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- Three Who Switched Careers
- Even in the worst labor market in a generation, there are good jobs to be had — if you're willing to follow the market to the careers that are still expanding. These three career switchers did just that. Let their stories be an inspiration and a game plan for your...
- Articles 2009-04-13
- Go Where the Money Is, Part II
- Five of the hottest careers to get into now, and true stories of how people managed to switch into them. Five million jobs lost. Whole industries seeming to disappear overnight. The notion that you should expect to retire from the same career you started with in your 20s is...
- Articles 2009-04-14
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- Green Jobs: Don't Believe the Hype
- The Find: Green jobs? What green jobs? A recent report concludes that few positions requiring specialized knowledge of sustainability practices will be created in the immediate future. The Source: A story entitled "Green-Collar Jobs: Myth or Reality?" from executive job search site TheLadders.com. The...
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Energy Paper Promises to Create 1.2 Million 'Green' Jobs
- The UK government’s energy white paper “The low carbon transition plan†, purports to provide a pathway to a low carbon economy. After the past 10 years of dithering, mixed messages and unfulfilled promises, can we expect more this time around? The white paper...
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Of China, Texas and Green Jobs
- When a coalition of investors and wind developers from the United States and China announced plans for a large-scale wind project in West Texas last week, many of our readers expressed outrage that a portion of the financing might well come from the $22 billion set aside in the economic...
- News items 2009-11-03
- National Coalition Announces Groundbreaking National Green Jobs Conference
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Tony Montana of the United Steelworkers USW, +1-412- 562-2592; or Josh Dorner of the Sierra Club, +1-202-675-2384 Union, Environmental, Business and Elected Leaders to Discuss Economic, Environmental Potential of Green Collar Jobs PITTSBURGH, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national coalition of over 80 organizations today...
- Research articles 2008-02-12
- Steelworkers, Environmental Groups Team to Launch Green Jobs for America Campaign
- ENERGY RESOURCE-8 April 2008-Steelworkers, Environmental Groups Team to Launch Green Jobs for America CampaignC2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com The United Steelworkers USW, the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC and the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership of the USW and Sierra Club, have launched the national Green Jobs...
- Research articles 2008-04-08
- National Coalition Announces Groundbreaking National Green Jobs Conference
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Lynn McMahon, McMahon & Cardillo, +1-412-490-0303 ext. 2, lynn@mcmahon-cardillo.com, for United Steelworkers PITTSBURGH, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Good Jobs/Green Jobs: A National Green Jobs Conference," will be held in Pittsburgh at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on March 13 and 14, 2008. The conference...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Coalition Convenes Groundbreaking National Green Jobs Conference in Pittsburgh
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Tony Montana of United Steelworkers, +1-216-308-4798, or Kristina Johnson, of Sierra Club, +1-541.914.9744 Groups Aim to Promote Job Growth through Investment in Renewables, Environmental Initiatives PITTSBURGH, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of union, environmental, government and business leaders today convened Good Jobs, Green Jobs:...
- Research articles 2008-03-13
- Earth Work: Resource Guide to Nationwide Green Jobs. - book reviews
- Resource Guide to Nationwide Green Jobs The Student Conservation Association, Richard Wizansky & Joan Moody, Editors. HarperCollins West, 1994; 205 pp. ISBN 0-06-258531-2 $14 ($16.75 postpaid) from HarperCollins Publishers, Direct Mail, PO Box 588, Dunmore, PA 18512; 8001331-3761The question I am most often asked by our readers is "Where can...
- Research articles 1995-03-22
- Can Obama's Green Jobs Czar Deliver After Controversial Comments?
- There is one area where Obama is still given the benefit of the doubt--the nascent green economy. Unfortunately, the President's "green jobs" adviser has been dogged down recently by two controversies. by Stefan Deeran
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Should the Government Pay for Green Jobs Training?
- Even if federal mandates create demand for "green jobs," why can't solar companies and home weatherization providers train their own workers? by Stefan Deeran
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- California Indian Manpower Consortium Partners With U.S. Science and Technology to Develop Renewable Energy Projects and Create Green Jobs
- Alliance forged under CIMC Green Jobs Initiative aims to spur Economic Development in Tribal Communities SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Indian Manpower Consortium CIMC today announced a statewide alliance with U.S. Science and Technology USST, a renewable energy project development company. CIMC is...
- Research articles 2009-07-06
- The Rise of the Green Collar Job | BTalk Australia
- (8min 16) The Australian Conservation Foundation ACF is forecasting an explosion of jobs in green industries, provided the government levels the playing field for carbon emissions. The ACF and the Australian Council of Trade Unions say the proliferation of green collar jobs is contrary to the myth...
- Blog posts 2009-02-15
- Darden's Lenox: Green Leaders View Environmentalism as Strategic Opportunity, Not Compliance Headache
- Professor Michael Lenox is the Executive Director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Professor Lenox concentrates on two main areas: technology strategy and the interface of business strategy and public policy. In our fourth installment...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- CWA Calls on Congress to Support President Obama's Plan to Invest In Science, Research and Technology to Grow Green Economy
- Recent Research--Released by the Blue Green Alliance and Others--Indicates That "Green Investment" Nationwide Could Create Two Million Jobs in Two Years WASHINGTON -- Speaking today at the Blue Green Alliance's Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America CWA called on Congress...
- Research articles 2009-02-04
- Executive policy risks 50,000 green jobs
- SCOTLANd will miss out on 50,000 new jobs from green industries unless the Executive corrects major flaws in its economic strategy, according to an expert report. The remit and activities of enterprise agencies are so poor and incoherent that the benefits of renewable energy, waste recycling, public...
- Research articles 2003-05-25
- Are "Green" Jobs Actually Good Jobs?
- "Green" careerists around the world are reportedly satisfied with their work and make an average salary of $76,000. But if your "green" job is not within the professional ranks, you could actually end up working for a wage well below the federal poverty line. by Stefan Deeran
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Blue Green Alliance Teams with Vice President Al Gore to Create Green Jobs and Solve the Climate Crisis
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: CONTACTS: David Foster, +1-612-419-4166, or Jim Young, +1-917-597-9129, both of the Blue Green Alliance Steelworkers and Sierra Club will educate members, promote global warming solutions and push for investment in green economy PITTSBURGH, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Blue Green Alliance BGA, a strategic partnership...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- William G. Green. (Jobs and People).(named president of Chiron blood testing division)(Brief Article)
- William G. Green has been named president for the blood testing division of Chiron Corp. Mr. ... William G. Green has been named president for the blood testing division of Chiron Corp. Mr. Green will continue to serve as general counsel and as a...
- Research articles 2002-05-06
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