green jobs

[f1ymetothemoon]

So green jobs are the future, right? Well, where can a person find lists of green jobs that will be in demand? Where can one find training for these green jobs without the cost of training breaking the bank in this economy

Comments

[ionracas]

I would google a bit. I found this on my first try:

http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/news_miscellany.htm

[nancy_girl]

idealist.org
sca.org

[sustainableme]

I think she probably meant thesca.org - that's The Student Conservation Association. :-) Although the other SCA would be lots of fun!

[cbackson]

I was a Student Conservation Association volunteer in high school (spent a summer building trails in a national forest), and it was a fantastic experience--and I actually ended up becoming an energy lawyer, which I trace fairly directly to that early experience. They are a fantastic organization.

[leatherfemme]

Obama's blog has had a series of entries on green jobs.

Here's one: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/26/Green-job-spotlight-Energy-auditor/

[ivyisrock]

I think one thing you can do if you're already in a certain field is find out how you can make your job a green (or greener) job. We're going to need environmentally responsible people in all fields, you know? Also, here in MA there's been a lot of planning going into turning technical colleges and even vocational high schools into training bases for these green jobs.

[reedie4life]

I agree with this. The fact that the general public feels they need to make some huge changes to the way they live (read: new career) is why it's so difficult to get the message across to some. Make your current job greener and that will not only make a difference for you, but the next person that occupies your position.

I'm not directing this at anyone in particular or trying to razz the original poster, just something that bothers me. :)

[f1ymetothemoon]

It's doesn't razz me, as I agree. I just don't have a job currently, nothing to turn green. I'm a SAHM who's wanting to get back into the working world because we're barely squeaking by in this economy. I want to be trained in something new/different/green.

[_dilate_]

energy industry

[marzipan_robots]

seconded, especially wind power.