green jobs and careers

The fight for talent in sustainability appears to have edged up a notch after key executive staff at Sustainability Victoria were lured to new roles in the sector. In recent moves Jonathan Leake was appointed director business and built environment after his recent role with the agency as director, resource ...

The center will be Hawaii's first facility devoted to cultivating leadership in "green careers" like agriculture and sustainability. Around 100 government officials, community leaders and supporters attended the groundbreaking event. The environmental education group has been working on the project since ...

Brandon House grew up in Hazel Crest, a suburb located in the far south of the Chicagoland region. Now 28, he originally set out to pursue work as a conventional electrician, with less than overwhelming success. Related Stories. Solar Ready Vets Preps Military for Energy Jobs · Designs Reveal First ...

... youth in summer jobs in Canada's provincial and territorial parks in the summers of 2018 and 2019. PLT Canada has received approximately $4 million through the Government of Canada's Summer Work Experience program to offer a 50% wage-match to support summer green job placements for youth.

April 3, 2018 - Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT) will be placing 1,600 youth in green jobs through partnerships with the Sustainable Forestry ... “We're just trying to give youth some professional experience so that they might consider a green job in the future, and hopefully this is just one step in the right ...

PLT Canada has received approximately $ 4 million through the Government of Canada's Summer Work Experience program to offer a 50% wage-match to support summer green job placements for youth. “Canada's future prosperity depends on young Canadians getting the skills and experience they ...

“The partnership that we have developed through this project helps our refugee population prepare for a successful career and solidify the future,” said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. “The New Americans Green Jobs Training Project taps into the tremendous potential these young adults ...

Twenty-five people with the Power Local Green Jobs campaign were arrested for acts of peaceful civil disobedience over three days this week as they demanded more ... “And we will stand in the way until it's changed direction and commits to a future for green jobs and for justice in our communities." ...

Ontario's Green Party leader was pleased with what he saw when he paid a visit to Sarnia-Lambton on Wednesday. Mike Schreiner, alongside Sarnia-Lambton Riding Green candidate Kevin Shaw, toured Bio-Industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) to see how local companies are leading the way in ...

LOWELL -- Describing it as a way to address climate change while simultaneously strengthening the local economy, 3rd Congressional District candidate Rufus Gifford released his plan to bring thousands of green jobs to the area. Most of Gifford's suggestions come at the intersection of renewable energy ...

It is funded by a Green Careers/Environmental Justice Grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, officials said. “The partnership that we have developed through this project helps our refugee population prepare for a successful career and solidify the future,” said Oneida County ...

... on the Atlantic, and economic and environmental benefit is there for the taking. Wind power generated by huge rotating turbines will create thousands of 21st-century green jobs and, by lowering our carbon footprint, it will also be a front-line tool for the 21st-century challenge of man-made climate change.

Wandering around Andreas Gursky's fascinating retrospective at the newly refurbished Hayward Gallery on London's Southbank recently, I was struck by the German photographer's description of his work as "representative of a species whose mission remains obscure". It is an apt turn of phrase. In his vast ...

The Program supports green jobs while preserving the environment and making a dent in the eyesore that is illegal mattress dumping. Bye Bye Mattress is funded by a $10.50 recycling fee that is collected when mattresses and box springs are sold. The fee is used to fund the recycling of these products ...

A national report released Tuesday described the work of a Buffalo program as one step toward fixing billions of dollars worth of Great Lakes water infrastructure. “It's something we would like see across Buffalo and the Great Lakes region,” said Radhika Fox, the CEO of the U.S. Water Alliance.

The Midtown Utica Community Center, along with state and local partners, are launching the New Americans Green Jobs Training Project. The project provides free solar installer training for out of school refugee youth ages 18 to 24 and is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of ...

Growing the blue-green algae spirulina, an increasingly popular “superfood,” doesn't just yield a nutritious dietary supplement. It also combats climate change and, due to advances in the way it's produced, can give individuals with limited resources a new way to generate income. “Spirulina is packed with protein, vitamins, ...

Baltimore is part of a pilot program through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to train people for green careers. ... "Those selected for this innovative program will be on the fast-track to 'green' jobs and careers, be it monitoring the health and quality of the Chesapeake Bay, managing and ...

First, some encouragement: In the green-jobs marketplace, there are many promising statistics and signals. “Clean energy has experienced .... Green job numbers, particularly in solar and wind, are poised to remain strong next year, despite some discouraging headwinds. But what about beyond 2018?

BANGOR — Bangor Green Jobs Forum, sponsored by the Maine Partnership for Environmental Stewardship, will be held noon-3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Bangor Public Library. The forum is geared toward anyone looking for career, internship or volunteer opportunities in the environmental sector. Come meet potential ...

Six companies, in particular, provide a useful roadmap. Each has led the charge by building out leading-edge programs and making hires to achieve the aims of those specific initiatives - while being unafraid to experiment with innovative positions. These companies prove that for green-job hunters, hope is ...

Sachi Cooper discusses a piece of legislation while Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) looks on at the Dec. 8, 2017, Model General Assembly forum. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. A measure extending for three more years a state tax credit for businesses that create environmentally-focused jobs is ...

Why doesn't Premier Rachel Notley keep Alberta's oil in Alberta and refine it there, providing good jobs to make good Canadian products for national consumption, rather than importing it? Then employ latest carbon-capture technology and use gas refinery emissions to supply CO2 to greenhouses full of ...

Six companies, in particular, provide a useful roadmap. Each has led the charge by building out leading-edge programs and making hires to achieve the aims of those specific initiatives — while being unafraid to experiment with innovative positions. These companies prove that for green-job hunters, hope ...

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East New York Restoration Executive Director Colette Pean organized a Green Jobs Fair April 5, 2018, focusing on job opportunities. “We've been in existence for five years,” explained Pean. “We started East New York Restoration LDC with the Gateway Mall community benefit agreement. This Green Job ...