Veterans Green Jobs

Gov. Ritter Announces Veterans Green Jobs will Provide San Luis Valley Energy Work

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by john.

Gov. Bill Ritter today announced that Veterans Green Jobs has been selected by the state energy office to provide weatherization services to income-qualified households in a six-county region of the San Luis Valley.

“We’re proud to have these service veterans join our New Energy Economy,” Gov. Ritter said. “These men and women have served their country admirably in the military, and now they return to serve again to help Colorado families reduce energy costs, increase our energy security and decrease our carbon footprint.”

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VGJ Attends Operation Free in Washington DC

Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by john.

On September 10th, four members of Veterans Green Jobs joined 150 veterans from around the country in Washington D.C. to speak out against U.S. dependence on fossil fuels, and to call for action against the national security threat of climate change. Hosted by OperationFREE , this meeting brought veterans together with state senators to discuss the important relationship between current sources of energy and national security.

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Veterans Green Jobs remembers 9/11

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by john.

Today, along with the rest of America, Veterans Green Jobs remembers the lives lost on September 11, 2001, as well as the thousands of men and women in our Armed Forces who have served in the aftermath of that day, those who chose to serve following the events of 9/11, and so many who have [...]

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Music on the Mainstage! – VGJ Fundraiser at Whole Foods

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by john.

Veterans Green Jobs and Whole Foods Market Broadway announce the Music on the Mainstage fundraiser concert.
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009
Time: 3:00PM – 7:00PM
Location: Whole Foods Market Broadway at Arapahoe
Street: 1651 Broadway St.

Admission to the concert will be free, with food, beer, wine and other beverages available for sale. All beverage sales will be donated to Veterans Green Jobs.

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My Experiences with Veterans Green Corps

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by ray.

On the morning of the 22nd of June, myself and 7 other OIF/OEF Veterans embarked on a trail clearing hitch in the back country forest of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. In 10 days we humped 70 (+) lb packs over 34 miles of nearly abandoned woods, all the while leaving no trace of our temporal presence. Days began as early as 5 am and after 10 or so hours of cross-cut sawing, drain construction and general trail maintenance, I had little difficulty falling asleep with the sun.

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Home Energy Auditor Training (HEAT) Commencement Speech

Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by john.

On June 2, 2009, the first team of veteran energy efficiency professionals graduated from the Veterans Green Jobs Academy™ Home Energy Auditor Training (HEAT) Program at a celebration held at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.  Honorable Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Brett KenCairn (VGJ CEO) and Garett Reppenhagen [...]

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Vets and ‘Gray Fields’ Go Green with NREL

Posted on 05. Jun, 2009 by emily.

At the graduation ceremony, Gov. Ritter announced that VGJ, in collaboration with NREL Education Programs, will establish Colorado’s first National Training and Demonstration Center in Energy Efficiency. “This initiative will retrofit unused commercial property, for example, a big-box store now standing vacant on acres of empty parking lots,” Ritter said.

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Vets Graduate from Green Jobs Academy

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by john.

George Webb left the Army in 1989 and, for a while, drove trucks for a living. At a low point, he spent four or five years living on the streets. But Tuesday afternoon, Webb graduated from a new two-month program certified to evaluate the energy efficiency of homes and the promise of a job maintaining a biodiesel plant in New Orleans. He found the training through a group that aids homeless vets.

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For Green Jobs, the First Step is Training

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by emily.

Garett Reppenhagen, a veteran who served as a sniper in Iraq and in Kosovo, was also at the Task Force meeting. Garett is a member of Veterans Green Jobs, an organization representing veterans of every branch of military who have enrolled in the Veterans Green Jobs Academy, a training and deployment program in energy efficiency and conservation.

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Veterans Green Jobs Speaks at Middle Class Task Force Town Hall Meeting in Denver

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by emily.

The Boulder-based nonprofit organization Veterans Green Jobs will participate in the fourth meeting of the Middle Class Task Force in Denver, CO. Vice President Joe Biden will moderate the town-hall discussion – held at the Denver Museum of Natural Science – focused on green jobs and training.

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