Q&A with Van Jones about the Climate Security Act and green jobs
Grist Magazine – Seattle,WA,USA
Here’s the good thing about Lieberman-Warner: It would put $60 billion toward green-collar job training, and that’s very important, to make sure our … Learn More >>

Report: Workers to gain from going green
Santa Rosa Press Democrat – Santa Rosa,CA,USA
… of the Sierra Club, said, “Everyone is talking about how the transition to a clean energy future will create millions of new ‘green-collar’ jobs. … Learn More >>

Final Budget Passes US Senate: Includes Stabenow’s Green Collar
WASHINGTON —US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today announced passage of the final Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution, which includes Senator Stabenow’s Green Collar Jobs Initiative. … Learn More >>

The Green Collar Job Search
By nswift
Airplane Mechanic, you won’t get to fix planes anymore but now you get to “seal holes in public buildings” – one of the many enriching “green collar jobs” that will suddenly be available. Learn More >>

Where’s The Green Labor Force? There!
By Angelique van Engelen
Earlier this week a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) revealed top strategies for dealing with global warming where the transition to a green collar economy is concerned. Learn More >>

Veto for Global Warming Bill Could Save Money but Could Hurt Green
By greencollaramerica
Ford, one of the largest manufacturers in America, is using a fast moving Canadian funded research team to reuse fumes as fuel, while at the same time a bill that could build a Center for Green Manufacturing in Ohio is headed for a veto. Learn More >>

Wanted: Veterans interested in ‘green collar’ jobs
Port Townsend Leader – Port Townsend,WA,USA
The new program is aimed at helping veterans land “green collar” jobs, jobs working to protect the Northwest’s environment. The state Legislature approved … Learn More >>

More green jobs, more greenbacks
Columbus Dispatch – Columbus,OH,USA
“We think a green job is a blue-collar job done with a green purpose,” said George Calko, an Ohio organizer with the Blue-Green Alliance, a group set up by … Learn More >>

Green Collar Workers: Sustainable Employment
By monkchips
I had not come across the term Green Collar workers until recently, when I head it from Tom. Having written a piece today in praise of bubbles I wanted to balance that out with some thinking on the kind of sustainable economic changes a … Learn More >>

Ways Smaller Businesses Can Make More Money by Going Green
By greencollaramerica
Also, why not use Green Collar Economy to find green businesses that can help you, or ask another company who has made the changes what worked for them. Thanks to Mid Market for publishing these profitable and efficient ideas… Learn More >>

The newest green-collar job
By noapostrophe(noapostrophe)
Farming is hard work, but it’s one of the most important sectors in the world. No farms = no food. Period. Food production is in great danger these days, as climate change affects traditionally understood farming conditions and the … Learn More >>

Green Collar Jobs Everywhere in Canada
This job board shows an endless supply of Green Jobs coming out of Canada. The largest growing employment sector, employers are scrambling to fill positions with students many times having 2-3 offers before they graduate. Learn More >>

• The so called, “Green Job” is performed either locally or virtually.
• The so called, “Green Job” benefits residents of Hawai`i.
• Green Jobs Hawai`i means that the job can be applied for in Hawai`i.

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More Resources

• Green Collar Worker Definition at Wikipedia

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External Resources

• Facts for Business – Complying with the Environmental Marketing Guides by the Federal trade Commission

• Six Sins of GreenWashing by terrachoice