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In 2009, New York State officials said the Green Jobs/Green New York program would retrofit a million houses and create 14,000 jobs. The results fell well short. Are there lessons to be learned for Gov. Cuomo’s new wave of energy innovation?

Produced in cooperation with the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

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Albany Debate Hemmed Hopes for a Green-Work Revolution

Jessica Bal and Patrick Donachie | January 26, 2016

When the Green Jobs/Green New York bill was signed in 2009, there was talk of delivering both energy efficiency and economic justice. But prospects for real progress were narrowed by negotiations over the law.

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NYS’s Green-Energy Loans Played Hard to Get

Annamarya Scaccia and Brooke L. Williams | January 26, 2016

Some borrowers report positive experiences—and significant savings—under the Green Jobs/Green New York program. But others had a frustrating time with the loan program’s rules and processes.

Green Jobs Gone Missing

Flaws Plagued Pioneering Plan to Upgrade Homes of the Poor

Annamarya Scaccia, Brooke L. Williams and Samuel Lieberman | January 26, 2016

New York charted a new path to energy efficiency, using “on-bill financing” so low-income homeowners could get retrofits they couldn’t afford up front. But utility companies, lenders and ratings companies all made demands and decisions that made the approach a poor fit for households of limited means.

Green Jobs Gone Missing

Video: One Man’s Path to a Green Job

Olivia Leach | January 26, 2016

James Eleby turns discarded scrap wood into new tables at a Brooklyn factory. Learn how he got a foothold in the green economy.

Green Jobs Gone Missing

Why a Green Jobs Program Produced So Few Jobs

Rose Itzcovitz | January 26, 2016

Some hoped the Green Jobs/Green New York program would produce as many as 14,000, but it appears to have generated but a few hundred. People who worked with the initiative said abundant paperwork and an under-developed market were part of the problem.

Green Jobs Gone Missing

Video: Inside a Green-Jobs Training Program

Olivia Leach | January 26, 2016

Go inside the classroom and hear from an instructor who’s helping to train the new green workforce.

Green Jobs Gone Missing

After Hope and Hype, Green Jobs Numbers Have Proved Elusive

Maura Ewing | January 26, 2016

A few years ago, from New York’s City Hall to the state house to the Obama administration, everyone was excited about the prospect of creating thousands of green jobs. The result differs from the rhetoric.

Green Jobs Gone Missing

Audio: The New Math on Green Jobs

Jack D'Isidoro | January 26, 2016

It isn’t that green jobs don’t exist. It’s that instead of new jobs materializing, existing jobs got greener.

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Will New Cuomo Energy Fund Help or Hinder Low-Income New Yorkers?

Jarrett Murphy | January 27, 2016

The Clean Energy Fund sets aside millions to bring energy innovations to low-income people. But advocates are skeptical that market-based solutions can be made to work for those with less to spend.

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