<![CDATA["Green Jobs Act of 2007": Pelosi's Plan To Save The Polar Bears -- And Poor Kids, Too]]>

1.0 link 58796 <![CDATA["Green Jobs Act of 2007": Pelosi's Plan To Save The Polar Bears -- And Poor Kids, Too]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/van-jones/green-jobs-act-of-2007-pe_b_58796.html There has been a lot of discussion about the Energy Package that is set to pass the U.S. House this week.

But the media so far has missed one of the most interesting and innovative proposals that will be voted on: the Green Jobs Act of 2007.

This ground-breaking legislation will make $120 million a year available across the country to begin training workers (and would-be workers) for jobs in the clean energy sector. When the bill becomes law, 35,000 people a...

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