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FEATURED PROJECTS
Growing Green Collar Jobs Reports |
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Read the inaugural report in the series, "Growing Green
Collar Jobs: Energy Efficiency"
For best result, download to your computer before opening.
Read the Report Press Release
from December 5, 2007
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Growing Green Collar Jobs is a series of reports that explore
how sustainability can be an economic engine for New York City.
We define green-collar jobs as work in an environmental sector
that provides family-sustaining wages, workplace safety and health
benefits , and opportunities for career advancement.
Prepared for the New York City Apollo Alliance, each report in
the series is based on secondary research and interviews with
business, labor, civic, community and environmental leaders. We
explore the opportunities for creating new green-collar jobs,
the importance of retooling existing jobs to incorporate environmental
practices, and the barriers to green-collar job creation.
The first report in the series, Growing Green-Collar Jobs: Energy
Efficiency, focuses on jobs in one of the fastest growing and
most promising areas of the green economy, improving energy efficiency
in existing buildings. Released in December 2007, it will be followed
by reports covering:
- Clean Energy: Renewable energy systems (Solar Photovoltaic,
Solar Thermal, Geothermal, Small Wind, Landfill Gas, Anaerobic
Digesters and Tidal Power), Biofuel production and Cogeneration,
- Recycling and Deconstruction, recycling of building construction
waste and reuse of building materials, and
- Landscaping and Green Roofs.
Press Coverage of Growing Green Collar Jobs:
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Green Collar Jobs Roundtable
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The Green Collar Jobs Roundtable was a success, bringing together
approximately 130 participants from over 80 organizations, companies,
agencies, and unions with the aim of creating a coordinated, citywide
workforce development plan to prepare New Yorkers for green collar
jobs by Spring 2009.
It is worth nothing that the June Roundtable was the start of
a process. The objective of the first meeting was to exchange
ideas and make connections across sectors. Accordingly, much of
the discussion was broad. However, participants laid the groundwork
for more critical dialogue and strategic planning which will follow.
Read More...
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Campaign for New York's Future
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Photo: Katie Orlinsky
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Urban Agenda is an active participant in the Campaign for New
York's Future. The Campaign is a coalition of civic, business,
environmental, labor, community and public health organizations
that support the goals and strategic direction of PlaNYC
2030.
We endorse
the Campaign’s goals to make every neighborhood in New York City
a great place to live and work, and to contribute to fighting
climate change. We support the coalition’s aim to encourage public
debate — as well as fair and effective action — now and in the
years to come.
Urban Agenda takes part in numerous campaign activities, such
as the July 5th Rally for Congestion Pricing at Times Square,
an important transportation and air quality initiative in PlaNYC.
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NYC Apollo Alliance
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Urban Agenda is spearheading the NYC Apollo Alliance, a new and
growing coalition of labor unions, environmental justice advocates,
business leaders, community organizations, and educators. NYC
Apollo seeks to transform the way New York City is powered in
order to create jobs, improve residents’ health and productivity,
promote equity, and ensure New York maintains its status as the
preeminent global city.
New York City is struggling with high unemployment rates, escalating
energy costs, increasing energy needs, and staggering rates of
asthma. The NYC Apollo Alliance intends to foster a market for
"high performance" and green building technology, promote energy
efficiency, advance sustainable employment opportunities, and
champion economic and environmental justice for communities most
adversely affected by unfair energy planning and polluting policies.
Read more.
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NYCEJA / Labor
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