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G’day,

Thank you for your question.

You could try working in teaching geology or minerals exploration. You can also look at jobs in renewable energy such as managing solar energy or wind farms or maintaining them or research into renewable energy.

Regards

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I think the question here is about short tern stability vs. Long term growth.

For example, in the short term you could ignore renewable energy and efficiency and go learn how to install and sell old, tank based, hot water heaters. But, if you do a little bit of research, you’ll quickly see that those old style hot water heaters are being replaced by on demand water heaters which are much more efficient, as well as by solar hot water heating systems of various kinds which cost just about the same and pay for themselves within 3-5 years.

Solar thermal and plumbing is probably the best bet for job security right now and the area that will grow the fastest in the shortest amount of time because it is less expensive than PV.

However, the price of solar panels is dropping rapidly because silicon manufacturing has finally ramped up to meet the supply needs of solar panel manufacturers. This means, with PV cost dropping, and states like VT passing tariffs about selling energy back onto the grid, more people will be opting for solar.

I think RE is a smart sector to move into. Find a manufacturer or a distributor or get NABCEP certified and go out on your own!

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A shift from nonrenewable sources of energy to renewable sources is a big change; somehow I doubt that someone can do it all within one or even two presidential terms. On the other hand, someone has to try and make a start, so she can certainly be congratulated for making the effort–if she does it. As for the other things you mention, well, of course, anybody on the Democratic side would be an improvement over the incumbent.

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No one can answer that question. Building windmills dams or solar plants would create jobs but who knows how many?

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Republicans say they are against illegal aliens and lax immigration laws except when it comes to cheap labor.

And the more American citizens that lose their jobs to this who are trying to pay a mortgage, the better, apparently.

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Use the first three as inspiration for your paintings. I recommend that you read a book by the choreographer Twyla Tharp about inspiration.

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I’ll tell you about the new high school on the Cherokee Indian reservation (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) in the green Great Smoky Mountains in Cherokee, North Carolina. It opened this year.

The two-story series of connecting buildings face wsw. They were made largely from recycled materials and scraps. The buildings have a large bank of insulated windows across the top, angled toward the heavens, to allow in light and to allow heat to escape in warm months. The regular perpendicular walls also have insulated windows, letting in heat in the winter, cooling in the summer, and letting in a lot more natural light. There are solar panels on the roof, facing ese. The building thus uses less electricity and heating and cooling energy than most buildings.

The gym has a basketball/volleyball court on the lower level, the audience seats on level up, and a bank of windows facing wnw.

Every roof, ground and upper and lower surface area is designed to capture rainwater/snowwater, which is all collected in one central place and used for watering and all nondrinking and noncooking use.

Low volume toilets and faucets are featured in the bathrooms, and automatic soap dispensers prevent
overuse of soap.

The parking lot has gullies separating each parking area, and gives parking preference to the handicapped, carpoolers, and subcompacts. Otherwise, students are encouraged to use the schoolbuses.

Although there is a small area of grass around the immediate vicinity of the building/s, no trees were cut that didn’t have to be cut in order to accomplish construction.

The building rests on a small hilltop surrounded by acres of trees.

That should give you some ideas to get started. Good luck!!

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Summerise the information that you found out and what people can do with that information.

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Rough question.

If you want to make a living dancing, here’s what you do….

1. Discover the world beyond the stage — dancers are a dime a dozen on the ballet stage and on the touring hip-hop stage. The auditions are brutal.
However, there is a world in the industry called “Industrials” ~ these are car shows, coca-cola board meetings, budweiser and all that, who put on these HUGE productions with moving lights, dancing, entertainment.
One time I worked a show for Disney people who had the Beach Boys playing the party. It was in a tent, a pre-super bowl party.

2. Commercials and Movies. There is a lot of dancing in front of the lens, these dancers know how to hit their marks and fill in the background. Knowing different styles helps and you don’t have to be excellent or super-talented to do it, just have to enjoy the paycheck.
I remember watching Madonna dance in the movie Dick Tracy, I looked over at the dancer next to her and … “hey, I know her!” Professional dancers in movies are very good, yet not the focus of the lens.

3. Uh … Dancers don’t get discovered. They work their butts off at the craft they’ve chosen. Most dancers are not stars. If you want to be a star — well, go into acting. Lot’s of actors are dancers too. Certainly Travolta has managed to squeeze a dance step into almost all of his movies.

4. It’s a free-lance life. Lot’s of your answers have been to get a side job as a teacher, that means a steady paycheck! Know that you’ll be moving from job to job.

5. Viva Las Vegas. Lot’s of dancing in Las Vegas, I know several “serious modern dancers” who’ve gone to there to be showgirls and even learned to skate. Three shows a night, four on the weekends.

Hey, you can do this. Learn how show business works. Move to a large city like Los Angeles, Miami or NYC. Look into the unions. Talk to some agents. Find the people who are working and ask them for help.

Your first good step was asking here in Answers, keep asking and working and … I’ll see you taking a bow sometime soon!

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Www.attra.org

If you don’t live in wheat country, you will be hard pressed to grow proper wheat for bread but you will learn this eventually.

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We also leave gifts at Dad’s grave site several times a year; most of which are free of cost and eco friendly.

I really enjoy making things of paper mache which is a very eco friendly container ~ from paper mache, you can create shamrocks, vases, hearts, and all sorts of things suitable for graveside decorations. One good rain, and the container begins to compost :).

I also dry flowers, such as yarrow, lavender, and baby’s breathe to use when fresh flowers aren’t available from my yard.

During Christmas, we make wreaths from yew boughs, pine cones, and cinnamon sticks. For Halloween, I make a wreath of dried grape vines decorated with miniature pumpkins.

Have you ever woven with grass? I use a variety of grass we call “Mormon grass” to weave small baskets and make reed dolls ~ not unlike cornhusk dolls.

Even cockleburrs can be stuck together to create a cute little basket that can be filled with sprigs of evergreens and berries.

If you don’t have a large yard with an assortment of plant life, you can certainly take a stroll through a public park and pick up twigs, acorns, dried leaves and other “found” items. Once you put your mind to it, you’ll discover that all sorts of wonderful things can be crafted from nature.

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If you go here, they have many beautiful gift ideas:

http://www.organicstyle.com/

I personally wanted the Fluorite bracelets that Afghanistan woman make in order to make money to restore themselves, but they are out of the bracelets! Well, that’s a good sign..means they are selling and helping those women out! I hope you find something you like!

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Sorry I don’t know

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Green gifts
Tag line of ‘ gifts that don’t cost the earth’

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Waffle Weave Face Cloths make great gifts. They’re made from organic material and come in packages for around $10. There is also a few really good spa gift packages that don’t cost too much available at specialty green living websites.

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There are no universal principles of SD. Each scenario requires a different set of principles.

Http://www.iisd.org/sd/principle.asp

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None. None whatsoever.

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There are lots. Sustainable Development Technology Canada focuses on advancing clean technologies and supports a number of projects in all provinces…see link.

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HA HA! No. First off, America in NO WAY actually practices sustainable development. Secondly, the entire worldwide economic system si designed to concentrate the power into the hands of very few people who then can do whatever they want. Sustainable development is a hippie idea, yet one that we need to really get working on if we are to survive as a species.

Edit: while sustainable development does involve greenhouse gas emissions, that is one of the least important aspects of it. Wildlife habitat preservation, population control, etc. Are far more important to SUSTAIN the development that a country hopes to achieve.

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GLEE – Green Lifestyle of Education Environment

lol..

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Http://environment.about.com/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/environmental_issues/
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/World_Outlook/north_america_-_major_forest_p.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/science/earth/23warm.html

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Use of hydrocarbons
use of water
use of nuclear power
“not in my backyard”
use of coal

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The left claims the high ground and portrays the right as polluters, and not caring about the environment. This is a misconception, as Eisenhower a republican was the first President to sign the 1955 Pollution Act, and Nixon was the first to sign the Clean Water Act of 1972. Because the Republicans gained support during those times, the left has hijacked the cause as their own, and portray the Republicans as opposition in environmental issues. The real issue is that the left wants to spend trillions in environmental projects and the right wants it done responsibly without adding huge cost to the production of goods.

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The more active and vocal activists are Brazilians, Amazon forest depleting notwithstanding.
The worst record is held by the Colombian government, and they don’t care

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Political mostly….

Corruption in South America is far too big!

Education is not valorized and a poor culture of population for easy population control is highly accepted by most.

The environment is not perfect but better than MANY other places on earth.

The social-economical difference between social classes is something scaring!! If you are poor.. You are POOR!.. If you are medium class… You have some money… But you suffer because of that!!! If you are high class… Well… Welcome to paradise, the government sucks your balls, the all system makes things easier for you.

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I don’t buy into McCain’s claim at all, McCain has absolutely no solid history of supporting truly clean energy sources. I agree with all of the sources that you have selected pointing to the fact that John S. McCain does not really care about the environment except to get votes. It is clearly the trend for politicians to say that they care about the environment in order to win, if any politician runs on a policy that completely ignores the environment they will surely lose. McCain’s positions are for show and are only because this is an election year.

There is one thing that I disagree with that you said, it is that bio-energy is a clean energy source. Bio energy is only a clean energy source when it comes from our waste products, such as vegetable oil from restaurants or biological waste generated from food or other sources. If we go and take corn and turn that into fuel, we are reducing the amount of food available to the world as well was creating more pollutants such as fertilizer and pesticides in order to grow enough corn to feed our fuel needs as well as the world. If you make the calculation for the conversion of all of the corn we produce in the United States into ethanol, we would only be able to cover 1/5 of our needs for transportation, this does not even cover for our needs in electricity generation.

The calculation:
13000000000 bushels of corn produced every year
2.85gal ethanol per bushel
37050000000 gallons of ethanol a year
210435275000 motor gasoline used in the United states each year
37050000000/210435275000 = .17 -> 17% of transportation needs met
this is under the false assumption that ethanol is just as efficient or even more efficient than gasoline.

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Let’s clarify the topic and discuss what oil we’re talking about. With approximately one-fifth of the world’s proven oil reserves and some of the lowest production costs, Saudi Arabia is expected to remain the world’s largest net oil exporter in the near and long-term.

Even some portion of the cost of our military presence in the Gulf is typically included in the “oil subsidy” figures:
“Quantifying the national security costs associated with ensuring the safe and reliable delivery of foreign oil is difficult. The Congressional Research Service estimated in 1997 that those costs may be anywhere between $0.5-65 billion, or 1.5 cents to 30 cents per gallon for motor fuel from the Persian Gulf. Agreement about the extent of the military’s ‘oil mission’ is difficult because military and foreign policy expenditures are generally tasked with multiple missions and objectives, and oil security is simply one mission of many. Analysts disagree about how to divide those missions into budgetary terms.”
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2007/01/18/how-large-are-federal-oil-subsidies/

Due to the Bush family’s close ties with the Saudi royal family, for the past 2 decades much of the energy policy and foreign policy in the United States has been centered around doing favors for them, like inexplicably attacking their enemy Iraq, even though it was 15 Saudis who attacked America on 9/11.

Once the war broke out, Saudi Arabian citizens continued to attack us where we were closest and most convenient… In Iraq.

“Of 1,200 suspected suicide bombers arrested by Syrian authorities since the beginning of the war in 2003, 85 percent have been Saudis.” (2005)
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?53217-The-Devil-You-Think-You-Know

So why is the U.S. Doing all of this? You can be sure that out of those billions in oil subsidies allocated by our elected officials, a healthy flow of cash returns to line their pockets in the form of so-called “campaign contributions” which they are free to pocket and use as they please.

“I summon my blue-eyed slaves anytime it pleases me. I command the Americans to send me their bravest soldiers to die for me. Anytime I clap my hands a stupid genie called the American ambassador appears to do my bidding. When the Americans die in my service their bodies are frozen in metal boxes by the US Embassy and American airplanes carry them away, as if they never existed. Truly, America is my favorite slave.” King Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz, Jeddeh 1993

So how much does it cost to buy an oil-friendly, Saudi-friendly Congress?

A while ago I ran across statistics stating that Senator James Inhofe alone had accepted over $500,000 from the fossil fuel industry. Do you suppose that his vote on oil subsidies might possibly have a statistically significant alignment with those contributions? Hmm, I wonder…

Lets live in the real world for a moment, and not kid ourselves and dream that this is about right or wrong.

We either need to outlaw bribery and properly categorize it as treason and a hangable offense, or the renewable energy industry needs to ante up and pay off all of Congress in an amount competitive with the fossil fuel industry’s payoffs. Half a mil to every outstretched hand, requiring a budget of roughly $300 million, may be required before renewable energy can be seriously discussed at the bargaining table.

Of course our Saudi benefactors and other cumulative forces of Big Oil would respond and raise the stakes, and our civil servants will draw out the battle for years to milk the competition for all its worth before doing anything that might end their windfall cash flow. So the total budget required to see this issue through to the first healthy discussion will probably be over $5-10 billion, just in politician payoffs (not counting additional tens to hundreds of billions in pork barrel projects they’ll require as well on any related bills, to additionally reward their friends and donors).

Let’s face it, our current system of government is extremely corrupt, and the disconnect between politicians and the public good is only getting worse. You’ll have to change the system (start by outlawing bribery) before you’ll get any different results. What have you done to move that sort of change forward?

Political parties are simply a red herring to give us teams to root for; aside from their propaganda and marketing slogans, they’re identical. Neither party proposes to do anything about illegal immigration and the associated rampant identity and healthcare fraud which is bankrupting us. Neither party cares that 400,000 ADDITIONAL H1-B visas are issued for a term of 3 years, easily extended to 6, to legally put up to 2.4 million Americans out of work each year, simply because that foreign labor costs less.

The problem is rampant, systemic corruption, not one political party or the other. Solve the problem (campaign financing), then we can make some progress on the symptoms (including counterproductive resource allocation).

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Yeah, they’re the anti-greens and always have been. Except for maybe Teddy Roosevelt.

Come November we are going to see a landslide of historic proportions.

Lets hope the Dems keep their heads and don’t blow a historic opportunity.

We subsidize everything under the sun, except for the stuff that matters. If we took subsidies away from oil, airlines, highways and agriculture and let the “free market” work, suddenly alternative energy and local economies would look very attractive.

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I wish they would have let some first graders in on the Bush-Cheney energy bill. They probably would have done a better job. Lord knows they wouldn’t let anyone else look at it.

Http://www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/electricity/energybill/2005/articles.cfm?ID=13980

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” means an expenditure for property which uses solar energy to generate electricity for use in a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer.”

You don’t own the house. While you expect to inherit it someday, it’s NOT yours.
Even if your father adds you to the title, it’s still not your principal residence, it’s theirs.

The obvious complication is that you want a tax credit you are not entitled to. Your parents don’t need the tax credit (it only reduces taxes, it doesn’t create a refundable credit).

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Well cars are not so bad. No one would buy a “all eco friendly” car because it would suck or be to expensive.

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There are two *very* simple ways for the US government to encourage consumers to buy eco-friendly cars:

1) Provide tax breaks for cars that achieve more than X miles per gallon of fuel economy. Conversely, place a special “gas guzzler” tax on cars that get less than Y miles per gallon. The gas guzzler tax actually already exists for cars that get ridiculously low gas mileage – like Ferraris – but it could be changed so that any car that gets less than 20 mpg is hit with an extra tax, while cars that get more than 30 mpg get a tax rebate.

2) The other easy way is simply to raise gasoline taxes. As we’ve saw in 2008, when gasoline is very expensive, people drive less and also buy more efficient cars (like the Prius). As the price of gas has dropped, so has demand for the Prius. Relative to Europe, US gas taxes (around 18 cents/gallon) are ridiculously low. According to Wikipedia, the Netherlands has a fuel tax of about $3.50 per gallon. That’s just the tax. It’s no wonder therefore that the Netherlands has some of the highest rates of bicycle usage, plus I’m sure most people who buy cars there prioritize fuel economy very highly.

Hope this helps! Reducing our dependence on foreign oil and weaning Americans from gasoline would be great for the environment, our trade balance, our national security and probably our health too!

– Aaron Dalton, Editor, http://1GreenProduct.com

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Oh but they give them the warm and fuzy and feel oh so good

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I have a pickup truck..i carry hay..gravel,,feed,,fencing…its 4 wd…if and when they have something affordable and as useful ill stick with what works..so for now….NO

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The car you are speaking about is the Honda Clarity – it is a hydrogen / fuel cell powered vehicle. I’ve seen quotes that put its’ pre-production value at $100,000 – thus the big lease payment.

Honda is including all the hydrogen fuel in the price, which otherwise would be hard to come by. I’ve heard reports that they were considering also providing home-installed hydrogen generation equipment as part of the lease.

All these expensive prototypes would have huge price tags if offered for sale.

GM and Chevrolet are lending their hydrogen fuel cell CUV to 100 consumers for a three month “free” trial – fuel included. Likewise, the 2008 estimated purchase price would be about $100,000.

I know there are many people who have made electric or alternate fuel vehicles for prices in the $1,000’s – not $100,000. All these “conversions” require lots of hard work, some knowhow and acceptance of the compromises.

The compromises are: recharge/refuel range, speed, convenience and the obvious fact it is normally not a new car 🙂

There are some companies that are doing new car “conversions” but the final prices are at least twice the original purchase price.

Most automakers are working on EV, or Series Hybrid EV’s (where a small gas/diesel/ethanol engine recharges the batteries). The first versions of these will cost 2-3 times a gas powered car of the same size but will use much less fuel and will an impact on the environment for day-to-day use vs. Similar gas only vehicles. The Zenn, Aptera and Think! Vehicles are good examples.

By choosing to drive less or driving a home-built EV you can have the desired environmental impact and not go broke in the process. Just don’t wonder too far from a friendly wall socket.

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Are deniers increasing the future price of energy by limiting investment in alternative energy companies?
Yes! British companies like Pelamis and Wavegen have been a success despite rather than because of the current investment climate. Both are backed by venture capital from Triodos Bank, an ethical bank based in de Nederlands, and both are making a good profit now, although Pelamis had to go to Portugal for their first big contract. It winds me up, we invent stuff and other people get the benefit.

Do deniers invest in alternative energy at the same rate as AGW realists?
Nope, but luckily the people that really run things are not deniers.
Http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0b1fa95c-1d5e-11df-b12e-00144feab49a.html

On a strictly financial basis, is AGW denial a net benefit to shareholders of existing alternative energy companies?
No! They are loosing out, and many sussed CEO’s are starting to realise it.
Http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=52512&cat=30&IdSection=30&PageMem=&nbNews=&IdPub=192

And consider alternative strategies for established companies.
I heard on the radio tonight that Drax, the largest coal fired power station in Britain, is co-firing with biomass, but at a loss, because of the balance of the various grants. They have no incentive to switch to a higher proportion of biomass, which would be both more eco-friendly and give a better burn (the saving on abatement nowhere near covers the extra cost of the biofuels at the moment).

Jim, I gave you a thumbs up for ‘littlerobberbaron’. I just love it! I might start using it.
Seriously considering unblocking you for that…. Or maybe not.

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A list won´t help you a lot…

You mentioned hydrogen fuel cells… That is still very far away from real competitive applications.

I think you do not only need a list but experts to advise you in which concepts to invest.

Most companies are listed in London at the AIM (alternative Investment Market)

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Go to the link. It’s several hundred manufacturers and suppliers.

Links to Alternative Energy Web Sites
Updated: November 21, 2007

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There is a magazine called Mother Earth News. Www.motherearthnews.com/Alternative-Energy/2005-06-01/Simpler-Solar-Power.aspx
I hope this helps

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Your question is essentially one that should be taken up as a question of economics and not the nuts and bolts of “alternate fuel vehicles.”

There are several reasons. One already mentioned is that most energy companies already get subsidies. But these are larger than the obvious grants and discounts, (credits on taxes.) In economics there is a concept of “externalities.” 1 Polution is cited as a prime example of an externality. It is part of the manufacturing/refining process but the cost of polution is not figured into the end product. (health issues, the costs of clean ups and filtration.) When I go out and buy an air filter I am to some extent paying for someone’s polution. The water treatment plant is a cost that taxpayers bear for polution that has been done upstream.

To the extent that some alternative energy options do not produce externalities they are being asked to compete against an unfair advantage. Subsidies attempt to level the playing field.

There is another aspect as well. To the extent that alternative energy development is a social benefit it may be something that we should socially promote ie: subsidies.

Last, any new company will have difficulties competing with an existing company where economies of scale, and product identification 2 are already in place.

Sometimes it is difficult to put a number on some of these costs/benefits. The alternative may be to start taxing companies for the polution that they produce and eliminating any subsidies that they currently get. Undoubtedly someone would complain when an existing benefit is taken away. Business as usual is hard to change.

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Ask them if their force is also renewable…

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First, it’s not too late to change your major. Environmental engineering seems to be right down your alley man.

As for companies, most of them are overseas, honestly. The biggest one that comes to mind is General Electric. They’re a huge corporation that works on that kind of stuff. Look for an internship with a company like that

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Yea renewable job …would be greate for mechnical and elecrical degrees

But another area to think of is environmental engineering….huge job promise in this area…for the future

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The impact would be astronomical. As it is I am trying to fill in the last couple pieces to start a renewable energy (electricity, heating, etc) plant in my state (a plant that would only create a vast number of jobs for people in my state). If the government dedicated that money to scientific research and development of renewable energy our lives and ability to be “green” should only improve. However, keep in mind that technically the government doesn’t have 700 B dollars, but are borrowing it from The Federal Reserve and further increasing our national debt. However, if the invested the money in researching and developing renewable energy resources, it would create a vast number of jobs and possibly help our economy as technology and methods we discover could also be sold to other countries looking to improve their environmental and economic impact. On a personal note, I feel that the government should hold the Bank Heads financially responsible for bailing out their own banks since it was their greed that got us into this situation in the first place. Anyway, I hope I answered your question!

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I’m pretty sure that a lot of solar energy companies want people who can install solar panels. There are classes at some community colleges where you can learn the details of installation and maintenance. I think it would be smart to start a company that installs solar panels.

I’m sure there is much more out there as well, good luck on your search and thank you for wanting to help grow the “green market”, that makes me happy.

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I would say people between the ages of 45-60 and maybe younger smart people 20-30 years old.

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There is a place that has adults, teens and baby eco-friendly products AND made of organic cotton. See http://www.squidoo.com/environmentally-green

Scroll towards the bottom.

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The best would be Goodwill, because it reduces the amount of energy needed to make new clothes.

Shoes? Top companies are Blackspot (made out of a hemp and a recycled shoe tire, but expensive) and Patagonia (made by a company that does everything from preserving wildlife to supporting organic clothing, but uber-expensive.) Also Rawganique sells some Ecolution brand shoes, which are pretty good (hemp, which grows well without pesticides and blah blah blah), but I don’t know about the rest.

Cosmetics: Aveda, Burt’s Bees, Aubrey Organics, Kiss My Face, Zia, and the Body Shop are all leaders in this catagory. I’ve heard good things about Burt’s Bees, Aubrey Organics, but Aveda and the Body Shop are some of the most positive companies.

Clothing: Patagonia is again high on the list, along with American Aparell (which is a more controversial company because they’ve been accused of selling sexual ads of minors and of sexual harassment.) Maggies Organics, and No Sweat also have some eco-options.

In terms of mainstream clothing, the best companies are Levi Strauss (organic cotton jeans!) and Timberland (they just launched eco-boots and “adventure wear”).

I’m not sure about all these companies, so please check the clothing to see if it has key environmental adjectives like “organic,” “hemp,” “vegan,” or whatever other causes please you. Feel free to ask me any follow-up questions.

P.S: Fur is not environmentally friendly AT ALL.

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it really depends on what type of clothes you are making: guys, girls, kids, adults, preppy, punk, classic, hippy, etc.
Add a few more details about the products you have, maybe where you are based, and you will get a lot of good responses.

Hope this helps 🙂

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Try checking out the Green Business Network (http://www.greenamericatoday.org/cabn/join/?a_aid=222&a_bid=ff7c03fa), which brings together a whole bunch of environmentally and socially responsible companies. =]