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Thursday, 26 August 2010 12:20 |
Community College Training for Managing Green Jobs
By Elizabeth Olson
Origionally Published on nytimes.com: August 25, 2010 - A version of this article appeared in print on August 26, 2010, on page F8 of the New York edition.
Selected hightlight from article.
Government money is helping smaller institutions build programs that train students in various emerging and established energy fields.
The federal government is pouring $500 million into training for green jobs, and the sector devoted to energy efficiency is estimated to grow as much as fourfold in the next decade, to some 1.3 million people, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Its March 2010 report was financed by the Energy Department.
Entire article:  community_colleges_on_green_studies_nytimes.pdf
Origional article Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/education/26GREEN.html
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“ We all must have our efficiency veggies before we enjoy our renewable dessert.”
-Christopher Dymond
Lane Community College 
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