A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy, or in the agricultural sector. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Environmental green-collar workers satisfy the demand for green development. Green development is a Land use planning concept that includes consideration of community-wide or regional environmental implications of development, as well as site-specific Generally, they implement environmentally-conscious design, policy, and technology to improve conservation and sustainability. Conservation can be confused with Conversation and vice versa Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely Formal environmental regulations as well as informal social expectations are pushing many firms to seek professionals with expertise with environmental, energy efficiency, and clean renewable energy issues. Renewable energy is Energy generated from Natural resources mdashsuch as Sunlight, Wind, Rain, tides and geothermal They often seek to make their output more sustainable, and thus more favorable to public opinion, governmental regulation, and the Earth's ecology. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of

Green collar workers include professionals such as conservation movement workers, environmental consultants, environmental or biological systems engineers, green building architects, holistic passive solar building designers, solar energy and wind energy engineers, green vehicle engineers, organic farmers, environmental lawyers, ecology educators, and ecotechnology workers. The conservation movement also known as nature conservation is a political social and to some extent scientific movement that seeks to protect natural resources including Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — Energy, Water, and Materials — while reducing building An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Passive solar buildings aim to maintain interior Thermal comfort throughout the sun's daily and annual cycles whilst reducing the requirement for active heating and cooling Solar energy is the Light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth 's Climate and Weather and sustains Life Wind Power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form such as electricity using Wind turbines At the end of 2007 worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was A green vehicle is a Vehicle that is considered to be more " Environmentally friendly " than traditional all-petroleum Internal combustion engine Ecotechnology is an applied science that seeks to fulfill human needs while causing minimal ecological disrupution by harnessing and subtly manipulating natural forces to leverage their They also include vocational or trade-level employment: electricians who install solar panels, plumbers who install solar water heaters, and construction workers who build energy-efficient green buildings, wind power farms, or other clean, renewable, sustainable future energy development workers could all be considered green jobs. An electrician is a Tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment Solar panels are used to gather Solar energy from The sun. Solar panels help maintain a clean and sustainable environment using solar panels to gather the sunlight is A plumber is a Tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking Water, sewage Drainage, or industrial Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — Energy, Water, and Materials — while reducing building Wind Power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form such as electricity using Wind turbines At the end of 2007 worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was A natural resource qualifies as a renewable resource if it is replenished by natural processes at a rate comparable or faster than its rate of consumption by humans or other users Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely Energy development is the ongoing effort to provide sufficient Primary energy sources and secondary Energy forms to meet civilization's needs

Contents 1 Notable Uses 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Notable Uses

1. Of or pertaining to both employment and the environment or environmentalism. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment.
   • 1976, Patrick Heffernan, “Jobs for the Environment — The Coming Green Collar Revolution”, in Jobs and Prices in the West Coast Region: Hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-Fourth Congress, Second Session, U. S. Government Printing Office, page 134,
   • 1997, Geoff Mulgan, Perri 6 [sic]^, et al. , The British Spring: A Manifesto for the Election After Next, Demos, page 26,

     The United States, Canada, Germany, and Denmark are all generating hundreds of thousands of new 'green collar' jobs, especially for young people, achieving remarkable reductions in energy, water, waste disposal and materials costs.

   • 2001, Diane Warburton and Ian Christie, From Here to Sustainability: Politics in the Real World, Earthscan, page 75,

     Studies for the UK suggest that the more than 100,000 existing 'green collar' workers in environmental occupations could be joined by many thousands more, both in the private sector and in the 'social economy' of community enterprises.

   • 2007, U. S. Green Jobs Act^[1]
   • 2007, U. S. Energy Independence and Security Act - Title X: "Green Jobs - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program" (signed into law 2007-12-19)^[2]
   • 2008, during the U. S. Presidential Campaign, Hillary Clinton specifically promised more green collar jobs, and green vehicle bonds. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from A green vehicle is a Vehicle that is considered to be more " Environmentally friendly " than traditional all-petroleum Internal combustion engine ^{[3] [4]} Other candidates' energy policy of the United States recommendations all included increased green development, which should accelerate the creation of millions of new green jobs. The energy policy of the United States is determined by federal state and local public entities in the United States, which address issues of energy production distribution Green development is a Land use planning concept that includes consideration of community-wide or regional environmental implications of development, as well as site-specific
   • 2008, January 22 U. S. Federal Reserve Board unprecedented mid-term 3/4% interest rate cut[1] to soon be followed by other economic stimulus to avoid recession and support new job development in green building construction, remodeling/weatherization, transportation (green vehicles) and green manufacturing industry sectors. Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — Energy, Water, and Materials — while reducing building In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure Renovation is the process of improving a structure Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential Weatherization ( American English) or weatherproofing ( British English) is the practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements particularly A green vehicle is a Vehicle that is considered to be more " Environmentally friendly " than traditional all-petroleum Internal combustion engine Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Widespread bipartisan, Administration and Congressional support for immediate economic stimulus funding, with a bias toward increasing sustainable green-collar jobs. Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely
2. Of or pertaining to rural, agricultural employment; often contrasted with urban blue-collar employment. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture
   • 1983, U. S. Senate Subcommittee on Forestry, Water Resources, and Environment, Cultivation of Marihuana in National Forests: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Forestry, Water Resources, and Environment, […], U. S. Government Printing Office, page 32,

     American [marihuana] growers, who have more recently become known as America's "green-collar" workers because of the bright green color of their product, […]

   • 2004, Martin Heidenreich et al. , Regional Innovation Systems: The Role of Governances in a Globalized World, Routledge UK, page 394,

     Qualification structure of the workforce (%)	1980	1997
     Blue-collar	29. 7	33. 5
     Green-collar	21. 2	10. 0
     White-collar	25. 0	31. 7
     Grey-collar	24. 0	24. 8

See also

• Blue-collar workers
• Grey-collar workers
• Pink-collar workers
• White-collar workers
• Gold-collar workers
• Earth Share

References

External links

• Green-Collar Wiktionary Entry
• Columbia Journalism Review
• Public Radio episode
• Huffington Post
• OnEarth Magazine » Looking for a Few Good Men
• Green Collar Jobs Campaign
• Common Sense
• Green Collar Economy
• "On the media"'s Word Watch

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