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NEWS ABOUT: green jobs

green jobs stories: 6 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Many Jobs Are Gone Forever 

Employment picture likely to remain grim for years, and predicting winning industries is a challenge

Oct 5, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The job market is likely to be grim for years to come—economists expect that even if job creation returned to the brisk pace of the ‘90s, unemployment wouldn’t return to 5% until 2017. And for many of the unemployed, the numbers belie the real problem: The positions... More »

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health care • employment • recession • unemployment • job • job creation • green jobs • recession depression

(AP) - Obama environmental adviser Van Jones is resigning amid controversy over past inflammatory statements. The so-called green jobs czar got into hot water this week when two things surfaced: He called Republicans "assholes" in a video made before he joined the administration, and he signed a petition supporting the "... More »

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resignation • czar • scandal • Obama administration • green jobs • Van Jones • truther

Obama Official Regrets Signing 9/11 Conspiracy Petition

Jones also sorry for crude reference to GOP

Sep 4, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lately, Van Jones has had a lot of apologizing to do. Obama’s green jobs czar issued a statement yesterday renouncing a statement he signed on 911Truth.org, which demanded an “immediate inquiry into evidence that suggests high-level government officials may have deliberately allowed the September 11th attacks to... More »

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Glenn Beck • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks • Obama administration • green jobs • Van Jones

Calif. Program Trains 'Green Collar' Workers 

Pioneering initiative's grads tackle both pollution and poverty

Jun 23, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first waves of graduates from California's pioneering "green collar" training program are ready to put their new skills to work reducing the state's carbon footprint, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The trainees, including ex-cons and low-income residents, have finished an extensive course in construction skills to equip them... More »

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environment • California • construction • green jobs • job training

Obama's Earth Day Pitch: 'New Energy Economy'

America must choose a 'new energy economy,' he says

Apr 22, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama returned to Iowa—his crucial campaign battleground win—for Earth Day, hailing the “new, clean energy economy” and unveiling an offshore wind project. “It is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration,” he... More »

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Iowa • alternative energy • Earth Day • green energy • unemployment • foreign oil • wind power • job • President Obama • green jobs

 House Dems Debut 
 $825B Stimulus Bill 

Public works, education get plenty of attention in measure

Jan 15, 09 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats today introduced a long-awaited stimulus package, developed with President-elect Obama, and totaling $825 billion, the New York Times reports. The economic recovery plan includes billions in tax cuts, Medicare subsidies, and public-education and infrastructure spending. The Senate is developing its own version, and vigorous debate is anticipated as... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • House of Representatives • recession • infrastructure • tax cuts • federal spending • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • President Obama • economic downturn • green jobs

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