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Welcome to MATC: A Green College!
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The world is changing, and we as a society are beginning to understand how our actions are effecting the environment. For decades now, our actions have been negative and our planet is suffering.
With effort, we can reverse some, if not all of the damage we humans have done, and improve the lives of everyone. And if we are smart, we can create new opportunities in the process.
The “silver lining” of Wisconsin and the nation’s recent financial crisis is really a “green lining.” More and more businesses are making the historic transition from fossil fuels to renewable resources and energy efficiency – and thereby reaping greater productivity and lower costs.
Several recent indicators point to why Wisconsin’s “green lining” will continue to lead the way in countering the state’s economic woes:
- Governor Jim Doyle announced $7.3 million in clean energy grants and loans from the Wisconsin Energy Independence fund on September 25, leveraging up to $44.2 million in additional investments and creating new jobs.
- State government continues to make progress on implementing Wisconsin’s Energy Efficiency & Renewables Act of 2006, which requires 10 percent of the electricity sold in Wisconsin to be from renewable energy resources by 2015.
- Governor Doyle’s “25 by 25” goal aims for Wisconsin to derive 25 percent of its power and transportation fuels from renewable sources by 2025. This is the centerpiece of a detailed Declaration of Energy Independence.
- According to a December 2007 study by the Blue-Green Action Alliance, a partnership of the Sierra Club, United Steelworkers, and Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods, 1,331 companies in Wisconsin could create 35,133 new jobs, primarily in wind turbine and solar manufacturing.
- National venture capital investment in renewable energy shattered previous records for the third quarter of 2008, according to Greentech Media. With solar as the dominant sector, this record-breaking investment pace is projected to continue through 2009.
The time is now to gain fresh and invaluable insights on how companies and organizations can benefit from the current renaissance in Wisconsin’s renewable energy marketplace. MATC is working to take advantage of many of these opportunities, along with training the people who will help implement these changes in Wisconsin.
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