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	<title>Top Colleges Blog &#187; Green Careers</title>
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		<title>Encore Careers:  Great Options For Mature Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/08/career-options-older-worker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment In Green Techology Will Bring 115K Jobs To Pennsylvania</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/23/green-techology-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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Pennsylvanians got some encouraging news from the state’s Department of Labor &#038; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Green Jobs with a Strong Future</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/31/5-green-jobs-with-a-strong-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Careers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green with Edible Walls</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/25/going-green-with-edible-walls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/25/going-green-with-edible-walls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Kind Of Farming</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/23/agri-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Options]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Degrees]]></category>
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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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edmonds Community College Adds New Green Programs to Its Curriculum</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/06/edmonds-community-college-adds-new-green-programs-to-its-curriculum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;green&#8221; degree programs.

&#8220;The last two to three months I&#8217;ve been seeing people coming in saying, I want to do something in green technology,&#8221; said Gina Certain, who is the college&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Majors and Minors Added to Curriculum</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/05/green-majors-minors-in-curriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/01/05/green-majors-minors-in-curriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campuses & Programs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest in Green College Programs Continues to Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/29/green-college-programs-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/29/green-college-programs-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaiian Islands In Forefront Of Renewable Energy Exploration</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/09/hawaiian-islands-in-forefront-of-renewable-energy-exploration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/09/hawaiian-islands-in-forefront-of-renewable-energy-exploration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Training]]></category>
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Wind farms, geo-thermal energy, wave-power, biomass crops and solar energy.  With all of this energy potential, you’d think there would be no problem providing clean, green energy to the Hawaiian Islands.  However at this point, the 50th State is dependent on imported oil for 77% of its electricity, with another 14 percent generated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let The Sunshine In:  Good News For Solar Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/09/news-for-solar-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/09/news-for-solar-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<title>President Obama Tackles Unemployment At White House Economic Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/05/obama-convenes-economic-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/05/obama-convenes-economic-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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What are the three things at the top of many Americans&#8217; wish list? It wouldn’t be overstating it to say jobs, jobs, and more jobs &#8212; and President Obama has sent the message that he&#8217;s on the case.
Countering mounting criticism that hot-button issues like Afghanistan have distracted his administration from the unemployment situation, President Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company Finds Way to Go Green in the Surfing Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/24/company-finds-way-to-go-green-in-the-surfing-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/24/company-finds-way-to-go-green-in-the-surfing-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that surfers have a reputation for being eco-friendly, the reality is that the hobby is actually quite toxic to the environment in many ways. In fact, the surfboards used by those who enjoy the sport are made entirely from toxic materials such as polyurethane foam. Furthermore, the process of manufacturing surfboards is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deepwater Wind Turbines Grow Closer to Reality</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/23/deepwater-wind-turbines-grow-closer-to-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/23/deepwater-wind-turbines-grow-closer-to-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=55841</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Norway-based oil and gas company by the name of Statoil is working on an innovative project known as Hywind. The project, which involves placing a 213 foot tall wind turbine out to see, is the first full-scale floating wind turbine in the world. The turbine, which boasts three 139 foot rotor blades, started to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprising News On The Job Front</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/23/newsjobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers & IT]]></category>
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For the Class of 2009, the news on the job front remains grim.  Newly minted college graduates are facing 40% fewer job prospects, according to a recent study from Michigan State University.  With the national unemployment rate topping 10%, the outlook appears anything but rosy.  However, before throw up your hands in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Entrepreneurs Create a Brighter Future</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/05/social-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/05/social-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who says you have to be ruthless to be rich? One major fall out of the recession is that people are less tolerable of unethical business tactics and an increasing emphasis has been placed on what the Wall Street Journal calls “socially responsible money-making.” 
Social entrepreneurship is based on this premise – for-profit companies giving [...]]]></description>
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