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Jen
Expedition Leader
1384 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
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 Posted - Feb 29 2008 : 3:09:05 PM
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"It turns out that, people (and politicians!) are finally making the connection that good decisions for the environment are also good for the economy and communities. The Washington Post describes several proposals for green collar workers to create jobs in green industries as part of the plan to achieve energy independence. And as Thomas Freidman explained in his column The Green Collar Solution, activists like Van Jones who work in low income areas know that communities need jobs more than they care about melting glaciers. Thus, projects at the Ella Baker Center and elsewhere are aiming to create green collar job training programs to reduce poverty while also creating a broader constituency to stop global warming."
--Katherine Baer, Director
Healthy Waters Campaign
More at http://blog.americanrivers.org/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/24/ring-around-the-green-collar/
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Green Collar Jobs are on the Rise
