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Keep Jobs in LA, Create Green Opportunities

Thu, 01 Apr 2010

We asked thousands of Los Angeles area residents how government should respond to the economic and environmental crisis. Overwhelmingly, community members said they want our local economic to grow through green investment. This factsheet summarizes the results of this survey done by SCOPE community leaders & organizers.

Finding a Green Job

Check out How you can find a Green-Collar job, on the National Apollo Alliance website, which includes some online resources to find out more about Green Jobs.

Press release: "Los Angeles Adopts Landmark Green Jobs Ordinance"

Los Angeles made history when its City Council approved a first-in-the-nation plan to create jobs, cut carbon emissions and revitalize its inner city.

City of Los Angeles Green Retrofit and Workforce Development Ordinance

Learn more about our initiative to create good jobs and healthier communities by making Los Angeles' city buildings more energy and water efficient.

Growing A Grassroots, Green Jobs Movement in South Los Angeles

Fri, 20 Feb 2009

South Los Angeles is at the center of the city's grassroots green jobs movement. This paper provides new data gathered by SCOPE's community organizers and members showing that inner city residents want quality jobs in the new green economy and that these residents are a vital part of the movement to ensure that the promise of good jobs and cleaner neighborhoods becomes a reality for all.

A Greener Future for Los Angeles: Principles to Ensure an Equitable Green Economy

Sun, 01 Feb 2009

The concept of “green jobs” has created dialogue between groups promoting environmental sustainability and others interested in shared economic prosperity. Diverse groups are coming together to talk about how to create both economically and environmentally sustainable communities. The question that many are grappling with is: “How can we merge these shared values and create tangible results that ensure an equitable green economy?” This briefing paper articulates our principles for how we envision a sustainable economy in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Apollo Alliance Mission and Policy Platform

We believe in social justice, environmental sustainability & economic prosperity.

Green Jobs Reports

Find out more about our strategies to connect inner city communities to quality unionized green jobs.

Green Jobs Campaign News

Watch us on Link TV and learn more about what we're building in Los Angeles!

Los Angeles Apollo Alliance Members & Advisors

We are an Alliance of Community-based organizations, Environmental organizations and Labor Unions in support of a sustainable, equitable, and clean energy economy that will create quality jobs for low-income people of color, create healthier and safer communities, and promote community-based land use planning and economic development.