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- 07/18/08 - Price to Treat Drinking Water Rises With Fuel Prices, City Officials Report
- 07/17/08 - Dow Chemical Co. to Clean Homes Along the Tittabawassee River
- 07/10/08 - Rally Links State to Foreign Sweatshops
- 06/30/08 - States Taking Initiative on Environmental & Climate Crisis while Feds Do Little or Nothing
- 06/24/08 - Marathon Refinery Gets OK to Expand, But Concerns Expressed
- 06/24/08 - Great Lakes Deal Ready
- 06/20/08 - Deposits On Bottled Water?
- 06/16/08 - Despite Opposition from His Own Party, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich Vows to Continue Impeachment Effort Against Bush
- 06/13/08 - Farms Take Root in Detroit's Foreclosures
- 06/11/08 - Move Over MoveOn: Grassroots Netroots Alliance (GNA) Launches New Progressive Campaign to 'Press the Politicians'
- 06/06/08 - Detroit Faces Decision on Trash Incinerator
- 06/06/08 - Students Come Together to Discover the Many Wonders of Community Gardening
- 06/06/08 - Canada Proposes Refinery, Dump
- 05/31/08 - Leading Organic Food Company, Eden Foods Says BPA-free Cans Possible
- 05/29/08 - Dow Chemical Ordered to Clean up Area in Michigan Near Its Headquarters
- 05/29/08 - Michigan WIC Whacks Organic: Evidently, Women, Infants, and Children in Need Don't Deserve Organic
- 05/28/08 - Decision on Incinerator's Future Looms as Other Options Weighed
- 05/27/08 - Legal Defense Fund Moves to Stop Animal ID Program; Files Intent to Sue Letter with USDA and Michigan Department of Agriculture
- 05/19/08 - CAFOs in Conflict: Huge Farms Increase Efficiency but Create Environmental Concerns
- 05/19/08 - Wobblies Launch "Spring Offensive Against Starbucks"
- 05/15/08 - Center for American Progress: What Are You Paying for the War?
- 05/08/08 - The Polluting Of The Environmental Protection Agency
- 05/04/08 - More Gardeners Give Organic Products a Try
- 05/02/08 - Fired Up
- 04/30/08 - Lake Erie Undergoing 'Huge' Ecological Changes
- 04/25/08 - House Passes Legislation That Keeps Invasive Species From Great Lakes
- 04/25/08 - State Legislators Have A Telecom Front Group's Number
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Updated 7/16/08
Take Action. Support Green Jobs!
The Green Jobs Act of 2007 authorized $125 million per year to create an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program as an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The Green Jobs Act (GJA) is an initial pilot program to identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train workers for jobs in a range of industries - including energy efficient building, construction and retrofits, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles, biofuels, and manufacturing that produces sustainable products and uses sustainable processes and materials. It targets a broad range of populations for eligibility, but has a special focus on creating "green pathways out of poverty."
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