The City of Brotherly Love is tackling rising unemployment and improving the energy efficiency of homes by training people to weatherize its estimated 400,000 low-income row houses.
Edward Abraham, 28, is one of Philadelphia's first class of 20 "weatherization" trainees who are learning how to install insulation, caulk windows, seal basements and assess fuel usage in city houses.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/philadelphia-creates-green-jobs-weatherize-row-houses
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
