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New bills signed by Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick will increase that state's spending on “green jobs.” Jesse Russell reports:

Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick signed a pair of bills on Wednesday that could move that state toward the forefront of the “Green Jobs” movement. One of the bills is called the Green Jobs Act and is intended to provide grant money for companies and universities that encourage the training of workers for environmentally-friendly jobs and also encourage startups to focus on green development. Over the next five years, the bill will provide $68 million dollars to the green jobs initiative. The second law signed on Wednesday is intended to require greenhouse gas emissions in the state to be 80 percent lower than in 1990 by the year 2050.