Op/ed: Camarillo is a battleground in fight for U.S. solar jobs
Until this level playing field returns, we must continue to fight for America’s renewable-energy industry.
Editorial: To win green jobs, foster innovation
How can the United States compete in a game that’s rigged? That is the question facing the solar energy manufacturing industry in this country.
Job cuts hit solar, beauty industries
Two tri-county employers on Sept. 2 confirmed job cuts that could eliminate 260 positions. SolarWorld Industries America, the U.S. subsidiary of a major German maker of solar energy systems, said it is shuttering production at its Camarillo plant and cutting 186 jobs. Mentor Worldwide, a Santa Barbara-based breast implant maker that was acquired by Johnson Read More →
SolarWorld announces new schools program
SolarWorld, a German company with a plant in Camarillo, unveiled a program Sept. 30 that could put solar panels on schools without charging the schools for any of the up-front costs. The move comes a few weeks after the Oxnard Union School District passed over SolarWorld and picked SunPower, a San Jose-based company, to put Read More →
