was released today by the Center for American Progress in conjunction with the Green Jobs for America campaign. The report, authored by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, found that the U.S. can create two million jobs in two years with an investment in the green economy - nearly four times more than the same investment in the oil industry - and reduce the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent over two years.
The report shows that investing in six energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies, including retrofitting buildings, expanding mass transit and freight rail, constructing "smart" electrical grid transmission systems, wind power, solar power, and next generation biofuels, will create two million jobs in two years, with jobs being created all over the country. For more information:
Read the report and check out the state fact sheets
 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.
 was authored by the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and examined 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.
The report made 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.
Download the full report (PDF file).
Read the press release.
Green Jobs for America teams are on the ground bringing people and organizations together to demand investments in green jobs and adoption of green jobs plans. Find out more about what Green Jobs for America is doing in your state, plus state-by-state findings on green job opportunities:
Florida
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
Wisconsin
|
