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Where are All the Green Jobs?
September 14, 2011 by Matt Baker · Leave a Comment
By Matt Baker
In the last decade, green jobs have been viewed as a panacea for this country’s ails. They have the power not only to curb climate change and shrink the amount of foreign fuel imported into the United States, but to create jobs that might not otherwise exist. And of course, all of these benefits are also the first lines of defense for national security.
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Scorecards, Standards and Certifications: Rethinking Chicago’s Infrastructure
December 16, 2010 by Matt Baker · Leave a Comment
By Jon Sedey
Chicago has more than eighty-eight LEED-certified buildings, thirty-two of which are city-owned, making Chicago top in the nation in LEED-certified municipal buildings. In addition to that, Chicago is among the top in the nation in green roofs with 600 planned, under-construction or completed, totaling approximately eight million square feet. By all appearances, city officials seem to understand the benefits of environmentally-sound buildings and will continue to promote green building.
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Chicago Announces Creation of Green Jobs Using Recovery Act Funds
March 15, 2010 by Matt Baker · Leave a Comment
The City has used $16 million received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment program to create more than 650 “green” jobs for formerly-incarcerated individuals, Mayor Richard M. Daley said last week.
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