On AlterNet: green jobs

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Are We Really Creating More Green Jobs? Survey Says: Yes

Maria Gallucci, Inside Climate News. March 28, 2012.

Leaders on the Pacific Coast find over 500,000 green jobs -- and predict that number will double by 2020.

It's Time to Ditch Big Oil: We Can Create Jobs While Protecting Public Health and the Environment

Michael Brune, AlterNet. September 15, 2011.

In the end, the whole "jobs versus environment/public health" argument is nothing but a rhetorical crutch for polluters.

7 Winning Issues for Democrats (If They Only Had the Guts to Fight)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 15, 2011.

It's not enough for progressives to count on Republicans to lose in 2012. Democrats need to find some issues to fight for. Here's a few suggestions.

New York Becoming a Model for How to Effectively Create Green Jobs

Emmaia Gelman, Chloe Tribich, AlterNet. July 13, 2011.

A new law will help generate 1 million energy efficiency retrofits on homes and businesses and create over 14,000 full time permanent jobs.

Why Unions Should Reconsider Support for Tar Sands Oil Pipeline

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

Presidents of several unions have come out in support of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. But the damage the pipeline will do far outweighs its benefits.

Van Jones: We Must Prepare for Battle

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 6, 2010.

We went from We Are One to We Are Done, Jones tells a D.C. audience; it's time to stop waiting for cues from Washington.

Election 2010: What it Means for the Climate, Clean Energy and all Things Green

Brian Merchant, TreeHugger. November 3, 2010.

To be blunt: It's not going to be good. At all. Besides a few silver linings here and there, the results paint a pretty grim outlook.

Why California's Proposition 23 Is Bad News for Farmers

Russ Lester, Renata Brillinger, AlterNet. October 20, 2010.

Prop 23 would hinder efforts of farmers who want their businesses to be more resilient, sustainable and energy independent.

Concerned About Jobs? Then You Should Be Concerned About Climate Change, Too -- Here's Why

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, Lisa Hoyos, AlterNet. October 19, 2010.

If we do nothing about climate change -- jobs will be affected in every sector -- from construction to health care and farms to ports.

We Have to Trim the Bloated Pentagon Budget and Use the Cash for a 'Green Dividend' to Create Good Jobs

John Feffer, Miriam Pemberton, AlterNet. October 1, 2010.

How can we come out of this recession with a manufacturing sector and a workforce that are globally competitive, that produce things that people need in the new green economy?

Green Jobs: a Powerful Engine for Employment for Workers at the Top, Bottom and in Between

Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Dollars and Sense. September 14, 2010.

Clean-energy activities produce more jobs than fossil fuel-related ones, with many more opportunities for those who don't hold a high school or college degree.

No on California Prop 23: Halting Climate Policy Is the Real Job Killer

Van Jones, Jorge Madrid, Climate Progress. September 13, 2010.

Proposition 23 would destroy half a million jobs in California by 2020 while costing the state $80 billion in gross domestic product.

The BP Speech: Obama Still Refuses to Lead

Zach Carter, AlterNet. June 15, 2010.

Faced with the worst environmental disaster in history, Obama wants change. He just won't fight for it.

Green Detroit: Why the City Is Ground Zero for the Sustainability Movement

Ron Williams, AlterNet. April 22, 2010.

Ignore the mainstream media. Detroit is not about architectural ruins. The people are re-imagining their city in fresh and courageous ways and there is a lot to learn from them.

Watch: Hip Hop Artist Gives Boost to Green Jobs, Builds on MLK Legacy

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet. January 18, 2010.

Dr. King did not know green-collar jobs or the clean-energy economy. But the principles of equality, justice and opportunity remain the same.

Transforming the Rust-Belt into a Green Belt

Blog for Our FutureDecember 10, 2009.

How do you rebuild Allentown for the 21st Century?

The American Worker Has Become an Endangered Species, But We Can Turn That Around

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.

We must build new economic sectors and nothing offers as much promise as do those of green manufacturing and renewable energy.

Meet Some of the People Who Have Jobs Thanks to Obama's Recovery Act

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet. November 4, 2009.

640,329 jobs were created or saved. But the true significance of this number lies in the people behind it.

Stop Glenn Beck's Assault on Green Jobs and Clean Energy

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 9, 2009.

Van Jones was just the beginning.

The Buzz on the Van Jones Resignation at Momentum

Don Hazen, September 9, 2009.

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Jones' successor at Green for All, took the issue head on yesterday at the Tides Foundation Momentum Conference.

What's Next After Taking Out Van Jones? Fox News Blurts Out Agenda to Sabotage the Environment

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. September 8, 2009.

The job destroyers and climate destroyers of the right wing most certainly smell blood -- and what they want to do is no joke.

Stop The Teabaggers, Give Them Green Jobs: Lessons From the Coalfields of West Virginia

Mike Elk, Campaign for America's Future. August 28, 2009.

West Virginia shows us how we could easily win over this key segment of society, working class whites, with a New Deal-style industrial policy.

Serious About Green Jobs? It's Time to Throw 'Free Trade' out the Window

Les Leopold, AlterNet. July 20, 2009.

If we want a greener world and green jobs for our citizens, we have to ditch the 'free-trade' ideal -- markets on their own won't do it.

Tales of How Big Corporations Are Screwing Americans Over

Amy R. Ramos, Miller-McCune.com. July 17, 2009.

Stagnant wages, sexual harassment, worsening benefits, horrible treatment: just a few of the problems faced by American workers in all industries.

Clean Energy Jobs Creation: Will the Senate Do the Right Thing?

Staff, Campaign for an Energy-Efficient America. May 15, 2009.

"The Senate must recognize that energy efficiency is the fastest, cheapest and cleanest way to meet our growing energy needs."