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bernard.ferret's Blog

What is a green job?

By bernard.ferret
Sun, May 09 2010 at 5:22 AM EST

There are so many definitions of what a green job is, that it's now getting to the point where it's difficult to know what a green job is. And the difficulty is increased by the lack of clear and agreed upon definitions of a green company and the categories of green products or services (is nuclear clean? is "clean coal" really clean?). 

So to add to the confusion, I'll add my 2 cents to the discussion.  A green job is:

  • A job at an association or non-profit engaged in environmental matters.  You can research these associations easily at theGreenJobBank.  These include among many others: activist organizations, think tanks, and manufacturers associations.
  • A job at a federal or state government agency protecting the environment (EPA or similar agency at the state level).
  • A job at a technology startup company that works on renewable energy technology, or new recycling methods, or electric or hybrid automotive technology.
  • A job at an established company (i.e. not a startup) that derives more than half of its revenue from green products or services.
  • A job at an established company (small or medium) that employs more than half of its employees in green products or services activities.
  • Finally there are green jobs at large companies like GE or BP that have entire divisions dedicated to renewable energy technologies, such as BP Solar or GE Energy.</li>

 

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abella.amanda
abella.amanda 08/15/2010 14:51 PM

Thanks for clearing this up for everyone! I used to work on an environmental campaign in Florida and whenever the term "green jobs" came up it always led to some confusion.

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