Green Jobs

While there is no universally accepted definition for “green jobs” (or the related term "green collar jobs") this phrase has generally been used to refer to occupations that contribute to positive impacts on the environment.

Green jobs can be in the public, private, or non-profit sector and include jobs in areas such as energy efficiency, green building, natural resource management, recycling, and renewable energy. Other definitions of green jobs reflect a broader view of sustainability and include areas such as fair trade or corporate social responsibility.

Organizations including the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Solar Energy Society have produced reports on green jobs that document the number of such jobs and project future employment trends. The green jobs sector has also seen the development of specialized education and training programs, green job fairs, and other services to meet current and future needs. Blogs and the mainstream media are providing resources for green job seekers as well as highlighting the potential opportunities and challenges facing this sector.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Green Jobs”

• The Myth About Global Warming

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 506
  Think about this! Al Gore has made more money off the Global Warming energy myth in the past 4 years, than he has made in the past 40 doing anything else. If the Carbon Offsets are implemented as he wants, he stands to become the first Green Billionaire. Now, what do you think is the driving force of his ...
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• Welcome to Green Jobs Worldwide

  
  Candid Conservatives — Authority: 127
  Another HELMUT KEISER CUNSULTANCY Unternehmensberatung. No job to big or small for Helmut. Nanotech, nano-biotech, nano-life science. It almost runs on like a song. “Nano-tech, nano-biotech, nano-life science, 2, 3, 4″… Will nano tech in the brain conduct the same symphonies flesh and blood produce? ...
  17 hours ago

• Michigan Could Get 500-Job Solar Plant

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
    The city of Saginaw is bidding to become home to a branch of the San Jose-based solar company GlobalWatt. If the Saginaw City Council approves a brownfield redevelopment plan, the company could receive ten million dollars in tax credits. Read more of this story »
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• The Most Obvious Sign Gary Forsee Is On the Wrong Side Of The Climate Debate?

  
  Fired Up! Missouri — Authority: 610
  Rush Limbaugh says hes made "a really gutsy and courageous move." For more on Gary Forsees surprising and disappointing change of heart on federal climate legislation, check out this rundown at Show Me Progress and the previous Fired Up! coverage. 
  2 days ago

• Start Your Holiday Shopping Today at The Union Shop Online™

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 652
        Support America’s workers and fill your holiday gift list all at the same time with one-stop shopping at the AFL-CIO’s  The Union Shop Online . TM Start by checking out the great selection of holiday cards. For gift ideas, here are staff picks from the AFL-CIO online team. Seth Michaels: ...
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• Green Jobs In State Getting Little Stimulus Help [More On The $787B Stimulus Fraud!]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  Green Jobs In State Getting Little Stimulus Help. Few of the positions created or saved so far in California through the $787-billion program appear to have anything to do with renewable energy or clean technology. Alana Semuels November 27, 2009 What was once the bustling Evergreen Pulp mill is today a forlorn ...
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• Report: O.C. to add 3,000 jobs in energy sector

  
  Green OC — Authority: 470
  Orange County will likely add 3,130 new energy-related jobs over the next three years, most of them in the realm of project managers for construction or design work, according to a new report by a local college-affiliated group. The report, “Energy Efficiency Occupations in Orange County,” says growth in the ...
  3 days ago

• Green Jobs Help Climate, Boost Social Justice: by Brenda Payton

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 530
  Jobs that not only help save the planet but usher individuals and neighborhoods out of poverty - talk about a silver bullet. - If the promise of green jobs sounds too good to be true, the simplicity of the logic is difficult to resist: Train and hire people who are economically marginalized in work that is critical ...
  4 days ago

• Seven Robots with Green Jobs

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
  The new green economy is putting more robots to work in green jobs , especially in environmental research and related fields.  In a sustainability twofer, many of the new machines are powered by solar energy and other green alternatives.  Click through the show to see what’s up with some of our ...
  4 days ago

• Hold On To That Stetson – First Wind Expands Major Wind Project

  
  MYGreen Education and Career — Authority: 132
  First Wind, an independent wind power company, announced on Monday that it has begun construction of the 25.5 MW expansion of its Stetson Wind project. This expansion builds on the success of the Stetson Wind project and will offer both economic and environmental benefits to the State of Maine. Governor John ...
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• Allies Rally in Charleston West Virginia December 7th

  
  KFTC Blog — Authority: 122
  Below is a request from our ally organizations in West Virginia. Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is encouraging our members to go and support our friends and allies in West Virginia as they struggle to build a safer, more prosperous and better West Virginia. If you you have any questions or if you are interested in ...
  4 days ago

• One green to rule them all…

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 677
  I have been pondering the issue of global warming lately.  I generally take a cautious position when it comes to climate change.  I am first of all uncertain as to what portion of climate change can be attributed to human activity, but also cautious about assuming that simply doing nothing is the proper course.  If ...
  5 days ago

• Careers in Wind Farm Development: Meteorological Tower Services

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 667
  This is the third article in a seven part series on careers in wind farm development. The first and second parts can be viewed here.Wind energy data is collected and analyzed to determine the wind resources of a given site. This involves erecting a meteorological tower with anemometers, wind vanes, a data logger, and ...
  5 days ago

• A Quick Interview With Nick Corcodilos of Ask The Headhunter

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 667
  I had a chance to do a quick email interview with Nick Corcodilos, author of the Ask a Headhunter Blog and a frequent contributor to Fast Company. My questions for Nick concern the rise of so-called “green” recruiting firms and other folks capitalizing on the rise of green jobs – are they for real? [...]
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• Green Jobs Created Through $100 Million Energy Independence Program

  
  MYGreen Education and Career — Authority: 132
  Despite rising unemployment in California and nationwide, construction-related jobs in Sonoma County increased 8.4 percent between January 2009 and September 2009 after the implementation of the $100 million Sonoma County Energy Independence Program (SCEIP), according to a press release issued on Monday. Data from ...
  5 days ago

• Forum des Emplois Verts

  
  Sustainable development and much more — Authority: 126
  As I am still looking for a job in the cleantech sector I am attending today the Forum des Emplois Verts (French Green Jobs forum) in Paris where up to 2,000 jobs positions are proposed. This is a fantastic opportunity since as I noted earlier the Boston Consulting Group believes the Grenelle de ...
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• Green Building Council Study Predicts Job Growth

  
  GetSolar.com Solar Homes & Solar Installers Directory Blog — Authority: 132
  Green building industries could create millions of jobs and add hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy, according to a new report (PDF) from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Prepared by Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting firm, the Green Jobs Study predicts that nearly 8 million “green ...
  6 days ago

• 4.5 Million Net New Green Jobs Predicted in US

  
  MYGreen Education and Career — Authority: 132
  A new report suggests that tackling climate change will be a major net job creator for the U.S. economy. According to the report, aggressive deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency can net up to 4.5 million new U.S. jobs by 2030 and provide the greenhouse gas emission reductions necessary to tackle ...
  6 days ago

• Green energy stimulus growing few jobs

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  "Green energy" is proving to be no miracle solution to the nations monumental unemployment problems, and it is doing little to help the economy emerge from its deepest recession in decades, economists say. A large part of the $786 billion stimulus bill was devoted to green or renewable energy projects, with President ...
  6 days ago

• Paul Hawken to the Class of 2009

  
  Bleeding edge blog — Authority: 131
   Paul Hawken to the Class of 2009   When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” No pressure there.   Let’s begin with the startling part. Class of 2009: you are going ...
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