For The Green Collar Economy book group: enter your reading homework for the first three questions here (and enter the last response on your topic page).
| 3/2 | 3/9 | 3/16 | 3/23 | 3/30 |
| Foreward, Introduction, Ch 1 (p. 34) | Ch 2 & 3 (p. 86) | Ch 4 & 5 (p. 144) | Ch 6 & 7 (p. 189) | Afterword, Action Items (p. 198) and items from Resource List appropriate to your topic |
- Explain how one idea in the reading relates to other topics already covered in class or something you learned elsewhere (another class or life experience).
- List what you think are the three to five most important points made in the reading.
- Write a question to provoke discussion among others who read the same passage.
March 30, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Specific groups from the resource list with pertinence to my topic group Sustainable Architecture are:
Green For All
http://www.greenforall.org
U.S. Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org
Asian Neighborhood Design
http://www.andnet.org
Bay Area Construction Sector Intervention Collaborative
http://www.turner-oak.com/workforce.cfm
March 30, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Homework 3/30
1. The key point in this last section is to stay vigilant and not get sidetracked by politicians and committees who say they are supporting green economy but still follow their earth consuming agendas.
2. To help the public see through the backlash anti-environmentalists coalitions bent on pushing for fossil fuel expansion as the solution to energy prices.
3. Find out if your mayor has signed the Green For All Pledge. this pledge requires local govt. leaders to Focus on green collar jobs as a central strategy for advancing environmental, economic, and climate protection goals. With emphasis on offering competitve salaries for green jobs that lead to a lasting career track, community based investments that cannot be outsourced, and direct contributions to preserving or enhancing environmental quality.
My question for this week is this;
With all this talk of political activism, and community based prosperity, what are YOU going to do about it?
March 29, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Homework for 3/30:
1. The strongest point in this section is what Jones describes as the battle to “convince the public that a true clean-tech revolution gives the best answer for” price, people and the planet. He suggests that we must shift dramatically towards the direction of uplifting environmentalism and eco-populism. He drives home that the way to draw in cash-strapped, economically fearful families is to fully deliver the promise of a work-allowing, wealth-obtaining and health-inducing green economy for their families.
2. Most important points:
-Green collar jobs provide pathways to prosperity and contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality.
-Local Gov’t. Green Jobs Pledge
-Advocaters of Green-collar jobs: http://www.1sky.org
3. How can we best deliver the promise of Jones’ green economy in lieu of the current public support?
March 23, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Homework for 3/23:
1. Something that stuck out to me was the immense success of the city of Chicago setting a powerful example for industrial centers across the nation and world. They are very strategic in their city planning and economic structure. For example, they pulled in a solar-panel manufacturer by promising to buy 5M worth of panels. The factory is employing 99 percent local employees with many ex-offenders amongst that figure. They are smart with their people and their money.
2. Most important points:
-Urban settlements cover only 2 percent of Earth’s surface, but consume more than 75 percent of the Earth’s resources and produce 75 percent of Earth’s waste.
-Chicago’s powerful example(see above).
-Use the government as a creative outlet as opposed to a big brick wall.
3. Will today’s generation be able to adopt the same mindset as Churchill (mentioned for his “buoyancy and hope” quote and ideology) and protect the future for the coming generations, or will our coming generation feel the repercussions of selfish and closed-minded leaders?