Green Labor Journal

February Issue - Saturday, February 4, 2012

FutureGen's Carbon Capture and Storage Project

By Kenneth K. Humphreys Jun 07, 2011

U.S. DOE-funded clean coal project will produce jobs, clean air and affordable electricity

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FutureGen Alliance selected Morgan County, Ill. as the home of FutureGen 2.0. The project began in February 2011 and is a first-of-its-kind, near-zero emissions power plant that will combine cutting-edge technologies in a single, commercial-scale plant to

Cleantech Tracker:

Investment Mangers Pushing Companies to go Green

By Ken Silverstein Jun 07, 2011

IBEW Local 569 is skilled, trained and ready for California's green economy.

Is it good for utilities' bottom lines?

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Swanton Berry Farm

By Susan Samuels Drake Jun 07, 2011

100% Organic and 100% Union

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We Support EPA Action to Clean Our Air and Spur Job Growth

By Apollo Alliance

The Apollo Alliance supports the authority of the EPA under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for all the reasons we support the transition to a clean energy economy: job growth, cleaner air, less dependence on imported energy and increased energy security

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NLC Green Education & Training:

Green Workplace Representative Certificate Program Launched by National Labor College

By Tom Kriger

Register now for the first course, June 26- July 1. Scholarships available. The program consists of four, week-long courses that the College will offer at reqular intervals as part of the NLC's Union Skills offerings. The goal is to provide working adults, who are leaders in unions, public sector agencies and other organizations with practical knowledge and skills to conduct sustainability audits and become effective advocates for sustainable workplaces.

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