar Tech Workers http://greencollartech.com/smart-grids-support-green-collar-tech-workers.htm http://greencollartech.com/smart-grids-support-green-collar-tech-workers.htm#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:36:10 +0000 grencoll http://greencollartech.com/?p=1200 Green Collar Technology Workers will benefit from a smarter utility grid on Hawai`i Island. The costs are expensive where an average of 15 folks per square mile pay for electrical services. The Department of Energy may lend some support due to the amount of oil we burn for energy. Unintended consequence?

Let’s not make smart grids legislation an option in the next session. At a time when infrastructure build-out is on the minds of nearly everyone in County government, let’s seize this opportunity to raise awareness now.

How could HECO / HELCO can help support higher-speeds and proliferate faster connections to the web?

Here’s some resources to help identify and understand the issues:

Smart Grid Solutions to Enable More Renewable Energy
February 02nd, 2009 . 01:06 pm by Devon Manz

Smart Grid Leadership: The Top Ten ‘Smartest’ States in 2009
by: Jesse Berst at greentechmedia.com March 23, 2009

Report: Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts
by Zoë Slocum

On the Road to a Smart Grid
By KATE GALBRAITH

Smart Grid Spending: “More Than A Game Of Catchup”
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | March 4, 2009 12:26 PM

Smart Grid Makes The Super Bowl, But Is It Smart Stimulus?
February 02, 2009 03:12 PM ET | Matthew Bandyk

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Join us Saturday September 27th at the Hawai`i Innovation Center in downtown Hilo (Map and Directions). Expect plenty of room and bandwidth to setup your laptops and spread out in the classroom. No laptop? Bring pencil and paper.

Several Free short courses will be given on the following topics:

  • Sustainability 101 – Learn how to live a more sustainable life on Hawai`i Island.
  • Google Apps (Celelbrating Google’s 10th Anniversary)
  • Using the web as a platform to become sustainable (Small business success in “the cloud”)

Experienced sustainability and technology workers will be on hand to answer your questions about the emerging green economy. Any-Collar and No-Collar workers are all invited to join this co-working event. You’re welcomed to bring food and drinks to support the cause. Come lend your sustainability expertise to those in need. Help support Green Jobs and employment on Hawai`i Island.

Presented by Green Collar Technologies with support from the Apollo Alliance and GreenforAll.org.

From GreenforAll.org,

On Saturday, September 27, 1Sky, Green for All and the We Campaign are joining with tens of thousands of Americans for Green Jobs Now: A Day to Build the New Economy. People of all backgrounds are organizing Green Jobs Now events, with a special focus on low-income communities and communities of color.  Whether it’s an intimate house party or a giant rally, your event can keep the pressure on our leaders to build a new, clean economy that begins to heal the planet and ensures prosperity for all.

Anyone interested in supporting this event or Green Collar Workers on Hawai`i Island should contact Brent Norris at Green Collar Technologies : 808-896-7656

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