http://www.greenforall.org Our hit list of policies, programs and research related to green-collar jobs from around the country. daily 1 2008-02-28T01:18:47Z http://www.greenforall.org/resources/clean-energy-works-portland-report Green For All's report details why Clean Energy Works Portland has such special appeal. The program includes a revolving loan fund with innovative "on-bill financing" and a Community Workforce Agreement that creates jobs in the communities that need them most.
 No publisher ladan 2010-01-25T03:34:03Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/wap This document offers a basic understanding of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program and guidance on how to produce the best results possible. No publisher yvonne Federal Resource Policy Resource recovery 2009-12-17T00:27:24Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/sep This document offers a basic understanding of the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program and guidance on how to produce the best results possible. No publisher yvonne Federal Resource recovery 2009-12-17T22:08:06Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/construction-apprenticeship-programs-career-training-for-californias-recovery The Center on Policy Initiatives has released a report linking quality apprenticeship programs in the building trades to the future of California's green economy and economic recovery. The report demonstrates that apprenticeship training is most effective when run collaboratively by labor and management. No publisher harris 2009-09-22T22:17:58Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/understanding-the-competitive-grants-for-green-jobs-training Green For All has prepared a pamphlet about the U.S. Department of Labor's $500 million in Competitive Grants for Green Jobs Training, which are new under the Recovery Act. The pamphlet is meant as a resource for policy advocates, policy makers, employers, individuals, and applicants. It includes key information about each grant program, recommendations for how grantees can best implement these grants, and tips for writing grant proposals. No publisher ladan Federal Resource 2009-12-17T22:08:44Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/capital-access-program/business-guide-to-the-recovery The purpose of this guide is to help businesses and nonprofits navigate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). While the federal government has shown great initiative in passing ARRA, it is the private sector that will sustain our economic stability. This guide identifies opportunities to leverage ARRA investments to bring the green economy to scale, both nationally and in America’s most vulnerable communities. No publisher nick_flores Federal Resource recovery 2009-12-17T22:09:06Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-prosperity/green-prosperity "Green Prosperity: How Clean-Energy Policies Can Fight Poverty and Raise Living Standards in the United States", is a new report from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PERI), commissioned by Green For All and NRDC. No publisher harris Federal Resource Policy Resource 2010-03-19T18:05:02Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/eecbg-pamphlet A guide to understanding the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. No publisher josh Federal Resource recovery 2009-12-17T22:09:59Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/a-short-guide-to-setting-up-a-city-scale-retrofit This guide by Green For All and COWS provides a model for designing and implementing weatherization and retrofitting programs on a citywide scale, with a goal of making such retrofits available to all and realize their potential to address climate change, put people to work, and reduce our energy bills. No publisher harris Community of Practice 2009-07-14T05:31:09Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/resources-for-training-programs This guide includes a short list of federal discretionary funding resources (mostly that existed before the Recovery Act) that may support a diverse array of services and activities for participants in green jobs training programs. This list is not meant to be exhaustive but to encourage broad and creative thinking about strategic planning for the financing and sustainability of green pathway out of poverty programs. No publisher ladan Federal Resource Community of Practice 2009-12-17T22:10:27Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/what-we-do/building-a-movement/community-of-practice/green-pathways-out-of-poverty-workforce-development-initiatives Workforce development practitioners face a set of common questions about services, partnerships, curriculum, certifications, links to employers, funding and measuring their results. Green For All convened a working group of training providers focused on providing green pathways out of poverty to start developing answers to these shared questions. This document is a product of that convening and identifies five keys to success for green workforce development. These keys, when combined with effective leadership and staff, help these programs serve the workers the programs train, the businesses and industry they support, and the environment they aim to protect. No publisher ladan Community of Practice 2009-06-10T17:31:36Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-jobs-green-homes-new-york A new report from the Center for American Progress, the Center for Working Families, and Half in Ten shows how innovative public policy can transform the market for home energy efficiency, create tens of thousands of new clean-energy jobs, and leverage billions in private capital to revitalize the housing sector. No publisher harris 2009-05-26T23:07:15Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/green-cities-a-living-cities-report "Green Cities: How Urban Sustainability Efforts Can and Must Drive America's Climate Change Policies." This report is an effort by Living Cities to showcase and support the innovative ways in which cities are creating an equitable green economy. No publisher elizabeth 2009-05-26T23:30:36Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/reports-research/race-and-recession-report Race and Recession: How Inequity Rigged the Economy and how to Change the Rules tells the stories of people of color who are disproportionately affected by the recession. It uncovers root causes of long-term racial inequities that fed into the economic crisis. It proposes structural solutions to change a system that threatens future generations. No publisher ada Federal Resource Community of Practice 2009-12-17T22:10:44Z Resource http://www.greenforall.org/resources/a-growing-green-economy-opportunities-of-tomorrow This report provides an overview of the current research on the green economy, including jobs, industries, and market outlook, with a particular focus on opportunities and obstacles in the Puget Sound region. No publisher harris 2009-05-19T18:26:06Z Resource