Category: Green Jobs
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Building an Inclusive Economy: Green Building Construction Supports Green Jobs for All
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Buzz words and hot topics come and go, but “green jobs” are here to stay. In a recovering economy, jobs remain a top priority for our leaders and the Americans they represent. Green bui…
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US Tallies 3.1M Green Jobs In First Such Survey
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics takes a stab at defining and totaling green jobs, and says there were 3.1 million of them in 2010.
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A Million Green Jobs Eyed By West Coast Leaders
The Pacific Coast Collaborative—British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California—hatches a plan to create 1 million new green jobs in the region by 2020.
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MIT Clean Energy Prize Narrows Cleantech Innovators Field
Fifteen teams from a dozen universities are currently going through mentoring at the MIT Clean Energy Prize competition – only one will walk away with the $200,000.
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Green Development Has A Community Motivated
The Village at Merchant Creek, spearheaded by a non-profit organization that put the plans in the hands of local residents, and has taken special green LEED certification.