Best Places for Green Jobs in the US

The number of green jobs is proliferating around the world, but some places are better than others. In countries like the US, China, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore the recycling industry is experiencing significant growth to address their waste management issues. In the US, California, Florida, Michigan and Ohio are hotbeds of activity in energy efficiency.

Here is a list of some of the best US locations for green jobs from research compiled by the Examiner.

Top 10 "Shovel Ready" Green Jobs

Green jobs are growing rapidly around the world. Sectors involved with employment that is better for the environment are amongst the very few that are showing positive signs of growth in 2012 and beyond. According to Examiner.com, here are the sectors that are most likely to create jobs.

Creating Climate Wealth UK Summit

Creating Climate Wealth (CCW) UK summit, will be held at the University College in London (UCL), on September 13 and 14, 2011. The UK is at a low carbon economy crossroads. A ‘transition to 2050’ requires long term planning, huge infrastructure investments and sustained action on many fronts. Yet it also offers an immediate transformational opportunity to create new wealth, jobs and global competitiveness.

Video: Al Gore Criticizes Obama's Decision to Withdraw the Proposed Ozone Standards

In his jobs speech President Obama said, "I reject the idea that we need to ask people to chose between their safety and jobs." However, on the Friday before labor day, President Obama asked EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to withdraw the proposed new national ozone standards, delaying the safeguards until at least 2013. President Obama said that he is putting the new clean air regulations on hold for jobs. However, Al Gore argues that the President's decision impacts human health and the health of the environment.

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Top Five Green Master Degree Programs

In 2010, Master Degree Online.com published their list of the five of the best sustainable schools. (This list has been updated by The Green Market for 2011).

Online Green MBA Programs

Here is a list of online green MBA programs assembled by The Green Economy Post:

World's Best Green MBA Programs

In an article titled The Top 5 Green MBA Programs in America (Probably the World), Karin Kloosterman suggests that despite a slow economy there are opportunities for those with who pursue sustainability oriented degrees. She quotes a Bloomberg Businessweek article about the surge of green MBA programs, "sustainability represents one of the few potential bright spots in an otherwise dismal recruiting environment."

Here are Kloosterman's top green MBAs:

Stony Brook University's Sustainability focused BA Degrees

Stony Brook University now has five new sustainability-focused BA degrees. Stony Brook University's Sustainability Program Director, Martin Schoonen, Ph.D., says, "Our students will be exposed to many of the challenges facing today’s world, and through critical examination explore possible solutions to create and define sustainable models for future generations."

See the program description for each of the five BA degrees: Ecosystems and Human Impact, Environmental Humanities, Sustainability Studies, Environmental Design, Policy, & Planning and Coastal Environmental Studies.

Course Descriptions for Green Courses at San Diego State University College of Extended Studies

Here are the five course descriptions from San Diego State University College of extended studies:
1. Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction
2. Green Building Commissioning
3. Introduction to Renewable Energy
4. Energy Efficiency, Evaluation and Design
5. Overview of Sustainability

Green Education at San Diego State University College of Extended Studies

San Diego State University College of Extended Studies understands the value of a green education. The college offers professional Certificates in three sustainable areas: Green building, energy management and sustainable practices. Students also have the option to customize their green courses to better fit their career objectives. These training programs are Military Spouse and Workforce Partnership approved.

Video: Sustainable Education at Central Piedmont Community College

This video reviews green education at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). Students are increasingly interested in sustainability and a growing number of schools, community colleges and universities are responding to this demand by offering a range of programs from short duration certificate programs to post doctoral degrees. One such school in Charlotte NC is providing more sustainable content as well as becoming more sustainable themselves. At CPCC, sustainability is woven throughout their curriculum. Local community colleges like CPCC are helping to provide the educational resources, for a well trained workforce that has a good understanding of sustainability. A green education helps to secure a good job and contributes to a strong economy, but it also supports a society wide paradigm shift which will see much greater importance being ascribed to environmental considerations.

For more information click here.

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The college of Energy, Environment and Sustainability strives to expand knowledge of clean energy technology by providing green energy certifications. Using an online learning model this college enhances student competitiveness in the green jobs market. The College of Energy offers four different green job and career oriented green energy certifications, each of which focuses on a different aspect of clean energy technology and policy.

For more information click here.

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Green education is the way forward for jobs and the economy.
The solutions to problems we face start with each of us making sustainable decisions, this includes the careers we choose. There has never been a better time to get involved in Green Education and Sustainable business.

Green Education Directory contains a large number of college and university programs that promote green sustainable living and working. Their site features post secondary education programs and schools with associate, bachelor, master and doctoral programs as well as diplomas and undergrad and graduate certificates in green industries from Bio-Fuel, Eco Tourism, Environmental Science, Environmental Law, Green Agriculture, Green Architecture, Green Chemistry, Green Power Generation and Renewable Energy, Sustainable Business Management and Urban Planning.

Green is not the future, green is now. Get green and get educated!

To go to Green Education Directory or to request more information click here.

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Blue Planet Academy Environmental Training in the Developing World

Blue Planet Academy describes itself as the world’s first environmental school entirely dedicated to serve life and Earth. What makes these schools truly unique is the fact that they are planning locations in developing countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh, China and India.

The Sustainability Education Series from Green Education Online

The Sustainability Education Series from Green Education Online is comprised of a suite of 50 online, training modules. Each of the thirteen training topics is delivered in 15-minute modules. Each training module includes practical, hands-on applications while providing information and directions for facilitating and developing key sustainability initiatives.

Green Education Online Training

Green Education Online provides sustainable information for the adult learner. Green curriculums are proliferating in traditional settings like community colleges and universities but Green Education Online is different in that it consists of short and inexpensive distance-learning training modules on a wide variety of sustainable subjects.

Electric Vehicles Create Jobs

Electric vehicles (EVs) are reducing emissions and creating sustainable jobs. EV technology is steadily improving and consumer interest is growing. While EVs create jobs, combustion engine vehicles contribute to global warming and America's dependence on foreign oil.

The Chevrolet Volt is an example of a hybrid electric car that is providing new jobs. In the past year, GM has invested nearly $1 billion in electric vehicles. The car maker is also investing $270 million on an electric motor plant near Baltimore, Md. The project will create more than 200 blue-collar and managerial positions, along with hundreds more assembly line jobs when the plant starts production.

Mike Robinson, GM's vice president for environment, energy and safety policy, expects the new plant will be a job engine for many years to come.

"This is the wave of the future. And we expect that plant is going to produce 40,000 or so electric motors for us by 2013," Robinson says. "And we do think this is a long-term bet that makes sense, and we expect market volumes will support that kind production."

Other car makers are also involved in the EV market including Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi and Honda. Industry analysts predict there could be as many as 1.5 million electric cars on US roads by 2015.

While the price of electricity is relatively stable, gas prices are volatile. Auto industry analyst George Magliano, of IHS Global Insight thinks that green technology will boost economic growth and create tens of thousands of new jobs.

EVs create American jobs which is why President Obama has pledged that America will have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.

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2011 National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference

On March 8 - 10, 2011, the fourth National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference will be held in Saratoga Springs, New York. This event offers the most current information on instructional strategies, curricula development, skill standards, and best practices.

Ideal for those offering or planning training programs for the renewable energy and energy efficiency markets.Attendees will include representatives from community colleges, vocational high schools, four-year schools,industry-sponsored training programs, labor and apprenticeship programs, government agencies, workforce development boards, credentialing bodies, utilities, and others.

The two-day conference will offer over 80 presentations, 24 sessions and 10 workshops. Topics include balancing classroom and field experiences, incorporating new skills into training programs, introducing clean energy technologies and careers to high school students, instructional strategies for creative learning, labor market research results, providing new opportunities for disadvantaged workers, and much more.

The conference will be preceded by one day of technical workshops covering energy efficiency, solar, codes, geothermal, small wind, and other new and thought-inspiring topics. Plenary speakers from community colleges, workforce policy centers, government, trades, and the utility industry will share their perspectives. Over 20 concurrent sessions will address program details, lessons learned, and results.

There will also be the time for networking with other educators, trainers, course developers, and leaders in the field. For more information go to Renewable Energy World.

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The Fate of the Democrats is Tied to Green Jobs

Obama laid out his clean energy plan in his State of the Union address. The President indicated that he would like to see 80 percent of US power coming from “clean” sources by 2035, including renewables.

Federal incentives help renewable energy to grow and creates jobs. In the US, government incentives would enable the country to compete against Europe and China, where governments have provided lavish incentives and strong financial support.

The federal government along with many state governments see green technology as an engine of economic growth and job creation. There are millions of jobs and trillions in revenue emerging from the green economy. Fast-growing clean technology is the only sector that can offer such a significant number of new jobs.

As President Obama said, "there is perhaps no industry with more potential to create jobs now and growth in the coming years, than clean energy."

State regulations have helped the renewable energy industry in California and other states helped the industry establish itself.

As China and other nations are investing massively in renewable energy, it would be disastrous for America to ignore this colossal opportunity.

The Democrats need to see an improvement in the jobless rate for political reasons. Like the Democrats, Obama's political future is tied to green jobs, as no President has ever been reelected with an unemployment rate above 8 percent.

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