The fancy name is “encore career” but for the ranks of older workers who suddenly find themselves jobless, the thought of starting on a new career path can be downright terrifying. However, according to a new study career options are opening up for people who bring real experience to the table.
“Many of today’s new [...]

Pennsylvanians got some encouraging news from the state’s Department of Labor & Industry this month. Thanks to a consortium of private and public investments totaling $10 billion, the Keystone State will see the creation of 115,000 new jobs in renewable energy and environmental technologies.
As outlined in the recently released Pennsylvania Green Jobs [...]

Are you looking for a green career path to pursue? If so, you might want to take a closer look at these five jobs. Although these jobs are not new to career world, they are taking on a whole new look and are among the green jobs that are expected to enjoy the most growth [...]

Most people have heard of green roofs, which involve growing grass on rooftops in order to aid with climate control while also providing an nice outdoor recreation area. But, most have not heard of the cousin to green roofs: edible walls. Yet, George Irwin, who is the chief executive and founder of a company known [...]

To paraphrase the great Bob Dylan, today’s farmers aren’t working on Maggie’s Farm – these days, recent college graduates with degrees in agriculture are heading for research labs.
While the number of family-owned farms has been shrinking for decades, there is a growing interest in finding ways to produce more and better agricultural products. [...]

According to Seattle PI, Edmonds Community College in Washington state is joining the ranks of schools that are working toward addressing the growing demand for “green” degree programs.

“The last two to three months I’ve been seeing people coming in saying, I want to do something in green technology,” said Gina Certain, who is the college’s [...]

Growing concerns for the environment has spurred the college movement of opening up majors pertaining to energy and sustainability. With the rapid addition to these university curricula, students are scrambling and quickly filling the classes opened relating to green courses.
From a prediction by the Obama administration, jobs in energy and environment-related fields (such as welding, [...]

As interest in green careers continues to grow, so do the number of green degree programs being offered by colleges around the country. In fact, USA Today reports that more than 100 green certificate, minor and major programs were added to curricula around the country during this past year, with the focus of these programs [...]