green-collar

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The exciting thing about the energy-technology revolution is that it spans the whole economy - from green-collar construction jobs to high-tech solar-panel-designing jobs.

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  • "The Oklahoma economy is poised to receive up to $40 billion in wind energy investments and thousands of green-collar jobs," Bergey said. —  WTOP / Business / Biz Stories
  • A handful of Green party supporters showed up outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa, where Layton had promised $8.2 million over four years for "green-collar" jobs and keeping them in Canada. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
  • But the emphasis on building smart grid infrastructure also shows that Congress and the incoming Obama administration are serious about funding "shovel-ready infrastructure projects that can help create what people call green-collar jobs," said Eric Dresselhuys, a vice president at —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
  • While Obama pledges to promote green-collar jobs under his economic stimulus package, the near-term outlook for solar panel manufacturers remains cloudy in the face of tight credit, less money available for subsidies overseas and other challenges. —  MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
  • His piece-by-piece approach to creating a green-collar economy is the kind of simple and keenly proactive plan that rises above doomsday fear-mongering to create a positive trajectory for the nation. —  Tikkun Magazine - Current Thinking
 

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