Green Jobs Economy

24/7 Wall Street has a great piece up from last week showcasing the ten states where green jobs thrive, and also the correlation between states that have embraced green energy solutions and overall unemployment (hint: more green jobs equals lower overall unemployment). Read the entire article here.

Sungevity: Solar Home Specialists

Credo sent out this email blast earlier in the week promoting the company, Sungevity, a California-based solar panel installer specifically for your home. Sungevity and Credo have teamed up to offer a special discount for a $0 down lease and a $750 gift card once installation has been complete. You can follow the instructions on the email blast as well as go to Sungevity's website to learn more about getting a free quote and savings-benefit analysis. Credo as well gets $750 in their efforts to fight Big Coal, one of the worst producers of greenhouse gases in the nation.

GM Reverses On Climate Change

General Motors, in a move drawing hope others will follow, pulled funding from the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank publicly attacking the science behind climate change. The Heartland Institute has received support from GM for over 20 years, but the nation's largest auto-maker is now basing their business models under assumption that global warming is real, and will no longer donate to the non-profit. You can read more here and here.