Green Jobs

New and exciting job opportunities are arising everyday in response to the growing demands of the green movement. So whether you are embarking on a new career path, are looking to green your existing profession, or would just like to network with other green businesses, use these links to guide your search:

>>Among its many resources, Ideal Bite offers background information and related blogs on what to do if you just picked up a green slip and some helpful tips if you are looking to change you career so that you can bring home a paycheck for helping the planet.

>> In addition, here are a handful of popular green job boards (mostly via Ideal Bite):

• Green Dream Jobs
• Idealist
• Green Careers
• Fast Company
• SustainLane
• Green Jobs Network

>>For fun, unstructured and informal networking events with other environmentalists in your community, visit L.A. Green Drinks.

In the News
>>Retraining America's workforce - "a record number of Americans are deciding to hit the books. Post-secondary education is luring thousands of laid-off workers with the promise of readying them for jobs in the highly touted “green” jobs sector." Via Sustainable Industries.