I’ll never forget the less than inspirational words from the commencement speaker at my college graduation: “It’s hard out there, your degree probably doesn’t mean much and you’ll just have to do whatever you can to get by.” For recent college grads that aren’t willing to settle and want to make a difference on this [...]
For Immediate Release May 18th, 2009 (Hilo, Hawai`i) Green Collar Technologies has partnered with Goodwill Industries of Hawai`i to deliver innovative green collar youth training and job program in support of Goodwill’s Ola I Ka Hana Program. Goodwill acts as the employer of record to help the youth earn good wages and credits towards earning [...]
Green Collar Technology Workers will benefit from a smarter utility grid on Hawai`i Island. The costs are expensive where an average of 15 folks per square mile pay for electrical services. The Department of Energy may lend some support due to the amount of oil we burn for energy. Unintended consequence? Let’s not make smart grids [...]
There’s been some movement regarding the Green Jobs Act of 2007. The passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 became effective on December 20th, 2007. The law is intended to provided 125 million dollars in annual funding. Green Collar Technologies was organized as a 501(c)(3) in January of 2008 to specifically provide sustainability training in accordance [...]
Everyone is welcome to join us on this National Day of Action to Support Green Collar Jobs and Technologies on Hawai`i Island. To celebrate, we’ll work and learn about green topics of interest to all. Join us Saturday September 27th at the Hawai`i Innovation Center in downtown Hilo (Map and Directions). Expect plenty of room [...]
Learn the basics of blogging and why Google™ and other major search engines give the best exposure to blog sites so often. You’ll learn what a blog is and why they are important in today’s Web 2.0 internet. Very quickly, you’ll learn how to write your first post and page in a blog and how [...]
Small collection of Green Collar Job related videos. These really just scratch the service. Don’t be fooled into thinking you can make decision based on what you watch on this page. The subject of Green Collar Jobs is as deep and wide as a global economy regardless of your beliefs.
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A list of Green Collar Blogs that have met our guidelines. We review each site and only list sites that are relevant to our visitor’s needs. If you feel like any of these sites are junk, please leave a comment below. Hawai`i Green Blogs SusHi – Sustainability in Hawai`i. We love this site. Lots of [...]
from Apollo’s online Mission Statement… The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of business, labor, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution in America to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, cut the carbon emissions that are destabilizing our climate, and expand opportunities for American businesses and workers. Inspired by the [...]