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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Baltimore City Green Collar Jobs Creation Coalition
FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of the Department of Transportation, and the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools to form a coalition to develop a plan to create green collar jobs in Baltimore City.
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Green-Collar Jobs in America’s Cities: Building Pathways Out of Poverty and Careers in the Clean Energy Economy, a publication of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of business, labor, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution in America, reports that the American Solar Energy Society estimates that in 2006 alone, renewable energy and energy efficiency were responsible for $970 billion in industry revenues and 8.5 million jobs. And that, America’s growing green economy faces a looming labor shortage in sectors like manufacturing, construction, and installation. In a 2005 survey by the National Association of Manufacturers, 90% of the respondents indicated a moderate to severe shortage of qualified, skilled production employees, like machinists and technicians. Furthermore, Tom Friedman, author of best seller, Hot Flat and Crowded:...
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