Worker Wednesday: October 4 and Fernando Zurita
Wednesday, October 4
WORKER SPOTLIGHT (brought to you by CE4AEF’s Faces of Clean Energy program)
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting Latino clean energy professionals. This week it’s Fernando Zurita, a policy analyst manager with Syncarpha Capital. Based in the New York Metropolitan Region, Zurita has been in clean energy for 3 years.
Why should Congress invest in clean energy jobs, not fossil fuels jobs? “Congress needs to invest in clean energy in order to eliminate our reliance on fossil fuel which continues to have negative impacts on our health, the environment, and foreign interests/economy.”
How did you first get introduced to clean energy? “Like a lot of recent hires, I was searching for employment amidst the peak of the pandemic back in late 2020. An interaction on LinkedIn with the CEO of this company sparked my interest in working and advocating for the solar industry. It was great to see, how during one of the worst employment periods in the U.S., the solar industry could continue to recruit and seek talent. I'm glad I found myself here.”
NEW FACTORY ANNOUNCEMENTS (Here are social posts to amplify new factories resulting from the president’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan.)
Michigan: Norwegian company to bring $400M investment, 500 jobs to Plymouth Township
[🖱Click to Tweet] WOW! Big news for Michigan: The state’s getting another 500 #cleanenergy jobs via @nelhydrogen's new #greenhydrogen gigafactory in Detroit's western suburbs. YET ANOTHER reason Michigan is a #cleanenergy LEADER. #CleanEnergyAtWork https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/2023/09/26/nel-hydrogen-norwegian-company-plymouth-township-renewable-hydrogen/70974625007/
[🖱Click to Tweet] In DC, House GOP thirsted for a government shutdown to stop the #cleanenergy jobs boom. But outside the bubble, @POTUS' Affordable #CleanEnergy Plan stayed hard at work. @nelhydrogen announced a new #greenhydrogen MI factory that'll employ 500 workers outside of Detroit.
