Archive for the 'green jobs' Category

Green-Collar jobs are still growing!

Inspite of the hiring being slowed down by recession, green-collar jobs are growing double than that of traditional jobs. Clean Energy Economy study which is billed as the U.S.’s first state-by-state survey of green-collar jobs states that Green-collar hiring took a hit during the current recession and may accelerate beyond its 1998-2007 growth rate of […]

Green IT- Survey Results

While we are talking about numbers. Here is a random sprinkling of numbers I collected from different surveys.
The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), a nonprofit professional society of over 9,500 members, issued a survey to its members to determine the need for Green Jobs.
Survey Results:
* 41% of the energy professionals who were surveyed plan […]

Green IT: Hype or Happening?

This is an interesting video. Executives from different companies were being asked the same question and their reply ranged from “Definitely happening” to “Total hype”. We think reality is somewhere in between.

What do you think? Is your company planning to allocate budget for green computing?

Obama Is Bringing Green IT jobs - Get Ready

US President-elect Barack Obama has promised massive economic stimulus package to revive flagging economy. Most of this money will go into green jobs and is expected to generate close to 2 million new jobs.
This will have clear impact on IT industry. No wonder we see all IT services companies flaunting green credentials on their website […]