The Green Career Ladder: A Step-By-Step Guide to Profitable Careers In Sustainable Energy

Where to find jobs and internships:

•The Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture posts job opportunities nationwide: www.misa.umn.edu/Jobs.html
•Organic Farming Jobs: www.organic

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The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has taken these projections a step further. According to their recent sector-by-sector analysis, Green industry as a whole could generate as many as 37 million jobs—jobs that pay well—by 2030. Under this vision, Green energy and conservation could provide more than 17% of all anticipated U.S. employment.13

the past we had to choose between doing what was good for the planet or doing what made good money. Today it’s possible to do both,

Where to get the best training
•Landing your first job
•How to identify truly Green companies that pay good wages
•Living a Green lifestyle
•Starting your own Green business
•How to control your own future, make good money, live a fulfilling life, and leave a meaningful legacy for future generations

lot of large, established companies are getting into Green energy because they see it as an opportunity for growth. But they’re not necessarily the ones that are going to push Green because it’s a great thing. They’re pushing Green because there’s some money rolling in and they want a piece of it.

Large corporations are also scrambling to find more sustainable power sources. Among the leaders are Intel Corporation, which uses more than 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours of green power each year, and PepsiCo, which uses 1.1 billion.3