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News & Resources… Making it happen!

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Want to know more about what LWC is doing to support the Green Economy? This page is dedicated to letting you know the history of this initiative's efforts. We are also including lists of recent Press Releases, News, Regional Conferences, upcoming green events and Resource Links to state and national green initiatives.

 

 

 About Growing Green

 
Growing Green is a joint effort of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana State University, Mississippi Department of Employment Security and Mississippi State University.
 

 History

 
The Growing Green web portal is a showcase of Louisiana Workforce Commission’s efforts to highlight transformation of the state’s workforce to a greener economy. This collaborative partnership among Louisiana workforce Commission, Louisiana State University, Mississippi Department of Employment and Security and Mississippi State University and headed by the Louisiana Workforce Commission was made possible through a 1.5 year, $2.3 million grant by the US Department of Labor. The web portal forms a link to our research efforts and the diverse audience we serve to understand the Green Economy in Louisiana.

Contacting over 20,000 leading businesses, training providers, research institutes and grant awardees we have developed tailored products that include green job openings and their greenness index, green training providers, 22 Industry profiles, trends in green job openings, and related news and resources thus catering to the needs of diverse audience of employers, job seekers, public policy makers and researchers.

Protecting the coastline and the wetlands of Louisiana from natural and human processes provides unique challenges to workforce in the state. The project has developed the unique skills needed for the major occupations in Louisiana’s coastal restoration efforts including competency models, career pathways, and impact of coastal restoration spending on local communities.

In an era of technology we have developed tools for professionals, job seekers and policy makers and packaged it in the most effective and easy to use manner through the website which also boasts of the first of its kind app for smart phones.

Our efforts for the project are aimed at illustrating the future projected growth of the emerging and evolving industries and occupations and bridge the gap between the supply and demand for these new drivers of workforce in the state. For more information you can contact us at lmi@lwc.la.gov.
 

 Definitions

 
A green job is defined by its involvement in a green activity – one that helps protect or restore the environment or conserve natural resources. A green activity falls into one of the following categories:
 
Green Activity Categories
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy efficiency    
  • Greenhouse gas reduction
  • Pollution reduction and cleanup
  • Recycling and waste reduction
  • Sustainable agriculture, natural resource conservation, and coastal restoration
  • Education, compliance, public awareness, and training supporting any of the above categories 
 
Examples of activities within green activity categories
 
  • Activities involved in the production of a green good or service (i.e., a good or service that has a positive impact on the environment or natural resource conservation when produced, consumed, or discarded)
  • Activities involved in the production of a non-green good or service that is a unique input to a green good or service (e.g., components, professional services, etc.)
  • The distribution of green goods or their unique inputs
  • Production processes and business practices that have a positive impact on the environment regardless of the final good or service
 
Intensity of Green
 
    A primary green job is one that has a primary focus on a green activity.
 
    A support green job is one that is essential to a green activity, but does not have a primary focus on that activity.
 

 News and Upcoming Events

 
  • Renewable biodiesel refinery coming to Dow Chemical in Plaquemine
    A Chicago-based biofuels company will build a biodiesel refinery at Dow Chemical's Planquemine plant capable of producing 85 million gallons of biodiesel per year. Emerald Biofuels refines natural oils and animal fats into a trademark transportation fuel called Honeywell Green Diesel Fuel (TM), whi ( Read more...)
    Louisiana employers are creating green jobs
    Louisiana is home to a wide variety of industries that continue to create desirable green jobs, The Advocate reported recently in a pair of stories. From installing solar energy systems to producing and selling wood pellets, to new green initiatives within industries that might surprise you, Louisi ( Read more...)
    Albemarle creates new business unit for electronics, solar panels
    The Albemarle Corporation has launched an Electronic Materials business unit to provide electronics-grade metals for the LED, semiconductor and solar panel markets. Albemarle says its Electronic Materials business has already begun selling commercial quantities of a number of products under its new ( Read more...)
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 Resource Links

 
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 Presentations

 
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Baton Rouge Growing Green conference.pdfBaton Rouge Growing Green conference
Baton Rouge Keynote - LED.pdfBaton Rouge Keynote - LED
Lafayette Growing Green conference.pdfLafayette Growing Green conference
Lafayette Keynote - ULL.pdfLafayette Keynote - ULL
New Orleans Growing Green conference.pdfNew Orleans Growing Green conference
New Orleans Keynote - GNO.pdfNew Orleans Keynote - GNO
Shreveport Growing Green conference.pdfShreveport Growing Green conference

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