Notes from a rare planet: New York ranked No. 1 for green jobs

Brookings Ranks the greenness of US cities’ job markets (Climatide) A recent report that revealed the 2 percent of all US jobs were “green.” Among the top ranked: The New York, LA, Chicago and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas. Here’s some … Continue reading

Notes from a rare planet: The green economy is bigger and better than you think

Brookings has released a study on the size and health of the “green economy,” and its bigger and better than you think (The New York Times) The green economy employed 2.7 million people in 2010, or about 2 percent of … Continue reading