Following on from gaining a Bright Green shirt (always better than loosing your shirt), it’s interesting to note the amount of attention given to ‘green-collar’ jobs by the current presidential candidates stateside. Even despite talks of recession, it seems that the growth in the green job market is only just beginning.
Tags: Greenjobs, green-collar
An interest of mine, as well. Oakland, California has been tabbed by many as the hotbed for these green collar jobs. Though short of calling it the silver bullet, I’d still point out that this could be a brilliant way to address some of our marquee challenges stateside: the lagging economy, dependence on foreign oil, and climate change (4 out of 5 American dentists now agree it’s irrefutable).
The quiet mobilization of some of the premier groups for green collar jobs in and around San Francisco (www.apolloalliance.org and http://www.greenforall.org for instance) bodes well.