Ready steady go with a green career

 

What an incredible situation we find ourselves in. The tragic oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has brought a greater understanding  about the intricate relationship between our environment and the economy. To quote famous author Charles Dickens from, A Tale of Two Cities” It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of enlightenment, it was the age of foolishness.” Thomas Paine in a series of pamphlets, The American Crisis in late 1776 wrote, ” These are the times that try mens soul.”

One morning while surfing the net I came across a recording of Earl Nightingale. For those of you who are unfamiliar with him, he is the author of the Strangest Secret, Acres of Diamonds and he did the audio version of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I guess you could sort of think of him as the; graveled voiced Godfather of modern day motivational speakers. But there I was, listening to him again. It has been many years since a mentor of mine, turned me on to his words… it was early in the wee hours of the morning that I was listening….he said and it hit me hard…“You become what you think about!”

These thoughts really aren’t so secret because they show up in just about every faith in the world. So it comes as no surprise when these principals resurfaced as the “Laws of Attraction” as artfully delivered by Michael Beckwith and others as, The Secret. Today I hope career seekers and employers gain some perspective…because as funny as it seems listening to that program Nightingale  wrote some years ago …What he said then, rings true today.

What can we think about? How about the remarkable job and business opportunities that are coming into existence in all aspects of renewable energy including solar.  Has the dream of one day running your own business found it’s way into your thoughts? Somewhere within the green economy you can be of value. Solar power plants are springing up where closed auto factories once stood. Electric vehicles are being introduced at lower and lower cost and ecotourism is an area of travel that is growing.  Think about the alternative ways we communicate now which didn’t even exist just 5 years ago. Think about how finding a job has changed and hasn’t changed? And yet the human element still exist and to get hired in these trying times the need to connect is crucial. As the Linked In slogan so poignantly underscores, “relationships matter.” While the advantages of mobile media, email and other social networking tools are many, the challenge is that real time spontaneity, subtlety and genuine understanding can be completely misinterpreted. In the evolving green age there is the opportunity to change the world as we know it. We’ll still need to connect on a human level. Just maybe we the job seekers, employers, managers, owners and investors can harvest the rewards of going green by contributing to people, profit and the planet. We’re all in this thing together.

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GE ECOMAGINATION CHALLENGE

The GE Ecomagination Challenge

Is  a $200 million innovation experiment where businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and students

share their best ideas on how to build the next-generation power grid – and just might get funded.

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VAN JONES AHEAD OF IT

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Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

Green For All

As Senators enter the final rounds of negotiations on the climate and energy bill,
big utility companies are apparently making unconscionable demands that threaten the
health and safety of all Americans.

From trading carbon limits for relaxing smog, mercury and acid rain pollutants to
bargaining away Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to protect America from
dirty air and water, *these demands are unacceptable*.

Please take action now:

And, if the bill limits the ability of the EPA to enforce greenhouse gas regulation,
or worse limits its ability to enforce regulation of mercury and ozone, the American
people will suffer immediate and long-term health consequences, from asthma to early
death.

The American people deserve a climate and energy bill that not only improves air
quality, but also creates jobs that will help pull the economy out of recession.
This bill is in danger of doing neither.

Please take action and tell your Senators not to shortchange the American people:

If the Senate can get this right, this historic climate and energy bill will
maintain our clean air protections, while opening the door to a new era: one in
which our nation is no longer addicted to dirty, dangerous fuels; no longer
dependent on overseas supplies of oil; and finally able to put millions to work in
clean, new industries.
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Head Shrimper, Clint Guidry & Thom Hartmann

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