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The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow To An Epic River by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
07 Apr 09
Fighting for Green Justice | The American Prospect
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Though the best publicized new jobs in the clean-energy economy are ones building wind turbines or solar-energy technology, environmental-justice leaders insist that green jobs are also about cleaning up brownfield sites, abating inner-city lead levels, monitoring urban air and water quality, developing urban gardens, and mitigating asbestos.
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In 2001, the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance teamed with the New York District Council of Carpenters Labor Technical College for the training program. They recruited workers fresh out of prison, on parole, veterans, and the homeless to clean up brownfield sites. Part of the packaging was not just training for the work but also special life-management training. Twelve weeks of basic math, writing, and job-readiness classes were required before technical training occurred.
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