2001 Summit: The Green Economy – Opportunities and Skills
- Breakout Group Basics
Some “essential questions” to open the conversation
- How do we keep and promote “green jobs” in MA?
- Should the focus be on educating skilled workers ? (and what are those skills?)
- Should we be creating the infrastructures and/or incentives necessary for companies to thrive?
- Should we making substantial investments now rather than waiting?
- What might be some solutions to producing real products here vs. offshore or even in another state?
- Competition
- Choices: wind products are large while solar modules are small
- Manufacturing sites
- Quicker response to demand
Facilitators
- Elli Blaine, Wellesley College
- Marisa Leone, Needham High School
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