Harvard researchers say increased global warming may bring a spate of public health risks. Paul Epstein, associate director of Harvard's Center for Health and the Global Environment, and leaders of other … Read more
December, 2009
Hurry Up and Wait: Opportunities for Green Jobs Vary by Region and Field
Jay Antle, executive director of the Center for Sustainability at Johnson Community College, tracks green jobs training in the Midwest. Here, he tells us more about training for everything from … Read more
Re-Energizing the Heartland
NWF December 1, 2009 The recession has hit the Midwest hard. Traditionally home to big manufacturing plants, the latest economic downturn has been especially difficult for industry-based communities that had … Read more
Graduating in Green: Community Colleges are Making Students Marketable
NWF December 1, 2009 In the midst of record joblessness, workers from all sectors are reassessing their skills and seeking new opportunities to better their situations, and many are finding … Read more