The New Green Economy

A white-collar business executive, a blue-collar auto mechanic, and a green-collar wind turbine technician—the new green economy is changing everything. Enter the green-collar work force. As the United States bids farewell to the carbon-based economy and welcomes the new green economy, the possibilities for America’s economic future seem endless. The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, California sees the emerging new green economy as an opportunity to help end poverty in America.

The Materials Economy

The Materials Economy—it has been the driving force behind U.S. economics since the Second World War. The name refers to the raw materials from which its products are made. The marketing and sale of these products is what keeps the Materials Economy in motion, all the while exhausting natural resources and generating incalculable amounts of waste.