New Haven Register:

Launched Wednesday, the new Women’s Economic Security Campaign will be advocating nationwide to help women and female heads of household rise out of poverty and tap into job opportunities created by the emerging “green economy.”

“Good jobs for women are not only critical for family economic stability, they are a key component of lasting economic recovery for our nation,” WESC said in the first of a series of policy briefs called “Creating Opportunity for Low-Income Women in the Green Economy.”

The definition of green jobs and businesses is evolving, but generally, the U.S. Department of Labor says “the green economy encompasses any economic activity related to reducing the use of fossil fuels, decreasing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the efficiency of energy usage, recycling materials, and developing and adopting renewable sources of energy.”

Here is the report: