Green Jobs for a New Economy: Two-Year Colleges & Union Organizations with Great Green Programs

Featuring profiles of twenty-two community colleges that confer "green" degrees and certificates and profiles of seven labor unions, which offer apprenticeship and training programs to upgrade members' skills for the green economy, including the National Labor College, which grants undergraduate degrees and certificates to AFL-CIO members.

Information about community colleges includes fast facts (an insight into the school's commitment to sustainability and the environment), green campus organizations, undergraduate and graduate "green" degrees, and contact information pointing you to additional resources. Union information includes contact information, about the union, and programs and training. Two alliances-Apollo Alliance and Blue Green Alliance-are also discussed.

Special "green" tips section: "Are You Being Fashionably Green?" PLUS "green" tidbits about the Center for Green Jobs, manufacturing for the green economy, the IBEW's commitment to going green, being car-less, recycling clothes, air quality standards, and more!

Featuring exclusive bonus section, "What Does Being Green Mean," which examines the current interest in sustainability, President Obama's "New Energy for America" program, and key green terms and definitions, with links to more than 20 green job boards and over 30 U.S. and global organizations that support sustainability.