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They provide free training and counseling to get a good green job. |
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The opportunity in green jobs today is like jobs in computers 25 years ago. |
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How to help people from the hood take advantage of the new green jobs? |
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An individual has to be ready to take advantage of the opportunity. |
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How low-income people can get a good job that also fixes the planet? |
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Typically low-income youth are the last to hear about a new opportunity. |
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Big job opportunities that do not require a college degree. |
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The true pathway to prosperity is creating your own business. |
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They train young men and women to learn how to weatherize a home. |
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It costs about $8,000 to learn how to weatherize a home. |
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This training is free to the student. |
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People in training become a Certified Home Energy Auditor. |
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They work with people who usually don’t have a lot of hope. |
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There are a lot of people who want this opportunity, but don
’t know about it. |
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More organizations like this will be popping up around the country. |
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In 1994, Stacy taught himself HTML and with $750 he started a
company doing websites and in a few years he had a multi-million business. |
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The Green jobs industry now is like the computer business in 1994 . |
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If you get into this industry 10 years from now, it will be too late. |
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There are also a lot of opportunities out there to start a non-profit to help people get green jobs. |
