Green collar jobs
 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s a job industry that’s hot, even in these tough economic times. Green jobs are booming, and those in the environmental business are cashing in big time.
“We doubled the number of projects we did in 2007,” Michelle Greenfield, Co-owner of Third Sun Solar & Wind Power in Athens, Ohio, told Ivanhoe. Projects like this one at a park keep Greenfield and her husband busy. They run a business that installs solar and wind powered systems. “Last year was the first year we exceeded one million dollars in sales, the previous year it was 600-thousand,” said Greenfield. “This is where I ended up partly because of my lifestyle choice about ten years ago,” said Greenfield. Kari Mackenbach isn't new to the environmental movement either. “Well I’ve always been a greenie!” said Mackenbach, a water resource specialist for URS in Columbus, Ohio. But what is new is how she’s perceived when she talks about green solutions for flooding problems. “I don’t get laughed at a lot anymore … I get people listening up,” said Mackenbach. And acting on what she says. Her company’s revenue from green water projects has gone up fifty-percent in the past year.
Another way Mackenbach is using a green idea to save the planet -- using rain water to water her garden. “If you’re recapturing the rain water on site and reusing it you’re doing a huge thing for the environment.” said Mackenbach. And helping to turn what was once just passion for the environment into big business. If you would like more information, please contact: |
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October 12, 2008
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The wind generator and solar panels make electricity to power the lighting inside this restroom building. It’s similar to how Greenfield decided to power her own home.
Just about anyone, with any type of degree or training can become a green-collar worker. Solar energy technicians will earn about $40,000 a year, sustainable design architects bring in about $120,000. Other hot green jobs include environmental lawyers, fuel cell entrepreneurs and environmental engineers.
