Right on time for the 2009 Green Jobs Conference, this week Change to Win released a report titled High Road or Low Road?  Job Quality in the New Green Economy.  The report looks at wages and conditions for jobs in a variety of green workplaces, and finds that not all is well in the green collar economy.

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Reading Liberally Cambridge will be discussing this book at our next meeting, on Monday, Jan. 26 at 7 pm.  If you're in the area, drop by and join us!

When Van Jones published his landmark work last summer, the future of our economy and government was still uncertain.  Now, with an economic and environmental climate rated anywhere from desolate to terrifying, Jones's work is all the more important.

The central insight of The Green Collar Economy is that we can revive our economy, especially the most critically downtrodden and depressed parts of our economy, while saving the environment.  The trick is to emphasize economic growth that is oriented around environmentally sound initiatives - using clean energy, sustainable food practices, and so on.  Moreover, it is critically important for this growth to focus on those individuals who have historically not been a part of the environmental movement, especially low-income families and minorities - not just as a matter of economic inclusiveness, but also because no other approach will be effective in saving the planet.

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