Green Jobs: A Pathway to a Strong Middle Class

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By Joe Biden (ed)
Year: 2014
Pages: 34
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-5647-1

Product Code: 1457856476

Description

The White House Task Force on the Middle Class has the mandate to find, highlight, and implement solutions to the economic challenges facing the American middle class. This is the report of the first Task Force meeting, in Philadelphia, PA on February 27, 2014. Green jobs have the potential to be quality, family-sustaining jobs that also help improve our environment. They are largely domestic jobs that canäó»t be offshored. They tend to pay more than other jobs, even controlling for worker characteristics. Green jobs represent a growth sector, and one that offers the dual promise of providing good jobs while meeting the environmental challenges to reduce our dependence on finite fossil fuels that generate harmful carbon emissions. This report discusses a few of the most important developments in green jobs over the past few years. Tables. This is a print on demand report.

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