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Apollo Alliance and Urban Habitat help create green jobs in communities. They promote their strategies and plans for others to use to create a cleaner energy future.
Promoting clean energy with a green economy is not only good for the environment but creates business opportunities and jobs.
Their vision of equitable development will help result in affordable housing, fair wages, better education, a cleaner environment and quality health care. They share in the belief that the green economy has the potential to create jobs for low income communities and minorities.
Their equitable green economic development plans address the goals of a healthy environment, a vital economy and social equity. The many green jobs that will be created include: Green building
Renewable Energy
Wind power creates many jobs. For every 1,000 megawatts of wind power generated, 3,500 manufacturing jobs are created. Renewable fuels such as ethanel and biodiesel produce less green house gas than gasoline or diesel. Ethanel fuel is made from sugar based plants such as corn or cellulose based plants like switch grass. Ethanel is used in mixes such as 90% gasoline and 10% ethanel (E10). This mix can be used in any gas vehicle. Another mix is 85% ethenel and 15% gasoline (E85). It is used in Flex Fuel vehicles, which are designed to run on E85. Biodiesel fuel is created from plant oils such as soybean and canola. Cooking oils and animal fat can also be used. Biodiesel fuel can be used in place of standard diesel. Used oil from restaurants and institutions can be recycled into biodiesel fuel. Rural jobs on farms are created growing plants and urban jobs include the collection of waste. Energy efficiency retrofit jobs
Apollos four-point plan for a cleaner energy future has strategies that have had some success in several cities across the country.
To learn more about Apollo Alliance and their vision for a green economy and equitable development, see the Apollo Alliance website. Source: Community Jobs in the Green Economy (Report from Apollo Alliance and Urban Habitat, 2007) Related: Brad Pitt's Make it Right Project: Brad Pitt and Team Build Affordable Sustainable Homes
The copyright of the article Green Economy Jobs in Environmental Organizations is owned by Sandra Williams. Permission to republish Green Economy Jobs in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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