Tag Archives: green jobs
The Protector
EPA head Lisa Jackson�s mission: to guard human health and the environment while creating jobs for the new green economy
Lisa P. Jackson, in her job as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, may seem…
By Dale Coachman
Black Enterprise/Shell Energy Forum 2010
Energy industry leaders met in D.C. to explore the opportunities and challenges of the green economy
The Black Enterprise Energy Forum, A Conversation on Energy hosted by Shell, brought together business…
By Lonnie C. Major
Transcript: State of the Union Address
Obama focuses on economy, healthcare, housing in speech
Transcript of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address – As Prepared for Delivery
Madame…
By BlackEnterprise.com
Obama Resets Agenda in State of the Union Address
Tax cuts, unemployment, national debt are top issues
President Obama vowed to not abandon plans for longer-term fixes to healthcare, energy, and education…
By Joyce Jones
Energy Experts to Blacks: Think Green
New technologies, opportunities explored at Black Enterprise forum
If African Americans hope to not only participate in the emerging green economy but also…
By Joyce Jones
Fighting For Recovery With Jobs
White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett talks strategy, teamwork
Black Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle conducted a one-on-one interview with White House Senior Adviser…
By Derek T. Dingle
An All-Inclusive Earth Day
Van Jones says a green workforce can be economic cure all
Like the afterschool programs of yesteryear, green jobs guru Van Jones announced at a White…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
My Conversation with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
Her mission: a clean-energy future and a fertile environment for green jobs
When I traveled down to D.C., Administrator Lisa Jackson said something I’ll always remember: “You…
By Dale Coachman
Grabbing African Americans by the Green Collar
Programs target minority communities for job training
When many black people think of jobs that create environmental efficiency, they often think of…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Green Energy, Black Jobs
Federal dollars key in creation of jobs in minority communities
President Barack Obama is not only the first black president, but the first green president,…
