Go For The Green!

And, I don't mean money. There's more to green than money - it's energy. And, green energy is already providing good paying jobs.

What do I mean by good paying? How does $40 or $50 per hour sound? I know you are asking, "Where do I get one?" According to to a recent CNN article, see the link below for the entire article, people who get the training from community colleges are being offered jobs before they even get their diploma. That is golden for people! And, we are only in the beginning of the rush to green. It's only going to get better and better for everyone from consumer to technician to managers.

Think about it for just a moment. The green economy is going to need more than technicians, which are what are getting the training at the community colleges. Companies are going to need managers, accountants, sales people, sales managers, client service representatives, marketing, advertising, and on and on. Your skills in what has been called the 'old economy' are needed and are going to be needed going forward.

This is exciting stuff, folks. What great opportunities lie just around the corner.

Green does not mean just energy. Green means just about anything and everything we use from kitchen countertops to paint to roofing materials to how we recycle items. Green is a way of life to which we must adapt. Separating recyclables is just the beginning - there are exciting times ahead!

I was thinking about my car the other day. What powers a car? An internal combustion engine. The internal combustion was theorized as early as 1206 by Al-Jazari when he designed a piston powered crankshaft. 1206! In 1886 Karl Benz put an internal combustion engine in a cart to provide power and we have a car. 1886! And, today, 123 years later we are still using the internal combustion engine to provide power for our cars, trucks, boats, airplanes, etc. Yes, advances have been made, but Mr. Benz would recognize an engine today. I can't think of another endeavor in which we are using 123 year old technology.

Do you think it's about time for a step forward, or two? And, it's in those steps where green is going to have a huge impact. Again, all fields of work are going to be needed.

Find a place to contribute and go for the green. Opportunities surround us.

The link to the full CNN article is: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/02/green.jobs.training/index.html