> From: "Margaret T. Park" <MPark at cde.ca.gov>

> Date: July 31, 2009 7:41:22 PM EDT

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> Green building creates green jobs, and green jobs will be crucial as  

> we build a new green economy.A study by the Center for American  

> Progress and the Political Economy Research Institute at the  

> University of Massachusetts Amherst found that a national green  

> economic recovery program focused on green building and green energy  

> infrastructure would create 2 million new green jobs.

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> Research Publications: Green Economy

> Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow

> July 2009, White House Council of Economic Advisers

> This report projects that green jobs will continue to grow faster  

> than those within the U.S. economy as a whole in the coming years.  

> The report examines environment-related jobs growth among engineers,  

> technicians and scientists and finds that such jobs grew faster than  

> other occupations between 2000 and 2006 and projected fast relative  

> growth through 2016.

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> Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy

> October 2008, U.S. Conference of Mayors & Mayors Climate Protection  

> Center

> This study measures how many direct and indirect jobs are in the  

> emerging U.S. green economy. Currently, the economy generates more  

> than 750,000 green jobs and is projected to create 4.2 million green  

> jobs over the next 30 years. Economic opportunities for the green  

> building sector are also outlined in this report.

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> Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a  

> Low-Carbon Economy

> September 2008, Pollin, R. et. al for Center of American Progress

> This report describes a recovery program for a green economy that  

> would create 2 million jobs over the next two years. Of the six key  

> infrastructure investment strategies outlined, retrofitting  

> buildings is considered the “most obvious” option for green  

> investment.

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> Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World

> September 2008, Worldwatch Institute for United Nations Environment  

> Programme

> This comprehensive report presents quantifications, estimates, and  

> projections for green jobs around the world. Energy-efficiency  

> measures in the building sector, notably green building and  

> retrofitting, are highlighted as primary drivers in the growing  

> green economy.

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> Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Economic Drivers for the  

> 21st Century

> 2007, Bezdek, R. for the American Solar Energy Society

> A study on the current and future state of the renewable energy and  

> energy efficiency industries in the United States. The report found  

> that 40 million Americans could be employed in these industries by  

> 2030, generating $4.53 trillion in annual revenue.

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> Green Economy in the News

> » 7/1/09 -House Passage of Energy and Climate Legislation Creates  

> New Opportunities for Green Building,USGBC.org

> » 5/27/09 - Middle Class Task Force Announces Agency Partnerships to  

> Build a Strong Middle Class through a Green Economy,WhiteHouse.gov

> » 3/3/09 -Is the Green-Building Market Recession-Proof?,  

> Architectural Record

> » 3/3/09 -Saving Money: How the green building industry is thriving  

> in a down economy, Energy Pulse

> » 2/26/09 - Is Green Building the Economy's Bright Spot?, RISMedia

> » 2/25/09 - Green Building Stimulus: Synonymous with LEED,  

> GreenBuildings.comFeb. 25, 2009

> » 1/29/09 - Green Building Can Lay a Fast Foundation for Economic  

> Recovery, Roll Call magazine

> » 1/28/09 - A Down Payment on the Green Economy: USGBC joins top  

> business leaders at the White House in support of the recovery  

> package (PDF)

> » 1/23/09 - USGBC Commends House Leadership on Green Schools

> » 1/21/09 - National Studies Show Green Building as Key Part of  

> America's Economic Future

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> January 2009 - USGBC Update

> » Message to the Transition: Green Building Creates Jobs, Saves  

> Energy and Saves Money

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> January 2009 - USGBC Announcement

> » USGBC to Obama Administration: Yes We Will

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> November 2008 - Advocacy & Policy Update

> » The New Agenda: A New Energy Economy and 5 Million Green Jobs

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> October 2008 - A Message from Rick Fedrizzi

> » The new economy must be a green economy

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