House Energy Bill to Boost Green Job Training

http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2007/08/06/house-energy-bill-boost-green-job-training
Author: GreenBiz.com
Source: GreenBiz.com
Year: 2007

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Abstract:

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping energy bill Saturday that included a provision directing millions of dollars toward training a "green" workforce.

The Green Jobs Act of 2007 would authorize as much as $125 million a year for the national and state program to train workers in areas such as biofuel development, energy efficient buildings, renewable power, solar panel installation and energy efficient cars.

The program would give priority to workers impacted by federal energy and environmental policy, veterans, the unemployed, and at-risk youths, among others. The investment could create three million jobs, by some estimates.