Louis King, director of the Summit Academy, a non-profit school in north Minneapolis, shows off a window weatherization training area. The academy will graduate about 30 students, nearly all people of color, ready for a job in the construction trades. (MPR Photo/Brandt Williams)
Will the green economy live up to its promise?
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The Obama administration has touted the green economy as both a path to the future and one of the keys to the revival of the U.S. economy. Will the infusion of billions of dollars in stimulus make these green jobs a reality?
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Lori Grange: Interim director of the Pew Center on the States. She is co-author of the Pew study "The Clean Energy Economy."
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Jerome Ringo: President of the Apollo Alliance.
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Joshua Green: Senior editor for The Atlantic. His article "The Elusive Green Economy" appears in the July/August issue of The Atlantic.
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