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How Boomers Can Help the Nation Go Green
The aging of the boomer generation is converging with a growing urgency around efforts to reduce energy use and carbon production. WIth green jobs being a natural fit for many boomers seeking encore careers, this paper focuses on eight emerging encore career opportunities in the green economy. Read More
Can Green IT Be as Simple as Changing Your Font?
The University of Wisconsin is using Century Gothic instead of Arial for its email system; the school says the move will save 30 percent on printer ink. Read More
Networking the Green Economy
This report outlines the ways that broadband technologies and smart grids can create jobs, save individuals and businesses money, and cut the national carbon footprint. Read More
American Innovation: Manufacturing Low Carbon Technologies in the Midwest
How smart climate and energy policies can build jobs and manufacturing of low-carbon technologies in the Midwest. Read More
NYC's '1,000 Green Supers' Program Lands $2.8M Federal Grant
The U.S. Labor Department's release this week of $100 million in Recovery Act funds for green job training includes a nearly $3 million grant to New York City's innovative energy efficiency education program for building superintendents. Read More
Are 12 Steps Enough to Get to Sustainability?
A management consulting firm released a new report outlining the steps any company can take to get on the path toward environmental sustainability. How many of these has your firm already accomplished? Read More
The Role of Human Resource Management in Corporate Social Responsibility
This report provides an overview of the key trends and business drivers for fostering the CSR-HR connection, followed by a proposed roadmap or pathway for human resource leaders seeking to make a substantial contribution to sustainability, CSR and their firm's business goals. Read More
Solyndra Breaks Ground for New 500MW Solar Panel Plant
Thin film solar-panel maker Solyndra Inc., recipient of the DOE's first loan guarantee to back innovative technology, has begun construction of a second manufacturing plant. Read More
IBM Launches First Two-Year Green Data Center Degree
A new, two-year associate's degree from the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb., is being touted as the first of its kind to give students an intensive focus on designing and managing green data centers. Read More
Six Ways to Beat the Green Job Board Paradox and Stop Wasting Time
If you're starting a job search, probably the first thing you'll do is hang out on job boards. But be wary: They have the potential to be a waste of time. Read More