Green Job Links
Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration
“Green Jobs”: A workforce system framework for action Visual Chart
The New England Clean Energy Council’s mission is to accelerate New England’s clean energy economy to global leadership by building an active community of stakeholders and a world-class cluster of clean energy companies. www.cleanenergycouncil.org/
Co-op Power is a regional network of local communities creating a multi-class, multi-racial movement for a sustainable and just energy future. We are a consumer-owned energy cooperative serving New England and New York. http://www.cooppower.coop/
Established in 1998, PERI is an independent unit of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with close ties to the Department of Economics. The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) promotes human and ecological well-being through our original research. Reports on the Green economy by Economist Robert Polin of the UMass PERI Institute http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/other_publication_types/green_economics/peri_report.pdf
http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/other_publication_types/Green_Jobs_PERI.pdf
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the nation's leading regional membership organization promoting sustainable energy solutions. http://www.nesea.org/
Greendustry™ Park serves business and organizations focused on ecologically sustainable products, services and activism by providing office and light industrial space in buildings powered by renewable energy and renovated using green building practices that incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification;MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs: Oversight of all green initiatives coming from the Commonwealth to include energy efficiency programs and grants.
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeahomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea
MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs-Renewable Funding and Incentives
Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Partnership - MAEEP supports deployment of energy efficient technology and tools to the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors.
http://www.maeep.org/mission.cfm
The Renewable Energy Trust seeks to maximize environmental and economic benefits for the Commonwealth’s citizens by pioneering and promoting clean energy technologies and fostering the emergence of sustainable markets for electricity generated from renewable sources.
http://masstech.org/renewableenergy/index.html
http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/reports/Clean-Energy-Census-Report-2007.pdf
http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/reports/TrustStrategicPlan.pdf
Summary of the Green Communities Act
http://www.clf.org/uploadedFiles/CLF%20Green%20Communities%20Summary_6-24-08FINAL.pdf
The Green Communities Act – Original Legislation
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080169.htm
Green Communities Website http://www.americangreenjobs.net/wiki/show/Home“Green For All” is a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. www.Greenforall.org
The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of high-quality, green-collar jobs. Inspired by the Apollo space program, we promote investments in energy efficiency, clean power, mass transit, next-generation vehicles, and emerging technology, as well as in education and training. Working together, we will reduce carbon emissions and oil imports, spur domestic job growth, and position America to thrive in the 21st century economy. www.apolloalliance.org
