Have you ever considering the footprint our electricity use has on our water systems? Let’s break it down. The typical U.S. home goes through about 1,000 kWh (kilowatt-hours) of energy every month. A single kWh consumes about 42 gallons of water during generation. This means that the average U.S. home goes through about 39,830 gallons of water in a single month.
I want to change the way the world travels. It won’t be an easy task, but it is an incredibly crucial one. If we don’t make the effort to improve the impact of our voyages, we may lose the beautiful and unique places we love to visit within a few decades. To spread this message, I recently launched a project called The Green Globetrotter on the popular crowd-funding website, Kickstarter. As a web series that educates and inspires people to travel more sustainably, I’m hoping that The Green Globetrotter will resonate with today’s more conscious consumer.
The internet is changing the way we shop. Climate change is affecting the way we interact with our planet. The economy is affecting the lifestyle choices we make. With everything in such flux, will your job be obsolete in 20 years? Unfortunately, many jobs that are profitable today may not even exist in the near future. Environmental jobs, however, don’t fall in that category.
It’s a known fact that most people simply hate their jobs. You, however, can be part of the 40 percent of people who claim to actually enjoy going to work each day – simply by choosing a career path that not only capitalizes on your skills but also capitalizes on the chance to make a difference in the environment. Why not feel better about yourself and help Mother Earth to feel better, too? Here are 10 jobs that let you go green with a salary of at least $30,000 a year, according to SimplyHired.
