Green Jobs

Places to Search
Reports
Resources
Training

Places to Search:

jobs.greenbiz.com	Green BIz- Green Jobs- a select group of highly qualified employers, all with a focus on green, cleantech, and sustainable business practices.Listings emphasize high quality, professional opportunities with the best organizations, providing job seekers and employers with the leading career tool for the green economy. Qualified employers may post their positions free of charge.
www.sustainablebusiness.com	Sustainable Business. Green Dream Jobs. Job listings with green, sustainable businesses - green building, renewable energy, cleantech, organic, social investing and all other green businesses.
jobs.treehugger.com	Tree Hugger's Job Listings.
www.5milliongreenjobs.org	5 Million Green Jobs- an online career placement site devoted to the green sector. Also provides access to educational and training resources needed to secure green jobs. Also a social networking vehicle where the community of job seekers and visitors can provide each other with support, advice and information throughout the career search process.
www.greenjobs.net	GreenJobs.Net offers a green job board, green job e-mail list, blog on green collar jobs, and listings of green career events, green job boards, solar jobs, jobs at environmental non-profits, and green recruiters.
www.greenjobs.com	Greenjobs.com - Renewable Energy Jobs. A minor complaint is that they do not list the date the job listing was posted.
www.ecojobs.com	Eco Jobs. Environmental Career Opportunities. Lists 500 current jobs every two weeks. 2 months subscription $ 29.
careercenter.usgbc.org	US Green Building Council. Career Center. Search for jobs, post a resume, etc.
climatechallenge.org	Energy Action Coalition Job Board is for posting of jobs, fellowships, scholarships, internships, awards, mini/personal grants and similar opportunities for young people to work to stop global warming and build a just and sustainable future. Non-profit, advocacy, service, political and private industry jobs are welcome so long as the opportunities are with good organizations/companies dedicated to justice and sustainability.
jobs.cleanedge.com	Clean Edge Jobs a source for clean–tech job seekers, employers, and recruiters. During their BETA period it is free to post jobs.
www.ecobusinesslinks.com	Green job listings Wiki. Eco Business Links.
bgt.catsone.com/careers	Bright Green, an executive search firm, also posts jobs on site.
www.greenbuildingsjobs.com	Green Building Jobs. U.S. Green Building Council Jobs and a few others. Post your resume.
www.careeronestop.org	CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy.
www.environmental-expert.com	Environmental Expert an online marketplace, but also a source for industry-related information and resources. Jobs search page.
jobs.undp.org	United Nations Development Programme. Environment and Energy Job listings.
www.greenbusinesscareers.com	Green Business Careers. Part of Metro Green Business. Just starting up, so not many postings as of yet.
www.ehscareers.com	EHSCareers.com - job board for the environmental, occupational health and safety profession. Registration is not required to search job listings. But for best results and full access to all of their job notification tools, they recommend that you register & post your resume.
www.environmentalcareer.com	Environmental Career Center/ Green Careers Center, ECC changed its name to the Green Careers Center to better reflect the evolving climate of green jobs. GCC has been helping people work for a better environment since 1980. GCC assists individuals and employers alike, in matching top candidates with today's top green employers. Up to date.
www.earthworks-jobs.com	EarthWorks. International postings of jobs in oil, energy, mining, geoscience, seismology, geodesy, earth science, earth system science, environmental science, environmental engineering, remediation, contaminated land, agriculture, forestry, ecology, plant science, meteorology, atmospheric science, oceanography, marine science, geography, hydrology, hydrogeology, soil science, remote sensing, GIS, geomatics, geotechnical / civil engineering, transport, asbestos surveying, renewable energy, carbon management, EIA, EMS, waste management, sustainable development, electrical engineering, maintenance engineering and related subjects.
www.eceajobs.com	Environmental Construction Engineering Architectural jobs on line is a division of Environmental Careers Bulletin, Inc. ECB began in 1989 as a free job-search service for degreed and experienced environmental professionals. For Job Seekers, their goal is to present your resume to hundreds of potential employers looking for qualified, professional candidates.
ecoclub.com/jobs	EcoClub Members (fee to join) can access information on worldwide ecotourism jobs, including full-time & part-time vacancies and paid internships in the fields of Ecotourism, Responsible Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Community Tourism, Wildlife Tourism, Adventure Travel, Wildlife Conservation, Field Biology, Environmental Management and International Development.
www.acorejobfinder.com	American Council On Renewable Energy's- ACORE JobFinder, an online source for both jobseekers and employers in the Green Economy. “The ACORE JobFinder is a powerful tool that will help renewable energy companies grow their work force and to find and hire the best employees. It will also help renewable energy workers to connect with great jobs.”

Policy:
lawyers4greenjobs.wordpress.com	Lawyers For Green Jobs- Attorneys in Support of Workforce Development in a Green Economy. Good news blog.

Reports:
www.ases.org	ASES Green Collar Jobs report forecasts 37 million jobs from renewable energy and energy efficiency in the U.S. by 2030. ASES/MISI study reveals opportunities, warnings in nation’s first update of study; hottest sectors: solar, wind, biofuels, fuel cells.
www.climateactionproject.com	New Energy for America. The Apollo Jobs Report: Good Jobs & Energy Independence. Apollo Alliance. Jan 2004. PDF.
www.cggc.duke.edu	"Manufacturing Climate Solutions" Carbon-Reducing Technologies and U.S. Jobs. Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Duke University. Study identifies businesses with strong potential growth. Nov. 2008. PDF.
www.edf.org	Environmental Working Group. Survey Shows Green Jobs on the Rise. Market research from December 2008 shows a positive outlook for a new energy economy.A telephone-based survey of business leaders on the topic of renewable energy and energy efficient products and services was conducted by Frost & Sullivan. PDF.
www.ucsusa.org	"Clean Energy, Green Jobs"A National Renewable Electricity Standard Will Boost the Economy, and Protect the Environment. Union of Concerned Scientists- a national standard that would require all electric utilities to increase their use of renewable electricity to at least 25 percent by 2025 would create more “green” jobs, lower consumer energy bills in every region of the country, and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other harmful emissions from power plants. 2009.
www.eesi.org	"Jobs from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" Environmental and Energy Study Institute Fact Sheet October 22, 2008. PDF.
www.americanprogress.org	"Green-Collar Jobs in America's Cities: Building Pathways Out of Poverty and Careers in the Clean Energy Economy" By the Apollo Alliance and Green for All with the Center for American Progress and the Center on Wisconsin Strategy \| March 13, 2008
earth-policy.org	Creating New Jobs, Cutting Carbon Emissions, and Reducing Oil Imports by Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Dec 2008.

Resources:
www.cassio.com	Green Careers Resource Guide By Jim Cassio. Answers such questions as: What is a green career? Where are the green jobs? What industries? What occupations can lead to green jobs?
www.enviroeducation.com	Enviro-Education- resources that will refine your search, your resume, your cover letter, and your interviewing skills specifically geared toward environmental employers. Lots of resources here.
www.edf.org	Environmental Working Group. Less Carbon, More Jobs See where a cap on carbon will create new jobs in 12 states. Map showing potential employers.
www.brightgreentalent.com	Bright Green is a mission-critical recruitment firm seeking to identify and develop talent to shape a brighter, greener future. Career Coaching Services and Blog.
www.greenforall.org	Green For All works at the federal level, advocating policies like the Clean Energy Corps that would put Americans to work retrofitting and repowering the country. At the local level, helps cities 'go green' with robust and aggressive plans to create green-collar jobs and attract green business. Works with the business community to ensure access for people of color, low-income people and others from disadvantaged backgrounds - as workers, consumers, and entrepreneurs...

Training:
www.greenjobsus.com	“Green Jobs US” Courses in basic business set skills training, Eco-awareness, Solar, Energy and Water Conservation. New site.
www.solarenergy.org	Solar Energy International (SEI) is a USA non-profit organization whose mission is to help others use renewable energy and environmental building technologies through education. Hands on workshops and on-line courses.
www.solarliving.org	Solar Living Institute in Hopland, CA, is a non-profit educational organization that promotes sustainable living through inspirational environmental education. Takes interns.
www.greencollaborative.org	Green Collaborative offers trainings developed to educate on the USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating Systems.
www.bootsontheroof.com	Boots on the Roof -- Solar Photovoltaic training Solar Thermal and Wind Power bootcamps and on-line courses. Los Angeles, San Fran and Newark, NJ.

"According to research by Roger Bezdek for the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), the renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) industries created a total of 8.5 million jobs (direct and indirect) in 2006" www.eesi.org.pdf

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