It’s a New Year! And already we’re off to a great start. This week’s Link Love highlights some of the best reads around the web so far in 2014.

We’re amping up our healthy eating and juicing in 2014, and juice genius Annie Lawless has inspiring insights to keep us motivated. [via Well + Good NYC]

Are TED talks all they appear to be? This perspective may shock you. [via Utne Reader]

Looking for a career change in 2014? Here’s how to land a green job, according to Grist. [via Grist]

There are plenty of reasons to be kind of over living on Earth. But would you live on Mars, until you died? [via Mashable]

We know, we can be a bit difficult to figure out, even just as friends. Here are 8 tips on how to love a woman friend, from a woman. [via Elephant Journal]

Image via Grist

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The Green Jobs Fair illuminates the ecology of staying out of prison.

The economy has chewed up and spit out plenty of experienced professionals and newly minted college graduates. Now, imagine you’re a recently released prisoner from San Quentin, reentering the world with the same set of life and employment skills (only rustier) that likely contributed to the actions that got you into prison in the first place. What would you do? What help exists to smooth your reentry?

A number of inmates facing imminent release from San Quentin recently attended a Green Jobs Fair (the second held inside the prison), where they were able to meet and speak with various representatives from local green industries and nonprofits to find out about green opportunities on the outside.

Henry, an inmate scheduled to be released in 30 days, was picking up pamphlets about biofuels. “I’m a driver, and I’m just here seeing what’s available,” he said. “One thing I learned from the computer age is that people don’t keep up. Green is big and I want to learn as much as I can because it’s big.”

The job fair was organized by The California Reentry Program and The Insight Garden Program, two organizations that work with prisoners in San Quentin to help ensure that former inmates stay on the outside.

Founded in 2003 by Allyson West, who started as a volunteer teacher at San Quentin, The California Reentry Program (CRP) offers a number of resources to help released prisoners succeed in the outside world. They include help obtaining employment, education, medical services, drug/alcohol treatment, and housing.

Acknowledging the lack of jobs in this economy, even for people without a criminal record, West said that the idea for a Green Job Fair was sparked when she heard Van Jones speak at the prison a couple of years prior about the lack of green jobs. What struck her about his speech was that he encouraged prisoners to broaden their thinking and look at and learn about some of the green industries, not necessarily for jobs, but for opportunities where they could become entrepreneurs.

“You can’t stereotype prisoners any more than people on the outside,” said West. “There’s a wide range of dreams and aspirations, and many of these men have not thought about what they can do beyond working in a warehouse. If these guys have some kind of entrepreneurial spirit, down the road, they can hire others and stop the cycle of discrimination.”

Like the California Reentry Program, The Insight Garden Program (IGP) works with men scheduled for release. This program teaches men how to reconnect with the outside world through an ecological lens. Through hands-on work in the prison’s organic garden, the program teaches ecological literacy with the ultimate goal of rehabilitation through a connection with nature. IGP’s Founder and Director, Beth Waitkus, also works with interns from various universities to conduct research and explore employment opportunities in gardening, landscaping, and green jobs for men leaving prison.

How can an understanding of ecology help men succeed in the outside world? “If the men don’t understand how things are interconnected, they can’t understand how their behavior impacts those around them,” said Waitkus. “As part of the program we give them cognitive and emotional tools to help them learn to respond to the world, rather than react.”

With California slated to release 40,000 prisoners over the next couple of years, it seems imperative to support any program that has a chance of sending these people out into the world healed. And it’s not so crazy to think that working outdoors in nature-based systems can be the key to keeping men from re-offending. This story of one recently released inmate who learned beekeeping in a prison program illustrates how connection to something larger than themselves can keep men engaged in the outside world in healthy ways.

The numbers bear up. In 2011, the IGP launched a reentry program for men paroling to Richmond and Oakland in collaboration with Rubicon Programs, Planting Justice, and the CRP. The recently completed recidivism study of 117 men who paroled from the IGP between 2003-2009 found that less than 10% returned to prison or jail – a 60% drop compared to the statewide recidivism rate.

Earl, who was attending his second Green Jobs Fair, has no intention of coming back to prison after he gets out in June. He’s one of the lucky ones. He has a job to go back to. His boss at the storage facility where he was previously employed has been writing and asking when he’s getting out. Still, the programs in prison have given him an understanding of the possibilities of a green economy.

“The green economy is about doing things differently, and the more people know, the more they can get involved,” he said. “I took this class so I could go convince my boss… we have all this roof space [in the storage facility]. I told my boss we should put solar panels in and it won’t cost anything and then sell it back to the grid.”

Earl also thinks that, if there were more tax write-offs, more businesses should be planting gardens and donating the produce, and that prisons should be more self-sufficient and grow their own food.

Mark Stefanski, a biology teacher at Marin Academy, who has been a volunteer teacher in the IGP for five years, said “These guys are more educated about sustainability issues than the general public,” adding, “We encourage systems thinking in the program, using nature as a model. These guys get it. They realize they are part of a system that’s broken…and they see the concepts in these restorative programs as a way to be plugged into the future and a principal pathway out that is both earth friendly and human friendly.”

Attending the fair were a number of food and farming organizations, including People’s Grocery,  CA Food and Justice Coalition, and Farmlink; and green industries including Give Something Back, Stop Waste, and Yokayo Biofuels; as well as representatives from the Ella Baker Center, Green for All, and other non-profits; and educational attendees such as Laney College and Solano Community College.

I spoke to a few representatives to see what they could offer former prisoners in the way of jobs and resources.

The non-profit food justice organization, People’s Grocery, offers resume building stipend positions in gardening and event planning and outreach. Bay Area Green Tours hopes to be able to connect former prisoners with green jobs through their networks and educate willing participants about how to eat greener. They also offer internships in tour planning. Farmlink is the second step for aspiring farmers who already possess agricultural experience, offering loans and brokering agreements with landowners.

Since jobs are so hard to come by for anyone these days, I was left hoping that there was more to successful reentry than a job. Cheryl Parr, a retired corrections officer trainer who worked at both Sierra Conservation Center and California Correctional Facility in Susanville told me over the phone that, “a strong family core outside of prison is essential,” adding that “even if there are jobs, they still need a little push. A lot of prisoners never actually got the life skills they need.”

Because many prisoners have always lacked a strong family core, programs like the California Reentry Program and Insight Garden Program are necessary to teach the skills former inmates need to take advantage of the job opportunities that do exist. Even though well-paying industries are not exactly standing in line to hand out good jobs to men exiting prison, programs that offer prisoners new ways of looking at and dealing with the world, as well as information about what opportunities exist on the outside, give men a better chance of succeeding. A chance at success isn’t just about ensuring the men don’t commit more crimes; it’s about offering a chance to give back and contribute to the community in meaningful ways.

Stefanski told me about one prisoner who is a model for what can be accomplished with a little investment in rehabilitation and education. The man, a participant in both programs at San Quentin, was released about 1 1/2 years ago, in his late 50s, after spending half of his life in prison. He now works with youth in Richmond, CA, at the urban agriculture non-profit Urban Tilth, whose core belief is that environmental restoration is inextricably connected to economic and social restoration. Urban Tilth uses the principles of Permaculture to hire and train local people to grow food for the community.

As Stefanski said, “these guys are going to get out in three to five years. The question is how are they going to come out?”

Photos courtesy of Kirk Crippins

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And then there’s the environment: Getting around by Amtrak rail requires about a third fewer BTUs per mile than passenger cars, and half of what it takes to fly. Plug that draw into your handy times a million (people) times a billion (BTUs) calculator and, given the option, rail wins big for all of us – always.

And now Amtrak is getting even greener by ordering 70 new electric locomotives that will be more energy efficient than the “toasters” they’re replacing, boasting “regenerative braking systems” that automatically return electricity to the power grid. The new trains will cost $466 million and are earmarked to run in the rail system’s Northeast corridor between Washington and Boston and the Keystone Corridor between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Under the six-year contract, manufacturer Siemens will start delivering the Amtrak Cities Sprinter ACS-64 electric locomotive in 2013.  They’ll be built using “renewable energy and provide cleaner, more efficient movement of people on the most heavily traveled rail route in the country,” says the “thrilled” (almost half a billion? I bet) president of Siemens.

The regenerative braking system, says the NYT, is used in cars like the Prius. When a electric vehicle slows down, its motors function as a brake and coverts energy in an electric current. In a car “the current goes back into the battery, which has limited capacity and can only accept it relatively slowly. On the train, the energy goes back into the overhead power lines and the electric grid, which can accept all of the energy quickly.”

Here’s another good reason to be hot on the tracks, and while Amtrak’s announcement leads with “it’s the economy, traveler” – the purchase will create 250 good ol’ American jobs, primarily at a facility in Sacramento, California, but also at plants in Norwood, Ohio, and Alpharetta, Georgia – green is green. So here’s to the green economy. Ride on, baby.

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Green jobs are energizing us in almost all fields – from gentle dry cleaning to sustainable urban farming, city planning and specialized recycling. And when you can’t locate the right opening, Go Green, Live Rich author David Bach strongly recommends the entrepreneurial path: “Pause in whatever you’re doing today and ask yourself whether there’s a smarter, better, greener way to do it. You might just come up with a million-dollar idea.”

Not all green job seekers equate success with great wealth. In fact, many purists eschew the notion that a revitalized economy means red bullish consumerism – three cars in every garage and fully booked far-off resorts. No, you can surely locate or create the kind of pro-active eco career that meets your ethical standards – ones that pay back in a way you deem responsible. Here are a few to consider:

Farming

Fictional Oliver Douglas of Green Acres sitcom fame had the right idea when he abandoned the urban jungle for the urban garden. Fifty years later, trained geologist Catherine Gockley found her own plot, and according to Uprooted, she will soon be able to support herself completely on the land and bees she has cultivated at her Fire Mountain farm and Apiary.

Today, the country has two million farmers whose average age is 55. Food guru Michael Pollan emphasizes that there is a growing demand for new age farmers and small-scale, local and organic methods to replace the widespread, petroleum-based industry. Being adept as a small businessperson is an advantage. Related jobs in this field include food producing, cheese making, farmers markets and communal farms and markets.

Tips on how to get started: Catherine Gockley, Owner of fire Mountain Farm and Apiary

Recycling

Specialized companies are needed to meet new laws and regulations for recycling and repurposing construction waste, clothing, plastic storage and many other materials that could be useful. There are more than one million recycling jobs around, including scrap metal recycling as our need for steel increases (most steel comes from U.S. recycling). Recycled steel makes up some 35 percent of total steel output and saves up to 75 percent of the energy required for producing virgin steel. This is a growth industry worldwide. Pacific Steel and Recycling is an employee-owned corporation with 38 branch offices in the Northwest. It is developing green technology for industrial salvaging, including the Shredder, a machine that is 99 percent accurate at separating out materials reducing the need for mining for additional virgin metals and saving energy and other natural resources.

Tips on joining the industry: Pacific Steel and Recycling Blog; Careerbuilder Job Posts

Wind Turbine Fabricating

China is a huge producer of steel as well as one of the biggest markets for wind turbines, and the need in the U.S. continues to grow as well. The fastest-growing source of alternative energy, wind employs some 300,000 workers worldwide, including 50,000 Americans. Since turbines are mostly metal by weight, fabricating is a good way to redirect autoworkers and other manufacturers in hurting industries. However, the U.S. government needs to get on board to protect this important industry. Wind energy advocates are now pushing for a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) in the U.S. Senate energy bill, noting that wind power installations are dropping from 2008 and 2009 levels because there has not been enough government support.

For tips on jobs and to see the kinds of positions available, visit the American Wind Energy Association Job Board.

Images: Lara604, New Bedford 360

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For all the “girl power” rhetoric of the past half-century, women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar earned by men and make up just a tiny fraction of the professionals working in scientific and technological fields. But according to an analysis by the Center for American Progress, if the United States is going to emerge from the recession into a new clean energy economy, it must be with our help.

Despite the fact that women have higher levels of college enrollment, earn 1.2 million more graduate and undergraduate degrees every year than men and make up nearly 50 percent of the workforce, we’re still grossly unrepresented in the three high-paying sectors that will be integral to the clean energy economy: green collar jobs, engineering and entrepreneurship.

But it’s not because we don’t want to be – the reality is that the glass ceiling is still intact, with all kinds of factors making it difficult for women to be successful in these areas. The Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy research and advocacy organization, notes that women of all income levels don’t have equal access to training, employment, start-up capital and financing to get a foot in the doors of these industries. Women-owned businesses are also far less likely to gain lucrative federal contracting opportunities.

Demand is set to dramatically increase for skilled workers in the construction, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors as the federal government pushes for progress in alternative fuels, bio-energy and other industries, and highly trained scientists are needed to continue the advancement of green technology.

Luckily, programs that train women for these jobs are starting to pop up around the nation, like the Vermont Works for Women project and Women Going Green in Atlanta, Georgia – but addressing the barriers that women still face will need to be a major priority. The only way for the United States to compete with highly motivated nations like China is to make sure that the female workforce plays a vital role in helping the green economy flourish.

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As Harvard seniors prepare to don those prestigious caps and gowns and hear the golden advice of class speaker, Christiane Amanpour, we recall this hopeful image from last year’s commencement when the class flashed a poignant sign of the times: “No Layoffs!” Poor brainiacs. They got duped like the rest of us.

We’ve created a society that assumes securing anything above menial labor requires a $100K degree from a credible school, and many of us have become depleted wage slaves trying to foot the bloated bill or pay back student loans. Yet the growing devaluation of a basic college degree among employers and demand for applicants with work experience spells rejection for hundreds of thousands of graduates entering a softer, less conventional market.

The $40 thousand-a-year college on that resume may look impressive when answering a Craigslist ad, but is no longer a must stop on the road to success. Pulverized financial recruiters like Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, which aggressively went after Harvard students in the past, cannot promise a way to recoup that enormous college investment of blood, debt and beers. Besides, the finance sector, which ballooned in the 1980s and 90s, has seen the biggest decline in hiring, along with professional services like accounting and engineering.

The effect has been a decline in interest in these areas. Instead, working in a desired field while earning that degree or a strategic straight shot to grad school are the new directions young people are taking – rather than depending on that pricey degree to get a foot in the door. Others are taking advantage of online education options or cutting higher ed all together to secure the American dream. But can we change our thinking, too?

Rising Tuition and Softer Market

College tuition keeps rising and we keep pressuring students to pay the tab to get through, even weaker ones who might be better served finding other options. Why bother?

In 2008, nearly 70% of all high school students attended college and the total amount of cash loaned went up 18% from the previous year to $81 billion. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average tuition cost rose 6.5% in the fall of 2009 and two-thirds of students finish college with outstanding loans of which the average debt is $23,200.

While the tuition-loan debt rises, so does the unemployment rate for recent graduates which now stands at a record high of 10.6%. This has prompted more students to seek higher degrees to get started in their careers, figuring they need something extra to check off on an application to be attractive to employers now looking for more.

According to the Harvard Crimson’s Annual Survey, Harvard grads planning to go immediately to graduate school rose from 21 to 25% last year, and will probably rise higher in 2010. Obviously, it also helps if you can distinguish yourself with “real world” work experience you accrued while earning those degrees.

That worldly experience over a watered down degree also might make more sense for a world trying desperately to set the clock back to a greener time, living the way our grandparents lived by drastically reducing consumption and conserving resources.

Certainly, college degrees are necessary for careers in law, medicine and engineering and school offers a stimulating social and intellectual milieu for curious minds and passionate souls. And don’t forget those rites of passage like keg parties with vomiting over balconies and pulling all-nighters aided by Adderall to cram for exams.

But creative students’ time might be better spent on getting a foot in the door of a beneficial area of growth: Organic and bio dynamic farming and cooking; Creative and journalistic web writing and design; Development of renewable, alternative energy.

“You don’t learn that in college, but rather how to become good consumers and get lots of money,” says eco economist Brad Hoyt. “Employers who are employing people in complex, high consumer industries need to become dinosaurs. We need to accept that, and figure a way to do it peacefully and calmly, rather than in a panic once we wake up.”

The green issue surrounding college has us asking if our planet can continue with this system, where hundreds of thousands of people graduate colleges each year focused entirely on recouping investments, and that usually means serving the corporate complex in some way.

Why can’t we afford it? “We need three planets to produce the resources we are producing and there is no end in sight,” observes Hoyt. “The economic recovery is designed around one goal: Getting  people spending again, and the planet cannot afford it anymore.”

So what are the alternatives?

Conservationists point to food, water and energy as our main concerns, and argue young, passionate thinkers can help develop future sustainability methods in these areas, especially by joining research being done on how to move our resources around. We have used oil for the last century to expand our population worldwide. It has allowed us to produce cheap food, surviving with McDonald’s, and to make travel cheap, while locally grown and sustainable organic fare has come at a higher price.

We all know the stories of successful entrepreneurs like Ted Turner who circumvented the expensive college route after getting rejection letters. For our planet, stories like these are a blessing in disguise.

In the green fields, this can include new moving companies with sustainable packaging materials or food trucks delivering healthy fresh produce to dessert communities in large cities forced to feed on trans fats and factory beef. There are prefab house companies (Warren Buffet is investing in them now), fair trade companies to be founded in third world countries and green job recruiters for energy development throughout North America and overseas. There are solar and wind energy training programs to learn about the emerging alternative. The planet is begging for more of this, and students have the energy to devote to a new wave of innovation and industry.

In addition, education and health care are becoming more attractive fields than get-rich jobs, and you don’t need to spend $100k to get a good background in these fields and make yourself employable. Just ask those Harvard grads who spent a fortune or are buried in loans. A high percentage admitted if finances were not a concern “the arts” was a dream field, along with – crucially – public service and education.

Last year, the number of Harvard grads entering the health care field doubled, while a record number- 14 percent – received applications from Teach for America, which has a mission to enlist promising future leaders from all backgrounds to commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools in low-income communities.

Who qualifies for these opportunities?

Teach for America says in addition to college grads, many corps members have been coaches of athletic teams, directors of community organizations and team managers at their work. They show leadership in a variety of areas, not just in school.

While it is true many postings – even from Green Businesses – still say they require a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, it might make sense to seek a cost-effective education at a community college. If you feel you need to go on, you can transfer to a university that offers what you and employers are looking for.

Community colleges: a better deal

Businessweek tells us that while junior colleges once struggled to be viewed as offering other than a second-class education, the reality is that more business students are starting off there to save money while working towards their education and career goals. Some students taking advantage of the two-year jump start say it is such a good deal it is almost a scam to pay more for all four years.

It’s good, green logic when you know that at least half of all students who attend junior colleges do end up transferring to four-year-schools.  As long as society continues to view degrees as requirements, even for skills not cultivated in college, the money-saving approach makes a lot of sense. And when you do choose the four-year or graduate school, opt for one that is more experiential than academic so you can get that practical experience that will make you even more viable.

Images: Anne Oeldorfhirsch, Harvard Education, College View, Green for All

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St. Patricks’ Day this week turned cities green literally – from landmarks to libations. But how green have major metro areas around the U.S. been throughout the year? The American Cities Business Journal group has released a new study on the matter.

Their inaugural Green Cities Index examined 43 U.S. cities, and ranked them based on 20 criteria encompassing residents’ environmental behavior, cities’ use or abuse of land and water, and presence of a variety of environment related projects and industries. The Green Cities Index 2010 survey results have been hot in the blogosphere ever since, with bloggers and residents bragging or bummed about their scores.

Portland topped the Green Cities Index 2010, with San Francisco in a close second place, Honolulu at third followed by Austin and Boston. The new study’s rankings fell in line with related studies by the Natural Resources Defense Council, and by Popular Science. But not exactly.

Surprising Strengths

Green Cities Index 2010 gave areas lacking environmental credibility overall some surprising points. Houston, one of the most traffic-choked cities in the U.S., held the top spot for Energy Star rated facilities, saving it from a much lower score.

Meanwhile, Albany ranked in the top ten on this list, though traditional manufacturing plants have caused severe pollution there for years. The city’s high score was influenced by Albany’s top score for “green jobs.”

At least the presence of more green jobs per capita in the area indicates the promise of a sea change.

It ain’t easy being green…

How important are green aspects of a city to the quality of life there? We think entirely important. That’s why we’re surprised that Green Cities Index 2010 chart topper Portland did not rank so highly in a separate happiness survey, the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index which was released last month. The happiness study examined 162 cities, and Portland came in at 59. (That compares indirectly to 16th place on a 43-city list like Green Cities.)

Greensboro, North Carolina which came in dead last on the Green Cities Index, with the worst ranking for sprawl and its result, carbon emissions per capita, ranked 97th on the well-being index, which would put it at about 25th on a list of 43.

While there’s no apples-to-apples comparison between the studies, it’s worth asking: why aren’t the greenest cities always the happiest? Where does your city rank, and how happy are you?

Basic reading:

“A few hundred miles up the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Pittsburgh sits as a shining example of sustainability. After decades of working to clean its smoky skies and polluted waterways, the Steel City also has become a model for green building and sustainable design…” – A news feature discussing the reasons why Cincinnati Business Journal decided to launch its Green Cities Index

“Nine of the 10 cities that fare best on ‘life evaluation,’ assessments of life now and expectations in five years, boast a major university, a big military installation or a state Capitol – institutions that presumably provide some insulation from recession.” – A news feature breaking down a Gallup study of how happy people are in American cities, via USA Today

“If you want to be good to the environment, stay away from it…” From a 2009 study on Suburban vs. City living by Edward L. Glaeser

“No Northwest city is yet close to the destination of sustainability: carbon neutrality; widely shared prosperity; stable populations in strong communities; educational and economic opportunity for all; hyper-efficient use of natural resources; zero-pollution industries; and low-stuff, high-satisfaction lives.” – a different assessment of green cities from the Vancouver, B.C. news site, The Tyee

Further Resources:

News from OregonLive.com about the lack of trees in an otherwise green city, Portland: “Green Portland Isn’t Green Enough”

An Environmental Protection Agency air quality report

For contrast, a news report on air quality in Islamabad

A Greenbang.com story about London’s aim to imitate Copenhagen, Europe’s greenest city

A blog post calling for public transit support in Nashville, and referencing its low ranking on Green Cities Index 2010

Image Credit: Keith Skelton

This is the latest installment of EcoMeme, a column featuring eco news, tech and trends by EcoSalon writer and columnist Lora Kolodny.

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When President Obama talks about creating more and more green jobs, he often mentions the solar panel industry and the wind power industry. But there are plenty of green industries and green jobs around that fall under the radar. Take, for example, Sustainable Futures in Boise, Idaho. It’s a non-profit organization that offers green job vocational training to the jailed or paroled female inmates from Idaho’s Department of Corrections.

The company’s motto – close the loop, open the circle – encompasses the ideas of both recycling products and rehabilitating people.  Nothing is thrown away – not the glass and not the people.

Sustainable Futures focus is on reducing glass waste by harvesting, cleaning, sorting and reusing wine bottles. Some are redistributed to local wineries, while others are transformed into decorative glassware that’s resold to restaurants and retailers. Broken glass is utilized for recycled glass countertops.

Like the wine bottles they work with, the female inmates who participate in the Sustainable Futures program are also transformed. Mostly uneducated and unskilled, these women develop the skills that let them turn trash into treasure. And while they are creating these treasures during their 12-week Sustainable Future’s program, they are also learning life skills and tools that will help them when released from prison back into society.

Sustainable Futures, which is a perfect working model of what green jobs should be about,  is only a local concern at the moment. Here’s hoping that it will soon be replicated around the country and the world.

Image: Robert S. Donovan

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