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With college enrollment booming and jobs relatively scarce from a weak economy, positions in the Chinese government are in high demand, and the most-sought-after job is in green IT.
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A downsized surveyor retrained for the green job market, earned nine certifications, then sent out hundreds of resumes -- without success. Other recent green job training grads report trouble finding work, too. Some contend this is a sign that the U.S. stimulus package and the promise of green jobs are a bust. But is that a fair assessment?
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Green stimulus investments are among the most cost-effective ways to spend the Recovery Act dollars and create jobs.
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The world faces a shortage of greenhouse gas professionals with the skills needed to meet our current measurement, reporting and verification needs. The problem will likely get worse as climate change programs expand around the world, according to a new report from the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI), a Washington, D.C.-based training center, and Sequence Staffing, an executive search and staffing firm.
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The green team model is an efficient way to tackle sustainability goals and engage employees that are hungry for more opportunities to boost their company's sustainability efforts.
by Eliza Clark
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The World Environment Center recently brought together thought leaders from the business, academic and NGO communities to identify the critical skills needed by business leaders implementing sustainable development. Here are 10 ideas that emerged to help business schools integrate sustainable development into their teachings.
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If we are facing a decade-long recovery from the Great Recession, it's time to dig in and look for real fixes instead of short-term patches, and green investments fit the bill perfectly.
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A study from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment finds that employees at all levels are flocking to environmental training programs as a way to boost their career prospects.
by Will Nichols
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Although economists and the media tend to pick big, bold numbers like job creation to measure the state of the economy, there are more telling indicators -- and what they're telling us isn't good.
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Prime Minister Jose Zapatero tells G20 meeting more than a million jobs could be created in renewable energy and sustainable transport.
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In New Orleans, I recently met a woman known in the Crescent City as the "Demo Diva," an entrepreneur who took her personal tragedy from Hurricane Katrina and turned it into a woman-owned and -run demolition business, complete with hot pink front loader and giant Dumpster.
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Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail corporation in the U.S., has awarded Siemens a $466 million contract to build 70 electric locomotives with energy efficient features.
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In the fall of 2000, a small but visionary group of environmental entrepreneurs bet big on our clean energy future. We believed we could create jobs and spur growth by investing in secure and renewable sources of power, new ways to recycle, and the next generation of energy and resource efficient cars, homes and workplaces. A decade later, we're no longer small -- and we're no longer going on faith. The group we founded represents business leaders who've founded 1,100 companies that have created 500,000 jobs in 41 states.<br />
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General Electric Company plans to invest $432 million in the next four years to establish four design and manufacturing centers for energy efficient refrigerators in the U.S. and create 500 jobs in the process.
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Investors and U.S. policymakers face a historic choice: Invest in energy infrastructure now or wait for economic recovery. Certainly, the world faces serious challenges to both capital markets and the global economy as the effects of the financial crisis unfold, but this is not an “either/or” issue. Investing in clean energy infrastructure is a business and environmental necessity that we cannot afford to postpone.
by Jigar Shah
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California collected 24 percent of global cleantech VC dollars, which translates to roughly $11.6 billion since 2006. In a promising sign, the state received 40 percent of worldwide cleantech VC in the first half of 2010, a 246 percent jump compared to the same period a year before, according to the latest research from the nonprofit Next 10.
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Solar power, biofuels and biomaterials continue to hold the best cleantech job opportunities in the U.S. with the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley again topping the list of 15 metro areas in the country with the greatest job activity, according to a new study from Clean Edge.<br />
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The idea of two people sharing one job is baffling to many workers -- and employers. But when it comes to making the workplace more socially responsible, there are a number of reasons why job sharing should be job number one.
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Research suggests even more can be done to stimulate investment in Los Angeles startups, with one area -- cleantech -- poised to lead the way if spurred by entrepreneurial drive and public policy.
by John Paglia
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Figures released today show at least 500,000 new jobs would be created in Europe if countries recycled 70 percent of their waste.
by Sam Plester
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Policymakers assert that government investments in green initiatives can produce 20 percent more jobs than traditional economic stimulus measures. So far, however, job opportunities in the green sector haven't been as plentiful for women as they are for men. Here are some ideas to right the imbalance.<br />
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Net Impact's latest guide profiling Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs is more than twice as big as its first iteration in 2006, which bodes well for students navigating a growing field of schools offering sustainability curricula.
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I often speak to law students or prospective law students interested in green building careers. This post includes my standard advice ... First and foremost, green building is not a fad.
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The organizations spanning sectors and counties are plotted on a new updated map compiled by the Environmental Defense Fund. The latest iteration has grown 60 percent since the map was unveiled last year, with Los Angeles County leading the pack.
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A thriving cooperative in Brazil's Amazon rainforest showcases how people can live a truly sustainable, low-impact lifestyle.
by Marc Gunther