Get this book, “The Green Collar Economy” by Van Jones and meet me in the park at noon. The Hawai`i Green Jobs Revolution is now! I’m putting ”The Green Collar Economy” by Van Jones down just long enough to write this post. The Foreward hints at one of the many opportunities a Green Collar Economy might present in [...]
Mahalo for attending the Green Collar Jobs Event. Much mahalo for sharing your story about Green Jobs. We’ll be editing the video interviews and posting them this week on GreenCollar.tv and we’ll send it to GreenforAll.org for inclusion in the hundreds of other stories they’ve collected around the country from Saturday’s event. Amazing events everywhere! [...]
Last Update 08/24/09 A Green Collar Worker? Below is a compilation of definitions with questions to help trigger questions and increase discussion. The current “Green Collar Worker” definition at Wikipedia reads, “A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy, or in the agricultural sector.” Should green collar only cover environmental or [...]
Reminder… Everyone is welcome to join us on this National Day of Action to Support Green Collar Workers on Hawai`i island and Jobs for All. 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. Expect plenty of room [...]
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Daniel Nocera, a chemistry professor at MIT, and Matthew Kanan, a postdoctoral fellow in Mr. Nocera’s lab, have developed a catalyst made from cobalt and phosphate that can split water into oxygen and hydrogen gas. When used in conjunction with a photovoltaic solar panel, their system can use water to store the sun’s energy. This [...]
Originally delivered as a presentation for the Hawaii Workforce Development Office and the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. View Slide Presentation Here Tough economic times requires a special mindset for survival. Saving money, cutting out expenses such as marketing, capital expenditures and human resources are common. I’m sure you’re all aware of ways to save money [...]
“Green” job market bucks credit crunch gloom Reuters – USA The environmental sector, or so-called ‘green collar’ jobs, including roles in renewable energy and corporate social responsibility, has seen some 20 percent growth in same period. Learn More >> The article goes on to mention, “The average UK salary for a climate change professional in [...]
Carter is founder of Sustainable South Bronx, advocating … CNN – USA We are trying to alleviate poverty by creating green collar jobs and industries to promote them. – Learn More >> May Employment Report Reveals that School Is Out Early Heritage.org – Washington,DC,USA Advocates of Lieberman-Warner claim that the legislation will create “green collar” [...]
More perspectives on Green Collar Jobs (Find and post green collar jobs on our job board) 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 [...]
