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What is a green job?

 

Jobs that are focused on sustainability and/or environmental protection and preservation.  A green job can be defined either by the nature and purpose of the job, or by the nature and purpose of the employer.  Green jobs include jobs of all levels of education, skill and experience.

What is clean tech?

 

The financing and development of new technologies that provide solutions to energy and environmental challenges.  This is achieved by dramatically reducing the use of natural resources and the output of emissions and wastes.

Jim Cassio, Clean Energy and Building Green Careers in Silicon Valley, 2008
& Green Career Resource Guide, 2009


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