Green collar jobs result from the expansion or shift of the employment market to a more environmentally sustainable direction.  In the District, with the passage of higher green standards for building and development (such as the 2006 Green Building Act) and a growing emphasis on stormwater management and cleaning up of the Anacostia River, there is a growing demand for workers who have ‘green skills.’   Some examples of green jobs include installing green roofs, dismantling and recycling computers, auditing the energy use of an office building, and cleaning up brownfields.  Green economies create and support both jobs and goods markets related to environmentally sustainable development.  This means that demand for goods such as solar panels, healthier paints and insulation, and energy efficient appliances increases.  Many cities around the country are developing green economies to both cerate new jobs and to improve environmental quality of communities.  The District launched a Green Collar Jobs Initiative in the summer of 2007.  

If you are interested in this topic, there is an upcoming opportunity to learn more about how green jobs have been created in some cities and what role the federal government is playing.  The Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions will host a Green Collar Jobs and Conscious Economies for Urban Revitalization briefing on Tuesday, February 12, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM in 2253 Rayburn House Office Building.  Social activist, author, attorney, and co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Van Jones, will discuss green-collar jobs and the green jobs provision in the recent Energy Bill.  Jackie Victor, co-owner of the socially-conscious and highly successful Avalon International Breads, will discuss how she and her partner have created a green business in downtown Detroit.  Avalon, located in a once nearly abandoned section of the city, prides itself on paying livable wages to dozens of Detroit residents, developing a recycling program, and using locally grown urban-farm produce.

For more information contact Greg Lewis ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at the Northeast-Midwest Institute, Mary Cronin ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, or Chris Hickling ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) at the Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition.

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2008-02-11 14:15:10

I like the way u are doing thing about these school get close because wit no school it would be nothing.

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