Good ideas. Better cities.
City roll call
Filter by tag » green+collar
-
The Daily Report
‘Green Collar Jobs” and the Democratic Candidates Bickering Over Them
Mike Muller | Tue, Apr 8th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: mike muller, hillary clinton, obama, barack obama, election 2008, president, democrats, hillary, presidential campaign, presidential candidates, presidential urban agenda, democratic hopefuls, pittsburgh, green collar jobs, green jobs, green collar, democratic candidates, good jobs, green jobs conference | 0
With the next Democratic primary being held in Pennsylvania on Earth day, we turn our attention today to “green collar jobs.” While there is certainly no one-size-fits-all panacea for the nation’s struggling industrial cities, proponents of the movement see wide ranging benefits from creating a new economy around environmental awareness.
(more)
-
The Daily Report
The Green Collar Solution: What it’s like to be black and green
Matt Stroud | Wed, Oct 17th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: green collar, van jones, manual labor jobs, black and green, thomas friedman | 0
Thomas Friedman wrote an interesting op-ed in today’s NYTimes discussing an interview with Van Jones, a Yale-educated “black social activist in Oakland, Calif.” who “talks about what it’s like to be black and green.”
Using his little center in Oakland, Mr. Jones has been on a crusade to help underprivileged African-Americans and other disadvantaged communities understand why they would be the biggest beneficiaries of a greener America. It’s about jobs. The more government requires…
(more)
- Page 1 of 1
Browse archives
Latest entries
- Denver: America’s Great Urban Canvas, Part II (A Temporary Sidetrack to Decide How I Decide) by Simmons Buntin
- Painting the Town Pink by Kathryn Kondracki
- Made in America by Hamida Kinge
- L.A. City Council Turns Fast Food Into a Zoning Issue by Brian Krier
- Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do by Ray Hainer
Latest comments
- Christian Arndt: Good Afternoon Simmons, I simply wanted to say I enjoy your posting on urban development … (read)
- Michael Feagans: Every one of my friends left the city when they had children. I did not. They … (read)
- Jonathan: “The shore” is what makes the shore attractive. Beach and ocean are the fundamental attraction, as … (read)
- Brian Krier: tin2ca, if I may respond, I didn’t say that the city has moved to “end choice.” … (read)
- Brian K Oglesby: As a life long Philadelphian, stating one problem that exceeds others is difficult but I’ll take … (read)