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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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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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Karen Homolac Eugene, Ore.
Brownfield Safe Drinking Water Program & Policy coordinator
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Kathy Webb Greenville, SC
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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