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By Ken Kastman
The talk in Washington and around the country is about the development of “green jobs” within a “green economy.” Green jobs mean something different to whomever is using the term. Trying to
find a consistent definition was fruitless, so it’s instructive to apply some framework around the topic.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) of job categories
identifies and codifies job descriptions (www.census.gov). These job
descriptions are widely used in demographic surveys to quantify the number of
jobs in a given sector. However, the job codes relate to the task and not the
intent of the task. For example, growing corn for ethanol production would be
in the “Crop Production” (Code 111) descriptor under the “Agriculture” (Code 11) descriptor. Ethanol production would be under the Ethyl Alcohol
Manufacturing (Code 325193) descriptor. None of these codes relate to the
greenness of the job.
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Renewal Magazine
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With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of …
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Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An…
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three…
PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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Social Media Marketing (Miami, Florida)
Our client an Advertising and Media Company located Downtown Miami is looking to hire a Social Media and Marketing Specialist:Must have Prior Experience:-Social Media Savvy-Maintaining a business's fa…
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This Weeks Poll
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Industry Profiles
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Kathy Stiller New Castle
Environmental Program Manager, Site Investigation & Restoration Branch
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Laurie Burt, Massachusetts
Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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by Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, and Jeff Jones
The new report by New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) shows how New York State is revitalizing neighborhoods plagued by multiple brownfield sites, while stimulating economic growth and creating local jobs.
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By Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, Jeff Jones
Brownfields redevelopment policy in New York is in transition as the area-wide approach emerges as an innovative tool for urban revitalization. |
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by Laura Truettner
In April, 2011, New York State awarded $6.5 million in new grants under its landmark Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) program, bringing the total state investment in BOA to $34 million. |
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