The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Careers

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Careers
Author: Barbara Parks
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2009-04-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110102478X

The career opportunities of the future ... Green careers include jobs in which environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology are implemented to improve the environment and provide sustainable living. A growing number of people, whether right out of college or already well established in the workforce, are looking to market themselves and their environmental convictions. It is a promising path to a larger paycheck and healthier environment. *Green-collar jobs are on the rise according to Businessweek magazine *The Green Jobs Act of 2007 anticipates a growing labor need for thousands of green-collar workers with $125 million in annual funding for training and research

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living
Author: Trish Riley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781592576623

The environmental movement and the rising awareness of global warming have spiked an interest in green living. It's not just recycling now. People want to know what they can do to live sustainable lives. What changes do they need to make as consumers and citizens? What are the relative impacts of the changes-that is, which will have the greater impact? They've made up their minds that green living is their goal, so they're not asking for a sermon. They just want simple, how-to facts.

Green Careers

Green Careers
Author: Jim Cassio
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0865716439

Provides an overview of green jobs, presents profiles of ninety different occupations, offers case studies and interviews, and includes career planning information and job search resources.

Green Careers

Green Careers
Author: Frank Marquardt
Publisher: WETFEET, INC.
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008
Genre: Environmental protection
ISBN: 1582078653

Green Careers For Dummies

Green Careers For Dummies
Author: Carol L. McClelland
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2009-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470603844

Everything you need to start a green career As you look for ways to contribute positively to the global economic and environmental crisis, getting an eco-friendly job provides a two-prong solution. Green Careers For Dummies, a 2010 Green book Festival award winner, introduces you to the wealth of opportunities in the rapidly expanding sustainable career genre. This book explores the green frontier of careers and shows you how to find a field that is best suited to your primary interests, skills, and goals, and then translating that into the sustainable job sphere. Career opportunities in the environmental science, renewable energy, smart grid, green building, transportation, manufacturing, sustainability, policy, and more. Job search 2.0 techniques (new media, online, networking, and electronic communications) Emerging green jobs that will be created in the next 5 years and beyond Whether you're a recent college graduate or looking to make a career change, Green Careers For Dummies is your one-stop source for finding your fit in an environmentally responsible job. If you are a career counselor, this book gives you a solid overview of the ever-evolving world of green career possibilities you cn refer to in your work with students and clients.

Green Jobs

Green Jobs
Author: A. Bronwyn Llewellyn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2008-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440501203

Going green isn’t just recycling any more. With this comprehensive guide, readers can find the job of their dreams—and sleep better at night.

Green Careers

Green Careers
Author: Jennifer Power Scott
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2011-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 145879508X

ctic Ocean to the jungles of Africa, these bold eco - pioneers will show readers how to help save the planet ... and earn a paycheck at the same time..............

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business
Author: Trish Riley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781592578856

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Greening Your Business provides the most up-to-date concrete, practical steps to take to make money by going green. Setting practical, achievable goals for the right green initiative. Streamlining operations. Innovative staffing strategies to save commuting time and office overhead. Cutting fuel and energy costs. Understanding carbon credits and their value. Making your products greener. Green manufacturing, packaging, and shipping initiatives. Paperless marketing programs, precision-targeted to get more from less. Businesses are always looking to increase their profitability and market share. With rising fossil-fuel costs, consumers searching for environmentally responsible companies, and mounting need for green or greener products, business has jumped on the green initiative and reaped the financial benefits.