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The industry buzzword is “Green”—I see it in commercials, TV shows, and when I walk through a store. Interestingly, entire new fields of careers are sprouting from the Green Initiatives and it just might help some people who have experienced job loss.
The recent economic stimulus bill included $500M for “green jobs” training, according to an article written by Kent Hoover of the Dayton Business Journal. In the article, Mr. Hoover reports “priority will be given to training programs that target low-income workers, the unemployed, and high school dropouts in areas with high poverty rates.”
In the book, “Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment” written by A. Bronwyn Llewellyn, James P. Hendrix, and K.C. Golden, the authors discuss how this “green wave holds significant implications for the future of jobs and careers.”
The majority of companies are showing an interest in their “carbon footprint” and taking initiatives to change. My recent Google search found 121 million results for the term “Green Companies”. In the article appearing in USA Today, “Companies Turn Up the Green,” by Mikki K. Harris, the piece listed some companies who are taking green initiatives – the article is located at http://tinyurl.com/4rhxho.
To find green jobs, you may want to visit a few of these websites:
www.ecojobs.com, www.greenenergyjobs.com, and www.greenjobs.com.
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