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It's The Economy, Stupid

December 14, 2010 by Shari Shapiro
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One of my loyal readers was kind enough to bring to my attention a troubling article from the Washington Post in which a man who had earned 9 green certifications and sent out hundreds of resumes still has yet to receive a single job offer. In September, I spoke at a Woodrow Wilson Foundation event on green jobs for women. ... [read more]

The green jobs debate (cont’d)

December 2, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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Nat Keohane In a blogpost the other day (Cancun can’t: Ten reasons why the climate talks will fail), I devoted a paragraph (see below) to what could have been a longer critique of the way environmental groups tried to sell legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions as a jobs program. I was reflecting my sense that green groups, in... [read more]

Cleveland Mayor to 'jumpstart transformation' with sustainability

March 10, 2010 by Marc Lefkowitz
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In his State of the City address last week, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson detailed his plans to use sustainability as an economic engine, and a hoped for path out of poverty. Jackson—who convened 700 people to create a vision for a sustainable city last summer at the inaugural Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit—started to... [read more]

Green Building Industry to Face More Scrutiny

January 5, 2010 by Chris Cheatham
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The green building industry is entering an interesting period. In 2009, the green building movement was embraced as a solution to economic and environmental problems. "Green jobs" were touted as a way to improve the economy while reducing unemployment. Investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency measures was championed as a way... [read more]

Green Construction Will Add $554 Billion to U.S. GDP by 2013, Create 8 Million New Jobs

November 13, 2009 by The Dirt ASLA
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A new study released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Booz Allen Hamilton concludes that green building will add $554 billion to the U.S. economy (including $396 billion in new wages), and support 7.9 million U.S. jobs during the next four year period (2009-2013). The study also confirms that... [read more]

A New Response to Climate Change: Landscape Conservation Cooperatives

October 28, 2009 by The Dirt ASLA
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Barbara Boxer, Senator from California and chair of the Senate committee on the environment and public works, kicked off three days of hearings on the latest version of the Kerry-Boxer climate change legislation. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Treasury Secretary Ray LaHood, and E.P.A. Administrator Lisa... [read more]