By claire-morgenstern March 9, 2010 African-American , agriculture , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , Apollo Alliance , Applied Research Center , BEST Academy , biofuels , C. Nicole Mason , construction , electrical engineers , energy , energy retrofitting , forestry , gender equality , green building , Green Career Ladder , green collar workforce , Green Equity Toolkit , Green for All , Green Job Market , green jobs , green jobs training , Green Pathways out of Poverty , Green Retrofit and Workforce Program , green—bioengineering , labor segmentation , Latino women , metal workers , people of color , race equality , Retrofit America’s Cities , SCOPE , Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education , Sustainable South Bronx , transportation , U.N. , women , Women of Color Policy Network
While women are more eco aware than men, they are are underrepresented in green jobs. This includes jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, there are a growing number of programs that are designed to address these inequities.
By stephen_hinton January 5, 2010 (ARRA) , accidental toxic releases , accounting , acid rain , alternative energy , architecture , Atlanta , atmospheric sciences , Atmospheric scientists , biofuels , biomass , building practices , cap-and-trade , carbon capture , Carbon Consulting , carbon credits , carbon dioxide , carbon emissions , carbon market , carbon trading market , Civil Engineering , Climate Change , climate controls , Computer Aided Design , construction , contaminated water , D.C. , Department of Energy , e-waste , economy , Electrical Engineering , electrical grid , Emissions Trading , energy , energy consumption , Energy Management , engineering , environmental , environmental clean-up , environmental engineering , Environmental Information Systems , environmental investigations , environmental restoration , environmental scientists , EPA , Forensic Accounting , forestry , Geographic Information Systems , Geotechnical Engineering , Geothermal , GHG emissions , Government compliance , green jobs , green roof , green standards , Greenhouse Gas Auditing , greenhouse gas regulations , greenhouse gases , Hazardous Waste Managers , Hinton Human Capital , horticulture , HVAC , hydroelectric , Industrial Waste Treatment , infrastructure , Landscape Architecture , LEED certification , light rail , Mathematics , Mechanical Engineering , Mechanical engineers , Nitrogen Oxide , NOx , Nuclear Engineering , nuclear waste , offset , OR , ozone depletion , pollutants , Portland , power plants , recycled building materials , recycling , Remote Sensing , Resource Efficiency Managers , retrofitted , reuse , risk management , risk management service , rural broadband , Science , Sequestration , smart grid , solid waste , SOx , STEM , Stephen Hinton , Structural Engineering , Structural Engineers , Sulphur Oxide , technical professionals , technology , Trading , transit , waste , wastewater treatment systemsm , water infrastructure upgrade programs , water treatment systems , weather , wind , Xeriscaping
Stephen Hinton, provides a compilation of professionals that will see growth as the US economy goes green. He predicts that those in STEM professions (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) will experience the most job security.
By Tracey de Morsella April 14, 2009 Committee on Forestry , forestry , India , Korea , sustainable forest management , United Nations , United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization , United States , World Forest Week
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization says that investing in sustainable forest management, sustainable forest management can not only address climate issues, but also offset job losses caused by the economic downturn, by creating ten million new green jobs. Forests and trees are vital storehouses of carbon, so such an investment could also make a major contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
