Tag Archive - US Green Technology

Environmental Jobs: Green Jobs Needed to Slow Global Warming ASAP

March 4, 2013 in Energy Jobs, Green Energy Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Careers, Green Jobs with 7 Comments

Limiting global warming is not only a “nice” idea that would be good to consider in order to help the earth: It is an imperative idea that needs to be taken seriously in order to help to save the economy and the earth. Believe it or not, despite worldwide efforts to place Mother Earth back on the pedestal in our daily lives, we are being more mean to her than ever before, and efforts to reverse this—even if by only 2 degrees Celsius—are sure to put a smile back on her face and on the faces of the unemployed.

Greening Your Unemployment; Eco-friendly Tips for Your Job Search

March 2, 2013 in Energy Jobs, Green Energy Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Horticulture Jobs, Horticulture Careers with 7 Comments

Brace yourself. Financial research firm Lombard Street Research states, “unemployment could rise above 8 percent,” according to Breitbart.com. During the first quarter, the official unemployment rate stands at 7.9 percent. The unstable, competitive job market breeds unemployed individuals, or the employed deficient, who wake up every morning with the grueling job hunt on the mind. Unemployment and job searching can be discouraging, frustrating and a blow to your ego—but that doesn’t mean you have to take it out on the environment. There are easy ways to green your unemployment and adopt an eco-friendly job search.

Creative Ways to Recycle Beer Bottles and Cans

March 1, 2013 in Green Careers, Green Jobs with 1 Comment

Anyone who has ever thrown a party can tell you that at the end of it there is always an abundance of empty beer bottles and cans lying around the house. While the crazy games of flip cup and beer pong were great fun, what can you do with all of the leftover bottle and cans but recycle?

Solar Jobs: New Design Promises Beautiful Future for Solar

February 28, 2013 in Energy Jobs, Green Energy Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Careers, Green Jobs with 1 Comment

Many people agree that solar PV panels are more aesthetically pleasing than huge oil derricks or electrical towers. There’s something about those smooth, mirror-like panels that complements many settings, reflecting the color of the sky–whether it’s a clear, crystal blue, or a cloudy gray–like the surface of a lake. However, there’s always room for improvement.

Green Jobs: Fashion Art Tees

February 27, 2013 in Green Careers, Green Jobs with 1 Comment

Eco fashion is an art form all by itself, but one German design company is merging visual art with the wearable kind. At Des Artistes in Munich, artists create original designs to be printed on t-shirts. You won’t find any Normal Rockwell or Klimt prints on these fashion tees. Only contemporary artists with an established or developing reputation are featured.

Green Jobs 27th Ward Candidate Sues Winning Incumbent for Dirty Politics in 2011

February 26, 2013 in Energy Jobs, Green Energy Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Green News, Green Jobs Chicago, IL, Horticulture Jobs, Horticulture Careers with 0 Comments

CHICAGO (February 26, 2013) – Thomas Courtney Jr.—the 2011 candidate for 27^th Ward Alderman who had developed a “green” Chicago River revitalization plan acknowledged by U.S. Green Technology—has filed a federal lawsuit against 27^th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett Jr., the City of Chicago and two officials from the City of Chicago Streets and Sanitation department; he claims that Burnett unfairly won the 2011 election by stooping to dirty political methods involving theft, threats and abuse of power.

Green Jobs: Environmental Jobs are a Bipartisan Issue

February 26, 2013 in Energy Jobs, Green Energy Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Green Careers, Green Jobs, Horticulture Jobs, Horticulture Careers with 0 Comments

Would you believe that environmental jobs are on both political agendas? According to a recent poll taken by The Nature Conservancy, from “Tea Party Republicans to liberal Democrats, more than four-in-five Americans say that conserving our country’s natural resources–our land, air and water–is patriotic.”