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MWA Launches Down to Earth Today

Tue, 01/12/2010 - 21:37 — Deborah Mutschler

MWA Kicked off its new Down to Earth campaign today. Representative Smizik started the proceedings by talking about the current legislative work being done. Senator Downing stopped by to show his interest and support as well. 

Down to Earth is a three-year policy and public education campaign that strives to find new ways for low-income communiites to more fully participate in the economy, as the economy shifts to adapt to the reality of climate change.

 

 

More Workforce Development Grants Announced from the CEC

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 09:17 — Deborah Mutschler

Governor Patrick announces efforts to boost commonwealth’s clean energy workforce

Type : Announcements

Newest round of grants is part of nearly $4 million invested since April to expand training for jobs in Massachusetts’s growing “green” energy sector
 
BOSTON – Tuesday, September 01, 2009 – As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick today announced nearly $1 million in grants for community- and school-based programs that will enhance the Commonwealth’s ability to train the cutting edge workforce needed for the state’s burgeoning clean energy industry, while expanding “green job” opportunities for Massachusetts residents.

Announcement of Pathways Out of Poverty grants from the CEC

Mon, 05/18/2009 - 15:02 — Deborah Mutschler

One of the provisions of the Green Jobs Act that passed last summer was that there be money set aside for workforce training projects focused on low and moderate income residents of the Commonwealth that want to enter the emerging green economy. Last month, the Clean Energy Center announced the 5 grants from that program. We have attached the press release. In summary, the five grant went to:

Clean Energy Technology Center

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 13:14 — Deborah Mutschler

One of the things that the Green Jobs Bill (passed this summer) did was to create a new quasi-public entity. The Clean Energy Technology Center is designed to attract and create green industries, which includes seeding the required labor pipeline. The Center will fund several things: 

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