Seven green jobs to get you through the recession

Hey like it or not, it’s a brave new world out there where the jobmarket has been turned upside down. Graduates and job seekers are switching from traditional, lucrative I-banking and finance-related positions to public policy and NGOs (non-govermental organizations) etc. The people at the Mother Nature Network explore 7 possible green jobs for your choosing.

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from Mother Nature Network
by Shea Gunther

It’s scary out there right now. It seems that every day brings more news of massive layoffs and people losing their homes to foreclosure. College graduates are being flung into one of the worst job markets in decades and just about everyone is aware that things could get a whole lot worse.

President Obama has responded to the depressed economy he inherited from the Bush administration with an economic stimulus package that would invest hundreds of billions of dollars to kick-start business, save homes and get people back to work.

The Obama administration has been vocal in its support of so-called “green jobs” and has made it clear that saving the environment should come hand-in-hand with new job creation.

With that said, here are seven existing green jobs that you can get today and that should be stable enough to see you through the hard times.

(read article here: http://www.mnn.com/business/green-jobs/photos/seven-green-jobs-to-get-you-through-the-recession/9686)