Will new LEED certification allow for clearcutting? – GRIST

Nationally, tech jobs decline but in Seattle, it’s a different story – Puget Sound Business Journal

The article notes Seattle’s above average growth in tech employment and that has helped fill a glut in vacant office space.

‘Our changing climate can be a job generator’ – Op Ed in Daily Journal of Commerce

Information and communication technologies can enable adaptation to climate change

The increasing diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within developing environments can help to enable novel perspectives towards enhanced adaptive capacities.

Discussions around green jobs – Grist

After a New York Times story apparently has incorrect quotes and measures, green jobs advocate Van Jones responds. Good to keep up on what’s really going on with the explosive growth of this sector!

Investing in ecosystem services will increase food security – Stockholm Resilience Center

Maintaining healthy, resilient ecosystems to ensure water availability for agriculture and other ecosystem services is essential for long-term food security.

Expanding cities will threaten biodiversity and food security – Yale e360

Based on a study in PLoS One