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Jesse Jackson's Cadillac SUV Stripped as He Promoted Green Jobs

(Sept. 3) -- When the Rev. Jesse Jackson led a rally for "green jobs" in Detroit, he arrived in the Motor City in a massive Cadillac SUV. But his exit from the Motor City was a lot more environmentally friendly -- thanks to some car thieves. The robbers stole the civil rights activist's rented 2009 Escalade SUV on Monday....

Opinion: How California Dreamin' Became a Nightmare

(Aug. 10) -- For most of its history, California served as a beacon for millions of Americans looking for a better place to live. The state enacted sensible policies that created one of the wealthiest and most innovative economies in human history. California fostered a huge middle class that, for the most part, owned...

Jobs Summit Features Execs Who Have Cut Many Jobs

WASHINGTON (Dec. 3) -- The business leaders President Barack Obama gathered Thursday for advice on how to create jobs have themselves laid off tens of thousands of workers. Obama invited more than 130 leaders from business, labor, academia, nonprofits and local government to talk about the issue that casts a shadow over...

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Where Can Women Find Green Jobs?

Traditionally green jobs have been in male-dominated fields.

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Green Jobs And Where To Find Them

Even though the U.S. unemployment rate remains high and job concerns are on the minds of many Americans, some sectors, including many green jobs, may have an optimistic future.

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Keith Brooks: Green Jobs: Difficult to Assess, but a Pathway to Success

Here at Blue Green Canada , we spend a lot of our time monitoring the growth of the green economy and tracking green jobs.

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10/12/11 141 Green Jobs Created by the 10 Winners of GE's... Source: PRWeb Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) October 12, 2011 The Green Job Bank today released its second report on the green jobs created by the 10 winners of GE's Ecomagination Home Challenge.
06/08/11 Top Green Job Search Engine Reaches Milestone of... Source: PRWeb Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) June 08, 2011 The Green Job Bank announced today that its index of current green jobs has passed 10,000 unique postings for the past two weeks.
11/24/10 5 books to boost your green job search Source: Forbes Whether you're among the 15 million unemployed Americans or you already have a job, if you're interested in finding a green job then the first stop in your search should be the local library.

Background on green jobs

A green job, also called a green-collar job is, according to the United Nations Environment Program, "work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and service activities that contribute(s) substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality.

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