| According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world | | | | Management Applications. |
| population is expanding at a mind-boggling rate. The | | | | In a speech to the National Academy of Sciences, |
| world reached 1 billion people in 1800; 2 billion by 1922; | | | | President Obama outlined a bold commitment to basic |
| and over 6 billion by 2000. It is estimated that the | | | | and applied research, innovation and education. |
| population will swell to over 9 billion by 2050. That | | | | President Obama outlined RE-ENERGYSE. |
| means that if the world’s natural resources were | | | | RE-ENERGYSE (REgaining our ENERGY Science and |
| evenly distributed, people in 2050 will only have 25% | | | | Engineering Edge), will be jointly funded by the |
| of the resources per capita that people had in 1950. | | | | Department of Energy and the National Science |
| Why Go Green | | | | Foundation. |
| The word green comes from the Old English word | | | | RE-ENERGYSE (REgaining our ENERGY Science and |
| grene, or, in its older form, groeni. This adjective is | | | | Engineering Edge), would fund new undergraduate |
| closely related to the Old English verb growan | | | | and graduate energy curriculum and research |
| (“to grow”) and goes back into Western | | | | opportunities to prepare up to 8,500 highly educated |
| Germanic and Scandinavian languages. | | | | young scientists and engineers to enter clean energy |
| Culturally, green has broad meanings. In some | | | | fields by 2015 alone. Technical training and K12 funding |
| cultures, green symbolizes hope and growth. The | | | | would support hundreds of programs nationwide to |
| most common associations are found in its ties to | | | | train thousands more technically skilled clean energy |
| nature. Green is also associated with regeneration, | | | | workers. ENERGYSE will support: |
| fertility and rebirth for its connections to nature. | | | | - An education and outreach campaign that uses |
| Recent political groups have taken on the color as | | | | movies, radio, cyber-learning, television, classroom |
| symbol of environmental protection and social justice, | | | | curriculum, social networks, and local science |
| and consider themselves part of the Green | | | | museums to capture the imagination of young |
| Movement, some naming themselves Green Parties. | | | | people, and teach them about the role that science |
| This has led to similar campaigns in advertising, as | | | | and technology can play in addressing our energy |
| companies have sold green, or | | | | challenge |
| environmentally-friendly, products. | | | | - Energy research opportunities for undergraduates |
| In times past, GREEN was a movement of | | | | - Educational opportunities for women and |
| environmental-sensitive and eco-friendly products and | | | | underrepresented minorities who seek careers in the |
| services. Green organizations like ThreeHugger, | | | | clean energy sector |
| ThinkGreen, WorldWatch, PlanetGreen, GreenOrg, | | | | - Partnerships between industry and two-year and |
| and GreenSpace commission was to create a culture | | | | four-year colleges to strengthen education for |
| of environmental responsibility through recycling, | | | | technicians in the clean energy sector, focusing on |
| energy-saving, water and gas consumption reduction | | | | curriculum development, teacher training, and career |
| initiatives to name a few. | | | | pathways from high schools to community colleges |
| Presently, the GO GREEN scope has broadened. | | | | - Interdisciplinary energy graduate programs at the |
| GREEN is developing low-frequency emission | | | | master’s and Ph.D. level that integrate science, |
| processing circuits, water and energy consumption to | | | | engineering, entrepreneurship, and public policy |
| Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) | | | | - Individual fellowships to graduate students and |
| and Sustainable, Renewable, and Recyclable | | | | postdoctoral researchers involved in the frontiers of |
| Technologies. In fact, GREEN has spawned a new | | | | clean energy research |
| generation of Green Jobs, Green Workers, Green | | | | In close, Green is not merely about |
| Education, and Green Economy. In order for the | | | | environmental-sensitive and eco-friendly products and |
| American people to maintain ourselves players in the | | | | services. |
| 21st century global economy, our Nation must | | | | GREEN, however, is a New Era and a New |
| innovate, says the Obama Administration. To this | | | | Generation of fiscal prudence, integrity, and |
| end, GREEN initiatives will create careers in Science, | | | | accountability, sustainable products and technologies, |
| Technology, Engineering, Mathematics industries and | | | | cost-saving and reduction, organizational productivity |
| energy efficiency and renewable energy industries | | | | and efficiency, sustainable buildings, construction, and |
| such as Wind Turbine, Solar Photovoltaic, | | | | schools, human consumption and conservatism, and |
| Environmental Technology, Green Building, Sustainable | | | | recyclable technologies. |
| Construction, Sustainability and Ecological Literacy, | | | | In short, GREEN is about creating a sustainable |
| HVAC Upgrades, Indoor Air Quality, Lighting Retrofits, | | | | America that can continue to thrive, flourish, and |
| Building Automation Upgrades, and Energy | | | | compete in the 21st century global economy. |