Green Jobs 2010?

[gthurnball]

Here is an article about a push for Green Jobs in the UK:

Green Alliance calls for new govt framework for green jobs
6/15/2010 5:32:03 PM

Green Alliance calls for new govt framework for green jobs More must be done to encourage the creation of green jobs in the UK, the Green Alliance has claimed.

Hannah Hislop, senior policy adviser at Green Alliance, said that the government must take steps to connect the problems with unemployment and climate change which the country is currently facing.

To do this she claimed that "a much stronger government framework" must be developed.

"In the wake of significant cuts to employment programmes like the Future Jobs Fund, we need better coordination of existing programmes and spending to make sure we can create jobs, up-skill people for growth areas, tackle fuel poverty and cut carbon emissions," Ms Hislop added.

In its coalition programme, the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government laid out extensive plans for the movement of the UK to a low-carbon economy.

The document stated that the government must use "a wide range of levers" to support the creation of green jobs, however no specific policies were detailed.

Ms Hislop said that the Green Alliance will be working with a number of organisations to "address the challenge" in the months ahead. ADNFCR-1235-ID-19838980-ADNFCR

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[littlegreenfairy]

Green jobs in Deluth! :

Growing Green Collar Jobs in Duluth

Creating green-collar jobs is the focus of Duluth's, Green Job Summit. Since mid-February, over 120 community members have come together to create 30 plans that would bring eco-friendly jobs. On Wednesday, those plans were introduced to the public.

Community members gathered to review 30 ideas that they hope will create sustainable jobs in the Northland. Jodi Slick, an event organizer, said some strategies would take longer to implement.

"Each plan kind of has its own time frame and some of them have already started, and we have seen some green jobs developed from the action plan. Others are plans that are really looking at the longer term strategic plan for the community, that may not create jobs for five years," said Slick.

After speaking with event coordinators, it's still unclear as to the number of jobs that would be created. In an interview, City Councilor Cuneo, estimated between hundreds, if not thousands of jobs. Slick said work in a variety of sectors would be developed.

"One was built environment, we also looked at resource protection, energy production, food systems, and also transportation systems," said event coordinator, Jodi Slick.

According to Slick, Como Oil, is a local business that is looking at how they'll have to change over the years to stay marketable.

"They know that if they're going to move forward, 50 years from now, they need to be involved in delivering things that are beyond fuel oil. So, they have been working on looking at biomass as an option in our community," said Slick.

Community Action Duluth, a local organization, said it has added 2 green jobs to its workforce and is in the process of developing 7 more. Emily Kniskern, a program coordinator for "Seeds of Success," said they have eight garden across the city, where they grow produce to sell.

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[tysookal]

Here is some information about green jobs in Michigan:

Biden applauds green jobs in Michigan

MIDLAND, Mich., June 21 (UPI) -- Vice President
Joseph Biden said Monday in Michigan technological initiatives are required to put the U.S. economy back on track.

At a construction site in Midland, where Dow Kokam is building a factory to produce car batteries for electrically powered vehicles, Biden said, "If we just restored the economy that existed in 1995, that is not enough to lead the world."

Battery production at the site is expected to put 800 people to work, as well as provide 1,000 construction jobs to build the factory, The Detroit News reported.

Biden said the factory, which is being built with $161 million in assistance from the $800 billion 2009 economic stimulus bill, was " a gigantic start" to investment
in the future of U.S. manufacturing.

In addition to jobs, the project helps the United States break away from foreign energy supplies that "(tie) us to the jungles of Venezuela and the sands of Saudi Arabia," Biden said.

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The market is so bad these days, that people can't be picky they just have to take what they can get!