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Green Energy Leading the Green Economy & Workforce
A crucial starting point for the rejuvenation of our economy is to focus on building rapid, large-scale deployment of energy independence and employment training to support the green-energy industry in five key areas:
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Energy Efficiency (50% savings in five years)
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Solar and wind (achieving an all-renewable electric grid)
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Plug-in electric hybrids-PHEVs- (to make up at least 20% of the U.S. fleet in ten years)
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Smart grid (rebuilding our aging electric grid with a smart grid that makes it easy to scale up energy efficiency and renewables)
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New national and state electric utility regulation and building codes that make it easy to scale up with efficiency, renewables, and PHEVs.
Local Green Collar Training Programs
Green DMV is non-profit organization seeking to promote sustainability and green jobs in low-income communities across America as a pathway out of poverty. The organization was founded and self-funded by cofounders, Philip O'Neal and Rhon Hayes in 2007. The initial focus is our nation's capital and the Washington Metropolitan Area (Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia - DMV) to help influence policy change in the region that will spur sustainable green job growth and equitable environmental policies. Green DMV is fueled by a passion to ensure that the green economy is inclusive of all people.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray's Green Zone Environmental Program (GZEP) is one of the largest green jobs training program for youth in the nation. GZEP introduces District youth, age 14 to 21, to the green job labor market, exposing them to numerous exciting career paths and offers academic enrichment opportunities. The program's primary goal is to afford young adults an opportunity to develop the skills and work ethic necessary to succeed in the workplace. District youth workers participating in GZEP work on projects that have immeasurable sustainability benefits on the District.
The Green Builders Council of DC has embarked on the process of taking unprecedented steps to see that workers in DC are skilled in eco-friendly modes of construction. Through the creation and management of one of the city's largest green jobs training programs, the development of the nation's first green training module for contruction workers, and a unique weatherization program for DC youth, GBCDC is working to ensure 'green building' goes hand-in-hand with job creation and the strengthening of our local economy.
Maryland's Incentives for Creating Green Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance is a national, strategic partnership between labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy. The Alliance organizes the annual national conference GOOD JOBS GREEN JOBS i in ..
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Good sources for finding Green Employment:
Business for Social Responsibility, a group that helps companies navigate sustainability issues, is a good place to start. SustainableBusiness.com is an excellent source for employment because it broadly covers all sectors that impact sustainability: government, renewable energy, efficiency, green building, green investing, and organics. Others are treehugger.com and ecojobs.com, which include a broad array of positions from conservation to engineering to international opportunities. The Fair Trade Federation Job Board lists opportunities with Fair Trade businesses within the FTF network of over 250 members. Idealist.org focuses on the non-profit sector. Greenjobs.com focuses on the renewable fuel industry. GreenBiz.com, Great Green Careers, Green Dream Jobs from Sustainable Business.com, Sustain Lane and GreenJobs.net also contain employment boards.
The Green Collar Blog lists RECRUITERS who focus on social or environmental responsibility, they are also developing a list of green job training and education programs for later in 2011.
(below: Eco Studio offers a page consolidating these links - easy to share with a friend)
Find a Green Job
By the way, I am also looking for an incredible green job - so, please extend my RESUME
to someone who might be interested in a stellar green and entrepreneurial professional.
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Green For All is a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. By advocating for local, state and federal commitment to job creation, job training, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy – especially for people from disadvantaged communities – Green For All fights both poverty and pollution at the same time.
What They Do:
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Link activists and advocates, organizations, policy makers, practitioners, and business, labor, and community leaders together in dialogue to advance the vision of a green economy that benefits all Americans;
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Lift public awareness on the potential of green-collar jobs to transform the economy, curb global warming, and build pathways out of poverty;
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Leverage best green practices and policy into model programs and legislation that can be adopted at the national, state or local level;
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Provide technical assistance to mayors and community groups to implement local green-collar job initiatives; and
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Build an on-line community of practice to convene thought-leaders and share leading program models, technical documents and templates.
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