Green Links 

OCWIB Green Links:

• Understanding the "Green" Economy - California Employment Department, Labor Market Information
• California’s Resource for Global Climate Change Information –
  To meet the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger directed the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to coordinate with the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency; Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture; Secretary of the Resources Agency; Chairperson of the Air Resources Board; Chairperson of the Energy Commission; and President of the Public Utilities Commission. The Secretary of CalEPA leads a Climate Action Team made up of representatives from the agencies listed above to implement global warming emission reduction programs and report on the progress made toward meeting the statewide greenhouse gas targets that were established in the executive order.
• About the Green Economy Survey - In May 2009, the California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division launched the Green Economy Survey in collaboration with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Economic Strategy Panel, California Workforce Investment Board, Air Resources Board, Community Colleges Centers of Excellence, and the California Energy Commission.
• FourEnergy - Four Energy is a resource funded by the Economic and Workforce Develpment through the California Community Colleges including ATTE, CACT, SBDC and ETC Initiatives. For more information call 1-888-804-4674.
• California’s Green Workforce Coalition - Is a public-private alliance of business assistance and economic development entities, educational institutions, organized labor and workforce organizations, private firms, public utilities and authorities, and individuals devoted to developing a green workforce for a green future.
• http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/article.asp?articleid=1243 – California’s Green Jobs Council
• http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/ - California’s Green Building Design & Construction Home Page
• California Local Workforce Investment Boards - A listing of the Green Jobs Initiatives involving or coordinated by Local Workforce Investment Boards.
• http://www.energy.ca.gov/recovery/ - California Economic Recovery, California Energy Commission Programs
• http://www.wed-works.org/whats_new.html - Labor’s Statewide Workforce & Economic Development Resource – The Green Room
• http://www.epa.gov/ - Federal Environmental Protection Agency
• http://www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/eppupdates/update17.pdf - US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Update
• http://www.ochealthinfo.com/ - County of Orange, Health Care Agency
• http://www.ochealthinfo.com/regulatory/environ.htm - County of Orange, Environmental Health
• http://ochealthinfo.com/regulatory/pollprev.htm - County of Orange, Environmental Health, Pollution Prevention
• http://www.mwdh2o.com/ - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
• http://www.goodtobegreen.com/financialincentives.aspx - Good to be Green, Financial Incentives for Using Renewal and Energy Efficient Products
• http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?contentID=8466 – Green Jobs Guidebook
• http://www.usgbc.org/ - US Green Building Council
• http://www.thinkgreen.com/ - Waste Management
• http:www.earthresource.org - Earth Resource Foundation

For more information on Green Links, call us at 714-567-7528