Are you a green minded individual? Do you love the environment? Do you want to promote conservation and sustainability? Any interest in finding an environmentally friendly job? The green industry is the perfect place to find environmentally friendly jobs. As the population booms and the climate changes, the green industry is also taking off. This […]
Monday Markets: Green Collar Jobs, Part II
Last week, I talked with you about the emerging market of green sector employment. Well, ever since that post, I can’t seem to log into my email without a news story about the green industry arriving in my inbox. I wanted to share some of these recent articles with you, because no matter what kind […]
Choose Environmentally Friendly Employers
Do you want to work for an environmentally friendly employer? Every year more companies are going green. It’s a popular trend that truly impacts all of us. Choosing to work for one of the greenest companies is a smart decision. Being an environmentally friendly employer means that companies use renewable energy sources, reduce their fossil […]
Finding a Clean Energy Job
Today, Assembly Speaker John Perez and State Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg shared a new plan that would bring tons of new energy jobs to California, according to the Sacramental Business Journal. These types of jobs aren’t just coming to California, however. Across the country, clean energy and renewable energy jobs are becoming more and […]
Obama Announces $1.85 Billion for Green Solar Energy Jobs
Green jobs are hot and getting hotter. The Obama administration recently committed $20 million to develop offshore wind energy and is now giving another $1.85 billion to build solar plants around the U.S. Of that large sum, $1.45 billion will be given to the Arizona plant, Abengoa Solara, which will put the money toward powering […]
The Ecotech Institute: Country’s First Renewable Energy College to Open
Workers in green collar jobs are in high demand, and as as renewable energy and environmental issues continue to affect nearly every industry, this job market will only continue to grow. Starting on July 7, you can be among the first students at the newly designed Ecotech Institute. Based in Aurora, Colorado, this is the […]
162,000 New Jobs: What Does It Mean for You?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the month of March saw the biggest boost in new job creation in over three years. 162,000 new positions were created, with just under one-quarter of them coming from temporary government jobs, such as working for the Census Bureau. So where are the rest of these […]
President Obama Talks Job Creation, High Speed Railway in State of the Union Address
In President Obama’s first State of the Union address last night, he waxed on for 70-some minutes about the economy, the housing crisis, the health care reform (meltdown) and Iraq and Afghanistan. But amidst those important issues, his top priority for the coming year was clear: Job creation. Jobs must be our number one focus […]