It is a problem as old as civilizations that create armies and send them off to war; What happens when the wars are over and the warriors return home? In the U.S., the record when it comes to taking care of its veterans has been spotty in recent years to read more…
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JATC Carry on the Tradition of Apprenticeship Training
During late medieval times and the Renaissance until the beginning of the Industrial Age, a young person who wished to enter a trade would apprentice himself to a master. For the first few years, the apprentice was obliged to fetch and carry, clean up around the shop and attend to read more…
Green Energy Trends – What’s Next?
Is Green Energy Attainable in the Near Future? There are many “arguments” that naysayers like to give when insisting that “green energy” can never replace fossil fuels (not surprisingly, most of these protests come from the oil and coal industries). One argument has to do with the lack of infrastructure. read more…
ETV Publishes 100th Video on NECA / IBEW Accomplishments
A hundred of anything is a big milestone. And here at ETV, we’re pleased to announce that we have just released Number One Hundred in our ongoing series highlighting the achievements and projects undertaken by members of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers read more…
Zero Net Energy
We hear a lot about “zero net energy” these days, but what is it? How does it work? Most importantly, in these days of dwindling petroleum reserves and the increasing awareness of the environmental costs of coal and nuclear, how is it being realized? The term “zero net energy” (ZNE) read more…
NECA and IBEW Help to Put Public Safety First
While the thought of government regulations may raise concerns from some, it’s clear that without some standards and regulations, our collective health and safety would too often be at risk. It’s really one of the ways representative democracy is supposed work: we elect proxies (representatives and senators) to go to read more…