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Develop web-based curriculum to support California Community Colleges in educating prospective workers for Green Jobs in the weatherization, utilities, and architecture/construction fields.
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Direct Californians to Green-Job Professionals
Add your commentCreate a Green Your Home category at EnergyVideos. com that helps Californians understand energy conservation strategies and energy improvements that are consistent with the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The goal should be to not only help Californians make wise green decisions, but also educate Californians on what green-job professionals can provide them with services.
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Raise the Profile of Green Homes for new Californians
Add your commentHelp homebuyers understand what green means. Provide Green Your Home content for yourhome.ca.gov. Prioritize it on the webpage so if you click on Moving to California from the CA.gov home page, you get the message right away that green homes are a priority in the state of California.
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Point System
There are lots of ideas; just not everyone is paying attention. Give points out to companies and state agencies that participate in the green economy, not just for purchases, also for small contributions such as recycling and lowering energy usage. Provide a list to companies of what they can do to earn points. These points can added up to be a tax right off; or a green product such as solar panels, cooling systems, etc. ...more »
1 commentThere are lots of ideas; just not everyone is paying attention. Give points out to companies and state agencies that participate in the green economy, not just for purchases, also for small contributions such as recycling and lowering energy usage. Provide a list to companies of what they can do to earn points. These points can added up to be a tax right off; or a green product such as solar panels, cooling systems, etc. This is a way the smaller companies and larger companies can all get involved.
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Online Listing
2 commentsProvide an online listing of California green companies.
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First define what you mean by Green Economy
What Green Economy? First you have to define it, then create it. Most posts on here are extremely generalistic, with no real substance. To foster a GREEN ECONOMY, you should be publicizing truly green innovation in business and commerce. But first, clearly define what you mean by "green"? There are tremendous number of ways one could think about going "green". Using less energy, driving less, buying local, substituting ...more »
2 commentsWhat Green Economy? First you have to define it, then create it. Most posts on here are extremely generalistic, with no real substance.
To foster a GREEN ECONOMY, you should be publicizing truly green innovation in business and commerce. But first, clearly define what you mean by "green"?
There are tremendous number of ways one could think about going "green". Using less energy, driving less, buying local, substituting dangerous chemicals for safer ones in products, developing more sustainable manufacturing processes and feedstocks, increasing recycling, using renewable energy, and on and on.
I suggest you first become focused on a single issue, whatever that may be, and work on that issue, and then expand to other issues as you gain insight and knowledge. Partner with the UC and other scientific think tanks to develop web content relevant to the public as a whole. Start small and expand in the future, as you get experience.
Publicizing truly innovative and truly "green" new technologies and products would be a great place to start. Many municipalities have, and are hungry for more, environmentally preferable purchasing programs that focus on procuring "green" products. Consumers also seem to have interest in such information. Expand resources available to these entities (list green products for example) to foster green purchasing, which in turn can drive markets and create the green economy you desire.
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Steps for creating green jobs in California
California Green Jobs (Steps to follow) 1. Massive advertizing and outreach- (including hard reaching communities) 2. Identification of green Job areas – (Kinds) 3. Future projections of job placement in each kind and their segments 4. Orientation Seminars (Sponsored by green energy movers and shakers) 5. Training programs (Government funds in partnership with beneficiary industries) 6. Classification of training ...more »
Add your commentCalifornia Green Jobs (Steps to follow)
1. Massive advertizing and outreach- (including hard reaching communities)
2. Identification of green Job areas – (Kinds)
3. Future projections of job placement in each kind and their segments
4. Orientation Seminars (Sponsored by green energy movers and shakers)
5. Training programs (Government funds in partnership with beneficiary industries)
6. Classification of training (area of training, short, medium, certification)
7. Time of completion and flexibility of hours. (Availability of online training courses)
8. Job Placement Guarantees by participant at entry level
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Support Green Jobs on CACareerZone.org
Add your commentCreate a Green Jobs category for CACareerZone.org with video content that explores real-world jobs in the weatherization, utilities, and architecture/construction fields. Provide links to this content from EDD and CalJobs websites.
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Your First Idea!
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Local Sustainability
Assemble a committee of local experts to explore the creation of roof top gardens and inexpensive miniature housing units for urban environments (Perhaps a limited number for CA park rangers/state workers as benefits package/reduced wage scale) and for those interested in lowering consumption/ resource needs (primarily students and single individuals.) This model can follow the Japanese styled shelters for commuters in ...more »
Add your commentAssemble a committee of local experts to explore the creation of roof top gardens and inexpensive miniature housing units for urban environments (Perhaps a limited number for CA park rangers/state workers as benefits package/reduced wage scale) and for those interested in lowering consumption/ resource needs (primarily students and single individuals.) This model can follow the Japanese styled shelters for commuters in stations and bath houses.
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Inclusive, Safe Green Economy Improves Jobs for Californians
The new CA green economy has an opportunity to: -Explicitly welcome all workers, regardless of sex, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, et al, and other criteria, not really honored in the carbon based economy. In addition, other best practices- like buying American, and reducing global outsourcing, should get priority for government support in the Green jobs arena. Thirdly, CA government must do more ...more »
Add your commentThe new CA green economy has an opportunity to:
-Explicitly welcome all workers, regardless of sex, race, gender,
disability, age, sexual orientation,
et al, and other criteria, not really honored in the carbon based economy.
In addition, other best practices- like buying American, and reducing global outsourcing, should get priority for government support in the Green jobs arena.
Thirdly, CA government must do more to
reach out to displaced white collar workers, who number in the millions.
These and other content areas are not
yet adequately addressed on the web, such that they are searchable. This can be dealt with by creating:
•A one-stop Green jobs web portal, aggregating
all truly Green companies, (with links to
external verification of such Green claims), would assist job hunters in finding positions as they become available.
On the policy side, CA must focus utilization of truly safe clean tech technologies that
are already available-such as solar. This content should be prioritized for both job creation and environmental protection. Killer technologies- like nuclear or off-shore drilling should not be highlighted or green washed in California as a Green job. These jobs are dangerous for workers, and the climate, as the recent Gulf oil spill disaster proves once again. Do we want that off of our coast in CA?
A spell checker on this site would be great. Thanks
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Support Green Media for Outreach and Jobs
Add your commentPlease support budding green media in the state. GOV websites receive preference in SEO/engines so we need your support with timely information, good contacts, steamlined workflow for new media, etc. to extend YOUR reach...and create green jobs in information sectors. Information is usually LEFT OUT of grant programs, etc. so we're struggling even more than green manufacturing companies.
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Provide consistent codes & incentives so industry can scale
We need consistent funding and regulation around home retrofits, renewables, and climate change so the industries that are hungry to enter this space can have the long-tem confidence to invest and scale up. This will immediately drive job creation, and all the workforce development services, educational institutions currently struggling to float programs will be able to deliver what is needed quickly and efficiently. ...more »
Add your commentWe need consistent funding and regulation around home retrofits, renewables, and climate change so the industries that are hungry to enter this space can have the long-tem confidence to invest and scale up. This will immediately drive job creation, and all the workforce development services, educational institutions currently struggling to float programs will be able to deliver what is needed quickly and efficiently. Without some marketplace stability, the whole system cannot grow.
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The Most Affordable and Most Effective Green Technology Solution
I think I have to present something here, which is more than an idea. It’s a solution. It’s one of the best green economy solutions ever known by human being, which also creates thousands of green jobs. The solution is called Dynamic Cylinder Deactivation or DCD. Dynamic Cylinder Deactivation is the latest automotive engine efficiency improvement solution. It can be applied in many engine related fields, stationary and ...more »
Add your commentI think I have to present something here, which is more than an idea. It’s a solution. It’s one of the best green economy solutions ever known by human being, which also creates thousands of green jobs. The solution is called Dynamic Cylinder Deactivation or DCD. Dynamic Cylinder Deactivation is the latest automotive engine efficiency improvement solution. It can be applied in many engine related fields, stationary and mobile power generators, cars, trucks and buses. One of the most important features of DCD technology is its high compatibility to the existing engines, so it could be implemented by retrofitting with very low cost, yielding 8% to 15% fuel savings right away. Based on EPA vehicle fuel economy standard and the current $3 per Gallon fuel price in California, we could work out that to reduce one ton of CO2 per year, only $600 to $800 cost is required by DCD technology. There’s no other known technology could reduce CO2 with such a low unit cost. And to retrofit one vehicle with DCD technology, 2 to 4 hours of skilled technician labor is required. In this way, DCD retrofitting could create thousands jobs to retrofit millions of existing vehicles nationwide, yielding millions tons of CO2 reduction each year. I wish some money from taxpayers could be spent in such low investment but high yield area with CO2 reduction and job creation. I also would like to set up a great worldwide green economy challenge that who can or how to beat $600 to $800 cost to reduce one ton CO2 per year ----- the green challenge of beating DCD with even lower unit CO2 reduction cost.
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Green Chamber of Commerce - Everywhere!
Build support for and engage the expansion of the Green Chamber of Commerce, so that the critical and positive links between business and green business are made clear to all business owners in California. "The Green Chamber of Commerce is a growing and diverse business network dedicated to: -Promoting the success of our members, -Supporting the development of sustainable business practices, and -Advocating for a green ...more »
Add your commentBuild support for and engage the expansion of the Green Chamber of Commerce, so that the critical and positive links between business and green business are made clear to all business owners in California.
"The Green Chamber of Commerce is a growing and diverse business network dedicated to:
-Promoting the success of our members,
-Supporting the development of sustainable business practices, and
-Advocating for a green public policy"
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Information Office Coordination
Add your commentInformation is important. How about connecting your state information offices so media can cross the barriers more easily? It's as though noone knows noone in the state. Collaborative stories would be a real boost for consumers who don't have the time to track down all the pertinent agencies involved in environmental projects, issues or programs.
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Green Workforce with savings
Government contracts will generate a very large green workforce, like applying solar laminates on the roof of government buildings. Just think about all the free non-used roof space. Solar laminates are like roofing paper or shingles. Government contracts would generate a very large green workforce and we all would benefit from the solar energy. By monitoring and posting the savings publicly in dollars and cents consumers ...more »
1 commentGovernment contracts will generate a very large green workforce, like applying solar laminates on the roof of government buildings. Just think about all the free non-used roof space. Solar laminates are like roofing paper or shingles. Government contracts would generate a very large green workforce and we all would benefit from the solar energy. By monitoring and posting the savings publicly in dollars and cents consumers such as businesses and home owners would be more optimistic about implementing their own solar green energy.
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Green Blog Network - Global Reach with California Leading
As the publisher of the Green Blog Network, we see how energizing it is to have people - community stakeholders, individuals, business owners - engaged with their local green economy. This can be done through blogging, community engagement and strategic use of online media. Just as Secretary Adams at CalEPA is "Adams is now working closely with states, provinces and countries around the world to develop a network of ...more »
Add your commentAs the publisher of the Green Blog Network, we see how energizing it is to have people - community stakeholders, individuals, business owners - engaged with their local green economy. This can be done through blogging, community engagement and strategic use of online media.
Just as Secretary Adams at CalEPA is "Adams is now working closely with states, provinces and countries around the world to develop a network of climate initiatives to achieve the greatest global [GHG] reductions,"...We would like to continue to connect globally with green bloggers around the world at the sub-federal levels and provide the platform for engagement, dialogue and sharing of ideas, resources and community re: growing local green economies.
We have begun this network. We seek to continue. http://greenblognetwork.wordpress.com
Copenhagen need not be a static event. Through strategic use of the Green Blog Network, we can continue the dialogue of green economies and green governments amongst individuals, community leaders, stakeholders, government and business people via online and digital media.
Strategic partners, advertisers, sponsors are welcomed.
-Green Blog Network
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PlanetShifter.com Networks
You can plug-into our green social media networks. See PlanetShifter.com Networks. We write, post, and broadcast stellar client interviews, announcements, articles, reviews and press releases for events, start-ups and established firms in the sustainability sector. 525+ contacts and 28 Recommendations on LinkedIn.com. See the testimonials: planetshifter.com/node/1424 Thank you! Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Networks ...more »
Add your commentYou can plug-into our green social media networks. See PlanetShifter.com Networks. We write, post, and broadcast stellar client interviews, announcements, articles, reviews and press releases for events, start-ups and established firms in the sustainability sector. 525+ contacts and 28 Recommendations on LinkedIn.com.
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Support California Community Colleges
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Web content/organization
It would be great to have a master calendar of events that all of the federal, state, local, labor, community college, CSU, UC, and non-profit organizations involved put their events on. No easy task... It also would be great if we could help small businesses gain access to some of the funding, incentives, training, rebates, etc. by tracking these things from the prigin to the local level where they can actually access, ...more »
Add your commentIt would be great to have a master calendar of events that all of the federal, state, local, labor, community college, CSU, UC, and non-profit organizations involved put their events on. No easy task...
It also would be great if we could help small businesses gain access to some of the funding, incentives, training, rebates, etc. by tracking these things from the prigin to the local level where they can actually access, apply for, register, etc.
I am working with folks on efforts that are small pieces of both of these grandiose ideas.
Another idea is related to the organization/presentation of the information - always and issue of web sites and never a clear/clean answer. However, becuase there are so many angles to the Green economy, it may be helpful for the users to ask questions right up front and center about what type of info. theyare looking for:
employment
training
reports/information
funding/incentives
education/courses
While never perfect, it may help direct the user to the info. theyare looking for as fast and direct as possible.
I would also recommend including an area specifically on the research that Collaborative Economics is doing for Next10, ESP, ETP, EDD, BTH and others on regional clusters of Opportunity so that people can get a feel for the background and the basic concepts of where a lot of this is coming from.
Good Luck.
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Marketing of Content is Key
Add your commentYou need to get the website name and URL out into the working world and general public. LinkedIn, Facebook, public libraries, blogs, regional labor councils, clean tech trade groups, enviro organizations, apprenticeship programs, etc., etc.
Once you have engaging, meaningful content, it won't mean much if no one knows about the website.
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Through School Education
Add your commentThrough school education at all levels starting from primary school
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Be Cool
Add your commentSupport use of evaporative cooler in desert regions. They work wonderfully, use a fraction of the energy of an air conditioner, and save the homeowner a bundle in equipment costs and on the electric bill.
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Create a comparison between old and new products
Hello everyone... it's Spencer Brown from Rentagreenbox (the 2009 cool California small business winner and 2008 Geela award winner). Here's my simple suggestion. Show the old way of doing something and the impact that this product, service or industry makes and then compare it to a new clean and green product, service or industry. Think of the weight watchers ad- before, now after. Before, now after. You get the idea. ...more »
Add your commentHello everyone... it's Spencer Brown from Rentagreenbox (the 2009 cool California small business winner and 2008 Geela award winner).
Here's my simple suggestion. Show the old way of doing something and the impact that this product, service or industry makes and then compare it to a new clean and green product, service or industry. Think of the weight watchers ad- before, now after. Before, now after. You get the idea.
The key to make the green economy work, the consumer needs to be nudged and educated about their choices and if given the right choice, the consumer will opt for the solution that makes them feel good, solves their immediate need and has an positive impact that's real and tangible.
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