Jobs, Blowing in the Wind

It's great to see all the new-found interest in green jobs and the environmental sector in the US. It's also good to know there are so many new resources and potential opportunities out there for the renewable energy sector. Just remember that green jobs aren't limited to the energy sector or the engineering and manufacturing of renewable energy products. The environmental sector is a long-standing and diverse one with many opportunities related to water, air, sustainable development, communications, planning... the list goes on. There are also a lot of services that are necessary to get the renewable sector going but not necessarily related to engineering and technology. For instance, the expansion of wind farms has put a lot of ornithologists to work assessing potential impacts to birds. Just keep this in mind if you are starting out in you search for a 'green job'.

Ian from http://greencann.com/

There could be no better investment in America than to invest in America becoming energy independent! We need to utilize everything in out power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil including using our own natural resources. Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.The high cost of fuel this past year seriously damaged our economy and society. The cost of fuel effects every facet of consumer goods from production to shipping costs. It costs the equivalent of 60 cents per gallon to charge and drive an electric car. If all gasoline cars, trucks, and SUV's instead had plug-in electric drive trains the amount of electricity needed to replace gasoline is about equal to the estimated wind energy potential of the state of North Dakota.We have so much available to us such as wind and solar. Let's spend some of those bail out billions and get busy harnessing this energy. Create cheap clean energy, badly needed new jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. What a win-win situation that would be for our nation at large! There is a really good new book out by Jeff Wilson called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. http://www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com

The green job reality might be hyped a bit, but there are many positive signs of life for the industry. The Solar Maid Company has been adding operators nationwide, GreenScene EMS claims they have environmental auditor positions all across the country. Mygreenscene.com has seen a 2000% increase in information postings and career guide purchases since 2007.
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Solar Maid is the largest and fastest growing solar panel cleaning and maintenance company nationwide.
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Deciding to re-skill into the renewable energy industry can pay off. Last week, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a report that forecasted nearly 300,000 green jobs would be created if a national renewable energy standard is adopted. This would require a 25% reduction in fossil fuel use by 2025. But who is right? There is a current dispute about green jobs, with some claiming that the numbers are inflated.

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