Garett Reppenhagen, Director of Veterans Green Jobs, argues that veterans are particularly qualified for a career in green jobs as they return home from their missions with a particular set of skills.Reppenhagen emphasizes that green jobs facilitate the reinsertion of veterans in the civil job market while allowing them to serve their communities by protecting the environment as they support the country’s transition to the low-carbon economy.

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This interview has been undertaken in preparations of the Midwestern Green Jobs Project 2010. In cooperation with the Blue Green Alliance, this project discusses current and future policy measures for the transition to a low-carbon economy and the creation of green jobs in the Midwest. From July 12-16, 2010 the Midwestern Green Jobs Tour will lead to Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio. By sharing experiences from European states, such as North-Rhine-Westphalia, the former German industry stronghold, the dialogue will provide state legislators, union -, environment-, faith-, business- and other local leaders with best policy examples allowing to strengthen economic and political strategies for creating permanent jobs in the low-carbon economy. After the tour a report with policy recommendations will be commissioned and presented at a briefing in Washington, DC.

For more information contact Mr. Till Kötter at till@boell.org