Green Education Prospectus
Green Job Growth
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
Green Job Distribution
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
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New Green Careers Starting in Educational Sector
Almost everyone has been talking about “green” jobs. Or you may have heard someone talking about the “green” economy. But do you really know what these terms mean or even recognize how you can use your skills into embarking on a new “green” career?
But you shouldn’t worry any longer because the UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies will be helping you understand the “green” lingo. Every semester, the Nelson Institute Community Environmental Forum tackles a particular issue and discovers everything about it. This fall, there will be a free series of forums entitled “Green Jobs for Wisconsin’s Economy” Continue reading
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Tagged academia, business, dane county, faculty, green, green economy, green jobs, green jobs for wisconsin's economy, madison, nelson institute community environmental forum, non-profit organizations, state and local government, students, university of wisconsin, uw-madison, uw-madison nelson institute for environmental studies, wisconsin
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Green and Eco Friendly Jobs Drive New Green Education
Going green is not just reusing, recycling and reducing anymore, it has reached a full blown lifestyle choice including educational courses. In his all out effort to lead the nation to be energy efficient and increase employment rate, Pres. Barack. Obama invested more than $80 billion on renewable resources and constructing two solar panel plants. In so doing, some educational institution created environmental curriculum or course to compensate the growing demands for green jobs.
With the growing environmental issues and increase in demand of resources, different colleges and universities offer environmental and energy related courses to prepare students and equipped them with necessary skills to leverage them with in-demand green jobs. To give you an idea on educational institutions with environmental commitment and offering green education, Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council released a Guide to Green College to see the nation’s most eco-friendly campus.
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Tagged barack obama, green courses, green jobs, guide to green college, lawrence university, marquette university, milwaukee school of engineering, northland college, u.s. green building council, university of wisconsin
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