from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/bearded-dragons-climate-change/
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Temperature-Induced Sex Change Could Drive This Species to Extinction
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/bearded-dragons-climate-change/
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6.5 Million People Die Each Year From Air Pollution, IEA Says
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/air-pollution-deaths-iea/
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The Many Health Benefits of Dragon Fruit
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/health-benefits-dragon-fruit/
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Public Lands Development Rigged in Favor of Oil and Gas
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/public-lands-oil-gas-development/
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Senate Ag Leaders Lobby Hard to Pass DARK Act Compromise to Preempt Vermont GMO Law
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/senate-dark-act-gmo-label/
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Greenpeace to Nobel Laureates: It’s Not Our Fault Golden Rice Has ‘Failed as a Solution’
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/nobel-laureates-greenpeace-gmo-golden-rice/
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David Suzuki: Humanity’s Fate Depends on the Choices We Make Today
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/suzuki-future-of-humanity/
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Will Senate Vote Nullify Vermont’s Historic GMO Labeling Law?
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/gmo-label-law-vermont/
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Brexit: 94 Unanswered Questions for Climate and Energy Policy After
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/brexit-climate-change-energy/
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SEI Alumni Highlight: Noel Wichman – Veteran
The impetus of SEI accepting Veterans Benefits for in-person classroom and hands-on lab training through SEI’s Solar Professionals Certificate Program (SPCP) was a marked turning point in his journey. Previously, Noel spent 13 years as active duty in the U.S. Air Force before working for a mining company in Colorado. Now, however, the time was ripe for a career transition. “I’ve always had a great interest in solar and it seems like the time is right for the whole industry…For better or for worse, solar is becoming more prominent in the energy industry and meeting the energy needs of the world.”
He chose to come to SEI to begin his career because of their longstanding reputation as a solar training provider and their commitment to hands-on education. “I’ve known about SEI for many, many years and the changes in the solar industry since I was first interested, which is almost 20 years ago, to now have been leaps and bounds. I need to be up to speed. From a practical perspective, hands-on experience with instructors who that have book knowledge and hands-on experience in the field, how can you beat that?”
And utilizing his Veterans Benefits was easier than expected. Speaking of his experience, Noel recounted that ““all I had to do to enroll using my GI bill funding at SEI was to give them my VA paperwork, saying how much I was approved for, 100% in my case, and everything else they did. We had a phone call for the courses and when I’d like to start and then it was hands off” In fact, though Noel was the first student to enroll using Veterans Benefits, there were several more who followed suit in his class alone.
For the other veterans and active duty military personnel looking forward in their careers? Noel highly recommended SEI’s solar installer training because of the straightforward enrollment process and engaging learning environment. When asked if he thought their was a place in the solar industry for members of the military Noel says: “I think there’s a lot of changes in the military in terms of environmental concerns where solar training would be very conducive to a future career in the military still, let alone afterwards. No question.”
And for anyone else starting a new career, Noel “would recommend any kind of hands-on training to get your start in any industry, especially the solar industry. Nothing beats experience. Book learning is great. Hands-on is better.”
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Morgan Freeman Join Call to Ban Sale of Shark Fins in U.S.
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/dicaprio-freeman-ban-shark-fins/
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Climate Change to Devastate Adélie Penguin Population in Antarctica by Up to 60%
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/climate-change-penguins/
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Solar Energy International (SEI) Launches Solar Ready Colorado Training Outreach Program
SEI will lead a team of industry partners to promote and offer SEI’s industry recognized technical solar energy training program and provide needed recruitment and career counseling services to key industries and workforce populations in the State of Colorado.
SEI will build upon current and past industry partnerships that include leading industry associations and the largest employers in the solar industry. These efforts will ensure Colorado’s talent pipeline will stay strong and be a national model for preparing our state’s workforce for the changing landscape of energy production and distribution. Solar Ready Colorado partner organizations include: Grid Alternatives | Colorado Office, SunRun, Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA), and the Delta County, Colorado Public School System.
Since 1991, SEI has trained over 1000 Coloradans, but there is more work to be done to ensure a highly skilled workforce ready to take on the increasing amount of solar installations being integrated year after year. The Solar Ready Colorado initiative is focused campaign to expand SEI’s efforts in the activities of outreach and recruiting by providing dedicated staffing and outreach efforts to the Colorado specific market. As a national and global training provider, this program which is part of a matching grant program through the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s WORK Act Grant is empowering SEI to focus efforts in our home state of Colorado. Watch overview video of the SEI’s training experience >>
SEI’s current and historical training and outreach efforts over the last 25 years has resulted in growing the largest alumni network of people from all 50 states and more than 160 countries. With this is mind, we can do more for our home state of Colorado by targeting candidates within our own state’s boundaries to increase the number of individuals who enroll in and complete SEI’s skilled worker training program to prepare them for careers in the renewable energy sector. In 2015 alone, SEI trained 170 Coloradans and have trained over 1000 people from our home state since 1991. With a dedicated statewide effort – we can train so many more!
By creating a more targeted focus of outreach and training within Colorado, SEI will be able to increase the number of Coloradoans who can fill the predicted skilled workforce shortage in Colorado specifically in the solar industry. In a recent 2015 solar jobs report, Colorado ranks in the top 10 nationally for solar jobs with almost 5000 employed in the sector growing exponentially (over 173% growth in the last 10 years) as compared to other energy sectors like coal mining activities. Colorado is attracting large solar PV investors and projects into our state and it is crucial for Colorado to have a trained and skilled workforce to take on these projects vs. skilled labor human resources being brought in from other states.
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Coloradoans need to be aware of the solar industry and the growth of career opportunities in this sector. Furthermore, they need to understand how to access the training and certification needed to become active participants in this industry. In addition to providing the industry’s most respected technical training, a targeted informational campaign will be deployed to help connect people with transferable skills into SEI’s training program and connect them with our program employer partners. This will be accomplished by working with the Colorado Department of Labor and industry partners who have agreed to be active members of this program.
SEI’s training and outreach program will ensure an employment pipeline within Colorado to not only prepare adult skilled workers with transferable skills, but also youth. This program will target graduating High School students through SEI’s Solar in the Schools Outreach Career and Technical Education program to prepare them for the solar energy workforce and the growing renewable energy economy in Colorado.
The solar industry plays a huge role in leveraging workers from Colorado’s key industries. From Energy & Natural Resources, Infrastructure Engineering, Technology & Information, and Electronics – the solar industry draws upon all of these areas to successfully deploy residential, commercial, and utility scale solar PV installations across the state.
The SEI Solar Professionals Certificate Program is a rigorous multi-course / multi-track technical training program to help ensure the success of our students and provide a highly skilled workforce for the solar industry. This program provides the most comprehensive technical training in the solar industry with paths to graduation and earning the following SEI Professional Certificates: Residential and Commercial Photovoltaic Systems Certificate – Battery-Based Photovoltaic Systems Certificate – Solar Business and Technical Sales Certificate – and the Renewable Energy Applications Certificate. Multiple Certificates can be earned by adding courses to an original Certificate Path.
View Training Schedule >>
Educational hours earned from SEI’s training is approved for NABCEP Certification and Continuing Education, which is the most recognized certification in the industry. Employer partnerships through this grant will also strengthen the feedback loop between industry and SEI as the training provider to determine current, future, and critical solar industry workforce needs.
An individual Record of Completion with earned training hours will be issued at the end of each successfully completed individual training course. Once the participant completes the full multi-course program of training with SEI (completing at least 200 training hours), the SEI Solar Professionals Certificate will be awarded to the graduate to indicate the chosen track of study, area of emphasis, and total training hours earned. This SEI Solar Professionals Certificate Program is recognized, certified, and governed by the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s Division of Occupational Schools.
For more information about SEI’s Solar Ready Colorado initiative, contact:
Christopher Turek, Director of Marketing and Alumni Relations, Solar Energy International (SEI) – chris@solarenergy.org or by calling 970-527-7657 x115
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Free Trade, DNC Platform and the Climate Crisis
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/30/tpp-dnc-platform-climate-change/
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
31 Science Groups to Congress: Greenhouse Gases Emitted by Human Activities Is Primary Driver of Climate Change
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/29/scientists-congress-climate-change/
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Glyphosate Given Last-Minute Approval Despite Failure to Secure Majority Support
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/29/glyphosate-approved-eu/
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‘Houston, We Have a Problem’: 4 Ways Climate Change Impacts Texas
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/29/climate-change-impacts-texas/
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Oakland Bans Coal Exports, Huge Win for Local Residents
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/29/oakland-bans-coal-exports/
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Victory for We Are Seneca Lake Campaign as Mistrial Declared Amid Charges of Bias
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/29/mistrial-we-are-seneca-lake/
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
3 Reasons Why You Should Use Neem Oil on Your Skin
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/benefits-of-neem-oil/
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Kochs Dump Trump to Fund Climate-Denying Senators in Ohio and Nevada
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/koch-fund-portman-heck/
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Louisiana’s Vanishing Island: America’s First Climate Refugees
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/americas-first-climate-refugees/
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Solar Energy International (SEI) Welcomes New Board Member – Jon Miller
SEI’s board of directors is a talented group of volunteers who keep SEI’s mission and vision at the forefront of everything we do. Largely made up of Western Colorado residents, SEI’s board members have varied backgrounds: a pioneer of Sustainable and Responsible Investing, a developer of coal mine methane power plants, a publisher of the West’s premier public lands and natural resources magazine (High Country News), an elected director of our local rural electric co-op that recently changed the PV landscape for co-ops by achieving a landmark FERC ruling, an expert in non-profits, the president of one of the very few locally-owned banks in Colorado, a leader in the grass-fed beef movement, and a Director of Renewables for one of the nation’s largest contractor associations.
SEI is pleased to welcome Jon Miller to this group. He is a 2009 SEI alum who has climbed around on rooftops installing PV and then rose in the industry until today he has consulted, structured, and underwrote $2 billion of solar and wind projects for some of the nation’s largest developers and institutional investors. Jon has had an impressive journey in the solar industry since his start as a work-trader at SEI. We are pleased to welcome him to the SEI board!
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Stephen Hawking to Larry King: ‘We Certainly Have Not Become Less Greedy or Less Stupid’
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/stephen-hawking-larry-king/
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Nation’s Capital Takes Major Climate Action Step: Unanimously Approves 50% Renewable Energy Target
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/dc-renewable-energy/
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30 Largest Electric Utilities Ranked on Advances in Renewable Energy and Efficiency
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/ceres-ranks-utilities/
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Germany Bans Fracking But Does It Go Far Enough?
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/germany-ban-fracking/
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Endangered Sea Turtle Recovering After Being Trampled, Beaten by Selfie-Taking Tourists
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/sea-turtle-selfie-tourists/
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Perdue Unveils Ambitious Animal Welfare Plan … But Is It Enough?
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/perdue-animal-welfare-plan/
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‘Three Amigos’ Vow to Get Half Their Electricity From Clean Power by 2025
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/three-amigos-renewable-energy/
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‘We Are the Keepers of the Mountains … Love Them or Leave Them, Just Don’t Destroy Them’
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/28/mountaintop-removal-junior-walk/
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation’s Annual Gala to Help Fund Projects That Protect Biodiversity and Support Climate Action
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/ldf-gala/
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Scientists Grow First Edible Plants From Mars-Like Soil
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/grow-food-mars-like-soil/
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Buenos Aires to Close 140-Year-Old Zoo, Saying ‘Captivity Is Degrading’
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/buenos-aires-zoo-closes/
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Pink Snow a Bad Sign for the Future, Scientists Say
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/pink-snow-bad-sign-future/
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Having a Case of the Mondays? It is Our Favorite Day of the Week Here at Solar Energy International (SEI)!
by Jessica Finnigan, SEI Workshop Coordinator
Having a “case of the Mondays” looks very different here at SEI than it does in the classic “Office Space” movie. Mondays are by far my favorite day of the week. Almost every Monday, from April through October, upwards of 32 students descend onto our campus for their solar training. We ask students to briefly introduce themselves by answering two questions: Where are you from and why are you here? Their answers surprise, inspire, and motivate me.
We’ve meet graduating high school seniors looking to start their work experience in the solar industry to retirees looking to end their work experience in this industry. We’ve meet coal miners and oil and gas workers looking to transfer their skills from one energy industry to a cleaner, renewable energy industry. We’ve meet engineers, architects, software developers, electricians, bartenders, bankers, teachers, river guides, and the list goes on. Each week I am amazed by the diversity of experience and passion they bring to this industry.
Kris Sutton, SEI’s Lab Facility Manager, and as we call him “Cruise ship/Social Director,” always begins introductions by joking to throw something if anyone brings up politics. But the beauty of solar energy is that it attracts all kinds of people from all kinds of places. From the north, south, east, and west parts of our country, blue states and red states, from the developed world and the developing world, land-locked countries to isolated islands, the sun shines on us all and has the power to energize all these places.
Sustainable energy takes on new meaning, because by 10am, my “case of the Mondays” has re-energized me for the week ahead. I have a smile on my face and a bounce in my step…. or maybe that bounce is just from all the coffee that Office Manager, Chris Smith “Smitty” has prepared for everyone in the classroom!
– Jessica Finnigan, SEI Workshop Coordinator
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7 Things You Should Do After Watching ‘How to Let Go of the World’
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/josh-fox-hbo-climate-change/
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Monsanto vs. People Power: EU Glyphosate License Set to Expire June 30
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/eu-glyphosate-license-expire/
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Appeals Court Urged to Strike Down Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/idaho-ag-gag-law/
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4 Ways to Get Rid of Seasonal Allergies
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/mark-hyman-get-rid-seasonal-allergies/
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DNC Platform Calls for Fossil Fuel Investigations, 100% Renewable Energy
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/dnc-platform-investigate-exxon/
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Sunday, June 26, 2016
With This App You Can Buy High-Quality Food at Massively Discounted Prices
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/flash-food-app/
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March for a Clean Energy Revolution at the DNC With Breast Cancer Action
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/march-for-clean-energy-revoltuion/
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12 Incredible National Parks to Visit This Summer
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/visit-national-parks/
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Bird’s Eye View of Catastrophic Toxic Mine-Waste Spill in Brazil
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/brazil-mine-waste-spill/
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10 Super Cool Facts About Butterflies
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/facts-about-butterflies/
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4 States Struggling to Manage Radioactive Fracking Waste
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/states-radioactive-fracking-waste/
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10 Ways to Stop Eating Late at Night
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/ways-stop-eating-late-night/
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Lawsuit Filed Against 3M for Dumping Toxic Chemicals Into the Tennessee River
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/lawsuit-3m-pfoa/
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11 Foods That Would Disappear Without Pollinators
from EcoWatch http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/26/foods-disappear-without-pollinators/
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