Now there are 4 R’s!  Earth Month is approaching,as is Earth Day, along with that is also the summer move season.  Are you conscious of, or about your moving carbon footprint? What steps have you taken, or do you plan to take to reuse, reduce, and recycle as you relocate? Intuition tells us that moving consumes both resources and gas, but think of the dozens of boxes and packing materials you used when you last moved. This infographic takes a closer look at the impact of moving on the environment.

It examines how much gasoline and subsequent CO2 emissions are incurred by driving a rental moving truck short, medium and long distances to a new home. It also shows you ways that you can green your move.  Planning your move and recycling or donating unwanted items so that you don’t have to transport them, using biodiesel,and opting for reusable plastic moving boxes over cardboard, are just a few ideas that can make your move easier. You can even get them in different colors, and pack color coded to what you use, and what you want to keep and put away.

We used the plastic bin idea when we moved, 5 years ago.  We always have them for stowing things away.  Ideas such as this, help the environment, while helping us all work toward a better tomorrow!

From: Move Carbon Footprint

Educational Opportunities For A Green Future

Educational Opportunities for a green future are out there. However, if you are frustrated and thinking about starting your life over, I’m sure you have heard of the opportunity available in North Dakota, where you can be Bringing Home the Bacon from The Bakken!

It is no longer a secret, as mentioned in President Obama’s State of the Union Speech, that the North Dakota Oil Boom is creating jobs, wealth and unbelievable growth, on a scale not seen in the last 4o years.  Now, three years into this boom, it has attracted thousands of workers, with thousands more needed.  The problem has become, keeping up with the growth and demanding infrastructure needed, to deal with that growth and new influx of people. They are, and have been screaming for help, especially if you have skills in the construction field.  New towns and cities are developing from scratch , back there in no-where land.

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Educational Opportunities – Construction Management

However, if the frigid climate, is not your style, or quite what you had in mind, then perhaps, you might want to consider the educational opportunities available with  a Bachelor’s Degree from Westwood College, in Construction Trades.  Westwood College, is a member of the U.S. Green Building Coucil, and can help you enhance your green future with a Construction Management Degree.

Educational Opportunities- Wind Energy Training and Solar Careers

More great educational opportunities, are offered from Redstone College, in the area of Wind Energy Training .  In as little as 15 months, you could earn your Associates Degree, and be working on wind turbine towers.  There will be a need for technicians to install and operate these turbines as the industry expands.

Then of course, there is Boots On The Roof, where you can get it all, in a solar career.  They excel in training and certification for the solar industry.  They offer various solar training bootcamps for electricians and entrepreneurs, interested in starting their own solar business, or updating their skills and becoming solar certified. You can check at my prior post, and learn more about how you can Put Your Green Boots on the Roof! and the educational opportunities offered in an energy development career.

The purpose of this post, is to give you hope and unique educational opportunities, that can lead to a profitable green future, with an energy development career.  I hope you look over these educational opportunities, and explore a green future of working toward a better tomorrow.

Related articles

• Where We Rank in Solar Power (goalforthegreen.com)
• Thanks to the EPA, the other shoe may drop on North Dakota (angrydd.wordpress.com)
• North Dakota shale boom’s dark side (business.financialpost.com)

This is just a fun little look at Santa’s not so green, and kinda bad behaviors. I wanted to pass along this fun holiday infographic that was recently produced for Ethical Ocean: Santa’s Carbon Footprint.  While there, just click on What’s Santa’s Carbon Footprint, to expand the page. The graphic takes a close look at Santa’s non-green behaviors, and how he too can adopt a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.

At Ethical Ocean, they all know that with the end of December quickly approaching, Santa is busy getting everything set for his worldwide tour. The boots he has to fill sure can, and do leave a large footprint behind. So, they took a look at Santa’s environmental impact, and tried to see if they could help him run a slightly more eco-friendly operation. This is what they came up with.  Enjoy, and feel free to comment!  🙂