by gotgreenseattle | Apr 2, 2012 | Media, Publications, WIG- Publications, Women in the Green Economy
“This project represents a voice that doesn’t get lifted up; it represents a perspective that needs to get heard,” said Got Green board member Theresa Fujiwara at the launch of the new Women in the Green Economy Project last January. Lillie Brinker, expanded on this...
by gotgreenseattle | Apr 2, 2012 | Green Jobs, Publications
“The Recession hit me hard,” said Ed Mayer, who worked steadily as a journey level construction worker out of the Laborers Union Local 440 before the economy tanked. Living much of his adult life in the Puget Sound, Ed reaches out to young people about the importance...
by gotgreenseattle | Apr 2, 2012 | Publications
April 9, 2012 Dear Got Green Supporter: When we formed Got Green in 2008, talk about climate change, global warming and saving the planet was all around us. One message really resonated with me: get on board with the new, green economy or get left behind. I remembered...
by gotgreenseattle | Apr 1, 2012 | Green Jobs, Publications
When the Green Jobs Act was passed by Congress in 2007, and then later funded through the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), dozens of training programs were established to help address job shortages in low income communities and meet the need in...
