Instructions
The Resource Center organizes resources around 7 green economy “Sectors” and 7 “Topics.”
Search by sector or by topic, or across all sectors and/or all topics. Or search by keyword at the top right of this page.
Overview
How are the Resources Organized?
What are the Criteria?
Resources that are included in the SEED Center have been reviewed by the TAG and meet the following criteria:
- Accessible and available for colleges to model and/or customize to their local labor markets
- Not to be used as a means to market individual consultants or their products
- Promote colleges becoming generally more innovative
Be sure to check out our Toolkits for additional useful resources!
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New Energy Cities: Pioneering the Clean Energy Economy of the Northwest
The New Energy Cities program is catalyzing pioneering communities to take charge of their energy future and drive investment toward a clean, renewable, super-efficient energy system that generates significant local economic development. This is done through workshops, community engagement, guidance reports, and many other programs. The program was completed in 2016, but many resources are […]
June 1, 2011
Report: Building Energy Effective Green Energy Programs in Community Colleges
The aim of this report is to help community colleges across the country navigate a path forward through evolving terrain as they develop green energy education and training programs for low-income populations. In this paper, Workforce Strategy Center (WSC) examines how community colleges leading the field in green energy education are grappling with the issues […]
Environmental Energy Technologies Division – LBNL
This website from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is filled with useful information on energy efficiency and renewable energies that could be included in curricula. Be sure to check out many of the links on their Publications Page.
Climate Communities
Climate Communities is a national coalition of cities and counties that is educating federal policymakers about the essential role of local governments in developing new approaches to create livable communities, reduce energy use and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Communities is working with local governments to ensure that federal policies provide strong incentives and resources […]
Report: The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Business and Investments Across America
This 2009 report finds that the clean energy economy has been driving jobs, businesses and investments across the 50 states and District of Columbia for a decade, nourishing industries around products ranging from solar panels and engines for hybrid cars to energy-efficient buildings.
National Wildlife Federation: Campus Ecology Webinar Resource
Webinars to help bring green and sustainability onto the campus and into the community on a variety of topics.
Report: Going Green – The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building a Sustainable Future and Gree
This report examines the growing role of community colleges in a low-carbon, clean energy economy; and, provides examples of innovative strategies and practices used by community colleges to address climate change, environmental stewardship, and green workforce development. It offers information on the fastest growing sectors and jobs in the clean energy/green economy that provide strategic […]
National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Opportunities
This document provides information on NSF Grants that are available to Community Colleges. The NSF is making the grant process easier for Community Colleges and is working on broadening its impact on two-year colleges.
July 1, 2011
Report – Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment
This July, 2011 report represents the first study of the U.S. clean economy to provide timely information that is both comprehensive enough in its scope and detailed enough in its categorization to inform national, state, and regional leaders on the dynamics of the U.S. low-carbon and environmental goods and services “super-sector” as they are transpiring […]
July 19, 2011
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Policy Hub
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions provides one of the best resources available to community colleges for keeping up to date on federal and state (and some regional) legislation, action and trends in relation to energy efficiency and renewable energy through its Policy Hub. The following links are the first place to start to […]
August 16, 2011
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