The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Green Workforce

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The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Green Workforce

AED.ORG PUBLICATIONS | April 2009
By Mindy Feldbaum, with Hollyce States

Lane Community College was recently featured in a publication created for the National Council for Workforce Education and the Academy for Educational Development.

This report examines the growing role of community colleges in a low-carbon, clean energy economy, and:

provides examples of innovative strategies and practices used by community colleges to address climate change, environmental stewardship, and green workforce development;
offers information on the fastest growing sectors and jobs in the clean energy/green economy that provide strategic opportunities for community colleges and their students;
stimulates the dialogue on the role of community colleges in creating a sustainable future;
presents useful Web sites and resources for further information.

pdf Going Green: Lane Community College Feature

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“We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy -- sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

-Thomas Edison

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The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Green Workforce