Monday, April 27, 2009
Stimulus to Fund Thousands of New, Green Jobs
President Obama’s economic recovery program could create or save 2.5 million green jobs designing, building and maintaining renewable energy projects and increasing the energy efficiency of schools, homes and federal office buildings.
The work funded by the stimulus spending bill includes jobs in fields ranging from ironworking to window manufacturing, power distribution and alternative energy production.
As these jobs are coming online, state energy offices, unions, power companies and community colleges are forming training programs to help new and experienced workers move into green careers.
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