Articles tagged “Green Careers”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

What are the Top 5 Eco Careers? By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 10 2011 Ecotourism and four other green careers that are growing. + READ MORE

Farming Helps Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Heal By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Food & Health Sep 12 2010 Nature has an immense power to heal, and an interesting trend is building among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: some are turning to the land to heal the emotional damage wrought by war. + READ MORE

Women Will Save The World! Really…the Dalai Lama Says So By Aysia Wright IN Work & Connect Jun 11 2010 Women out the save the world converge to discuss, collaborate, inspire and grow green business at the Women of the Green Generation Conference on June 12, 2010. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Job Search By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Green job searches help your career and the planet. Find out more about going for an eco-friendly green job search. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: At Work By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Going green at work can mean a lighter ecological footprint, a healthier and more productive place to work, and good news for the bottom line. Whether you?re the boss or the employee, whether your office is green already or still waiting to see the light, some practical steps can lay the groundwork for a healthy, low-impact workspace. + READ MORE

Coworking: Working Solo, But Not Alone By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Work & Connect May 9 2010 The virtual office has blown open the possibilities of work and has single-handedly redefined the way the world works. + READ MORE

Potent Anti-Viral Tea By Care2.com IN Food & Health Nov 25 2009 A gifted African healer from Ghana gave my fiancé Len, who had the flu, instructions for how to make and use this strong and delicious tea remedy formula. I drank some too because it had such a vibrant apple cider/ginger/lemon essence that I found irresistibly sweet, tart and spicy (and of course, I didn?t want to get sick either). I never got the virus and Len recovered without lung problems, to which he is prone. + READ MORE

Meet Change Maker Ana Joanes, Director of Fresh, the Movie By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Nov 5 2009 Meet Ana Joanes the director and producer of Fresh, one of the most inspiring movies recently made about our food system and what we eat. + READ MORE

Meet Brent Ridge, Farmer and Founder of Beekman Farms By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Oct 12 2009 You'll rarely hear adjectives like 'hot' and 'young' used to describe farmers.Change Makers is series of interviews with people famous and obscure who are creating a more sustainable world through their work. + READ MORE

1Sky Builds Pressure in Washington For A Clean Jobs Bill By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 23 2009 The 1Sky campaign (One Climate. One Future. One Chance.) has been working all summer to lobby Congress for a strong clean energy jobs bill and effective climate legislation. There's still time to join in the action.... + READ MORE

Green Day Sings About Green Jobs By Jeff Kart IN Work & Connect Sep 18 2009 Punk band Green Day aims to live up to its name. + READ MORE

How to Green Your Telecommute By Sami Grover IN Work & Connect Aug 28 2009 Working from home is a great way to go green. But a few easy steps can make it even greener. + READ MORE

Get Back to School the Green Way By Erin Hollingsworth IN Work & Connect Aug 11 2009 Back to school is an opportune time to evaluate goals and priorities, yes for the academic year, but also as school-related consumption and habits impact the planet. + READ MORE

Discovery's TreeHugger & Planet Green Are Looking for an Intern! By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 30 2009 Discovery's Planet Green/TreeHugger seeks an intern to collaborate on a high-impact innovative environmental initiative. Intern will perform research (primarily online) related to climate change initiatives, and will assist with the development of a presentation addressing questions of how individuals can most effectively reduce their carbon footprint. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) By Mickey Z. IN Work & Connect Jun 24 2009 OSHA (pronounced 0-shuh) is shorthand for the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.The shift toward greener jobs is a start, of course, but as the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) explains, it's not that simple: "The infusion of significant federal resources into projects + READ MORE

New York City's Green Police Crack the Eco-Friendly Whip--Watch Out! By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2009 I?ve been living in New York for eight years now, and I just found out about our city?s alleged ?Green Police??officers of the state?s Department of Environmental Conservation. Which leaves me asking: Where have they been my whole life? And why aren?t there more of them? + READ MORE

The Daily Green Announces Its 2009 Heart of Green Award Winners By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Apr 23 2009 When we saw the list of 2009 Heart of Green award winners—honored for taking "the green message to the mainstream"—we couldn't help but notice that not only was Planet Green listed as the winner of the Influencer Award, but Hollywood Green cohost Maria Menounos and website contributer Summer Rayne Oakes were also honored with the Star Connection Award and the Pathfinder Award, respectively. + READ MORE

Check Out 5 Truly Fun Green Careers By Sara Novak IN Work & Connect Apr 20 2009 Oh the doom and gloom. I can?t even watch the news anymore as it makes me want to put my head under a pillow and come out in about two years. And though the nation?s unemployment rate is rising at a rate that Jackie Joyner couldn?t catch up to, there are some green fields that according to Brita Belli, editor for Environmental Magazine, are soon to grow. + READ MORE

Looking for a Job? Try Green Job Boards. By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Apr 13 2009 California is the world's eighth largest economy. The unemployment rate in that state is around 10%. The recession is serious business. Most experts believe we still have a year to go before we hit bottom, so hold onto your socks. Hopefully, the green sector will be given a chance to bloom during these trying times. President Obamahas promised to create 5 million new green jobs. We can only hope they get here sooner rather than later. + READ MORE

Green Your Music Performances by Playing Unplugged in the Street By Elizabeth Seward IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 9 2009 Performing on the street can be hit or miss... The weather is warming up and acoustic guitars are coming out of their closets. If you'd like to make some new fans the green way, by performing out in the open completely unplugged, just make sure you're doing it easy way. + READ MORE