Neil's Notebook Green Jobs Workshop Presentations, Information & Material
June 23, 2009
Here's a wrap up of Neil's "green" jobs workshop on June 22, 2009, including Power Point presentations, video links to three presentations, and other information.
Neil's June Photojournal also includes a mini-montage of pictures taken at the workshop.
Scroll through the agenda below; it provides links to videotaped remarks and copies of Power Point presentations by guest speakers and panelists.
-- Videotaped and Power Point Presentations --
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Supporting the Aloha State to “Go Green” Honolulu Community College - Norman Loui Conference Center Monday, June 22, 2009
The workshop, held at Honolulu Community College, helped to support the work by the public and private sectors in Hawaii to create “green” jobs and new business activity using the federal government’s economic recovery funds.
The workshop featured remarks by Neil and a video conference link to Washington, D.C. and Van Jones, President Obama’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Jones, TIME Magazine’s 2008 Environmental Hero, is the founder of “Green for All,” an organization that promotes green-collar jobs and opportunities for disadvantaged communities with a mission to build a green economy strong enough to resolve ecological problems and alleviate poverty. Jones is a globally-recognized pioneer whose work has involved the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection.
Congress passed—and President Obama signed—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 earlier this year as part of a broad-based strategy that will create millions of jobs across the country while transforming the way we use and produce energy throughout the community.
The workshop in Honolulu provided 100 representatives from business, government, and education with a look at how they can have a role in tapping federal recovery funds in creating "green" jobs. This effort was organized by Neil, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, State Office of Community Services, University of Hawaii Community Colleges, and State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.
The workshop covered topics such as current and emerging green job opportunities, green workforce development, the role of community colleges in educating a green workforce, developing and growing a green economy, the building industry’s role in this area, and renewable energy initiatives.
