 Green Jobs for America is a national campaign to educate the public about the need for investments in good, green jobs - jobs that will fight dangerous global warming, move America toward energy independence and end our harmful dependence on fossil fuels. Led by the United Steelworkers, Sierra Club, Blue Green Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council and including other partners, Green Jobs for America is calling for better jobs and a better energy future for our children.
The Green Jobs for America campaign is at work in twelve states - Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
 Read more about the campaign.
Download the campaign brochure (PDF file).
We're the millions of people who are members of the labor unions and environmental organizations behind the Green Jobs for America campaign. On the face of it, we might seem like different sorts of people. But the values and causes that unite us are greater than any differences you might think we have. In fact, we're united in rallying support here for changes that Washington needs to make.
Read more about the Blue Green Alliance.
Read more about the United Steelworkers, Sierra Club, NRDC, and Working America.
NJ Work Environment Council Joins Green Jobs for America Campaign.
 Job Opportunities for the Green Economy: A State-by-State Picture of Occupations that Gain from Green Investments is a new report from the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The report examines 12 states and the people employed in occupations affected by six green economic strategies: building retrofitting, mass transit, energy-efficient automobiles, wind power, solar power and cellulosic biofuels. It also looks at what the average wages are in each state for these jobs.
Job Opportunities for the Green Economy makes clear that millions of U.S. workers-across a wide range of familiar occupations, states, and income and skill levels-will all benefit from a movement to defeat global warming and transform the United States into a green economy.
Executive Summary
Download the full report (PDF file).
Read the press release.
Green Jobs for America organizing teams are on the ground in states, bringing people and organizations together to demand investments in green jobs and adoption of green jobs plans. With town hall meetings, roundtables of community, labor and clean energy economy leaders, rallies, tours of companies providing green jobs, and more, each state campaign is building demand for green jobs in communities, with decision makers, and in the media.
Find out more about what Green Jobs for America is doing in twelve states and see state-by-state findings regarding job opportunities for the green economy:
Florida
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
Wisconsin
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