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Money Awarded for Green Job Training
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS)- Two Bay Area job training organizations are getting a financial shot in the arm from Uncle Sam. The Department of Labor has granted millions of dollars to such programs across...
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Congresswoman Visits Nanosolar in SJ
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KCBS)- President Obama’s top environmental advisor took a whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley’s solar power companies. The Congresswoman checked out Nanosolar to make sure millions of...
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Boxer Touts Green Jobs At San Jose Campaign Stop
SAN JOSE (AP) — Sen. Barbara Boxer got a lift Monday from fellow Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein—regarded as California’s most popular politician—as Boxer began the final week of a tough campaign to...
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Treasure Island Youth Jobs Program Lauded For Its Success
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Training a generation of young workers for jobs in the green sector and the health industry can help lead the country out of chronically high unemployment, Rep. Barbara Lee said...
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Obama To Meet Silicon Valley Execs Over Budget Proposals
SANTA CLARA (KCBS) – President Obama plans to visit the Bay Area Thursday for a private meeting with Silicon Valley executives to talk about tech innovation and to drum up support for his just-released...
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California Leaders Reunite For Green Jobs
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – The bi-partisan group that helped to defeat a statewide proposition last November is coming together once again to ensure that California’s global warming law works. The group...
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U.S. Labor Secretary Touts Green Jobs In Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Wednesday that Silicon Valley is a good example of how a clean energy revolution is helping put Americans back to work. Solis spoke at the Santa...
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EPA Head Sees Green Jobs Potential In San Francisco’s Bayview
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The head of water for the Environmental Protection Agency paid a visit to an innovative facility at Bayview Hunter’s Point this week. The EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park is a 1,500...
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Ready For A Green Job? Environmental Economy Employs Over 2.7 Million Workers
http://media.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/CBSSF_20150213162244760AA.mp4 Jill Schlesinger has tips on working in the environmental field. Click the “play” button on the above image to watch her full report.
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California Tax Measure To Create Green Jobs Falling Far Short Of Expectations
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Three years after California voters passed a ballot measure to raise taxes on corporations and generate clean-energy jobs by funding energy-efficiency projects in schools, barely...
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