Worker Wednesday: November 22, Jon Powers
Wednesday, November 22
WORKER SPOTLIGHT (brought to you by CE4AEF’s Faces of Clean Energy program)
This week, we spotlight Jon Powers, a U.S. Army veteran and co-founder and president of Clean Capital, a New York company that has invested over $1 billion in clean energy projects and jobs.
While serving in the Iraq War, Powers learned how vital clean energy is to protecting America’s national security. He was special adviser for energy to the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army and later was director of outreach for the Army’s Energy Initiatives Task Force.
“Clean energy can protect service members on the battlefield (i.e., by reducing fuel convoys) and off of it by employing veterans in good-paying careers. And clean energy can bolster our national security,” he said in a recent CE4A social media takeover.
Read more about Jon's service here.
NEW FACTORY ANNOUNCEMENTS (Here are social posts to amplify new factories resulting from the president’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan.)
North Carolina: Battery manufacturing facility to bring hundreds of high-paying jobs to Morrisville
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Wow. ANOTHER #BATTERY PLANT IS COMING TO AMERICA. This time in #NorthCarolina's #ResearchTriangle. @ForgeNano announces 200+ #cleantech manufacturing jobs and $165M #battery factory. #CleanEnergy = more jobs + lower bills + cleaner air.
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https://abc11.com/morrisville-nc-hundreds-of-jobs-lithium-ion-battery-manufacturing/14058033/
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Way to go, #NorthCarolina! Following @POTUS’ #AffordableEnergy Plan, @ForgeNano is opening a lithium-ion battery factory in Morrisville, creating 100s of #cleanenergy jobs AND positioning the community at the forefront of #cleantech 🔋
Click for more ⤵ https://abc11.com/morrisville-nc-hundreds-of-jobs-lithium-ion-battery-manufacturing/14058033/
