By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
What do you picture when you think of “green jobs”? Chances are you envision a guy strapped to a wind tower, or maybe someone tinkering with a solar panel.
Those are green jobs. But there are dozens more — at organic family farms, home building supply operations, big blue chip companies, inside power plants, at universities and government agencies, and yes, even at petroleum companies (what you thought they’d miss out on the opportunity?).
Green sustainable jobs are weaving their way through the economy, with traditional companies re-examining outdated practices and assessing the life cycle impact of their products and new green energy companies gearing up to change transform how we power our homes and cars.
