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Green jobs: Meet the movers and shakers at the vanguard of the eco revolution
Brighton :: United Kingdom | 17 days ago
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Then you get the satisfaction of, well, let's not be shy about it, getting paid to save the planet. And finally there's the prospect of meeting all sorts of like-minded people and comparing tips on composting. Reality, of course, hits like a blast of...
Tags: green job, Tesco, climate change, Andy Cartland, charging stations, Britain, wind turbines, Paul Cowley, Cornwall, corporations responsible, United Kingdom, Brighton, Vestas, Wind power in Denmark, Sustainability, Renewable energy, Employment, Energy economics, Energy development, Environment
Sit-in wind blade factory closes
Southampton :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Vestas has confirmed its wind turbine blade factory on the Isle of Wight has closed with the loss of 425 jobs. Workers at the Newport site held a sit-in protest over the planned closure, which ended after 19 days last week. The Danish firm told staff...
Tags: Southampton, Vestas, blade factories, Newport, wind turbine
Vestas protesters to receive food
Newport :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility Police asked to ensure the Vestas protesters receive enough food Police on the Isle of Wight will be asked to ensure food reaches men occupying the Vestas wind turbine factory tomorrow, after lawyers advised that the company could be breaking the law...
Tags: Vestas
Legal Steps To Remove Wind Turbine Occupiers
Newport :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility UK, Wednesday July 29, 2009 The owners of a wind turbine factory will begin legal action today to remove 25 workers who have been occupying the site in protest against its closure. The protesters and their union are calling for the plant to be nationalised...
Tags: wind turbine, Vestas, Newport
Workers, environmentalists protest to save green energy plant
24th July: Protests are planned around the UK in coming days, opposing the closure of Britain's largest manufacturer of wind turbines. Vestas UK, the subsidiary of a Danish company which is the world's leading turbine manufacturer, employs...
Tags: wind power, climate change, Vestas, demonstrations
Taking sides in the Vestas dispute
Newport :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility Climate-change activists have never shown much interest in offering solidarity with workers. In fact, most of the time environmentalists demand the closure of factories and mines and industries that pollute the environment, and give little thought to...
Tags: wind turbine, Vestas, Britain, deliver food
Wind farm firm cutting 1,900 jobs
Copenhagen :: Denmark | 7 months ago
Credibility It will be closing its UK turbine plant on the Isle of Wight, cutting 450 jobs. The Danish firm blamed the headcount reduction, which represents 9% of its workforce, on market oversupply. It came as Vestas reported a net profit of 56m euros ($73m; £50m)...
Tags: Vestas, northern Europe, Denmark, wind turbines, net profits
Danish wind company announces wind power research center in Houston
Houston :: TX :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Vestas Wind Systems, a Danish wind energy company, will open its North American research center in Houston, the company said Monday. The center, which will create about 100 research jobs, should be up and running within two years. Vestas made the announcement...
Tags: Houston, wind power, Texas, Vestas, research center
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