Greening Your Green

Investing in your future? Saving for your retirement? There are diverse ways to fulfill your dreams and get your money working for you. Investing in companies that produce green resources or have green practices is one way to secure your future by getting in on the green. Greenbiz.com reports on companies that are greening there practices from well known manufacturers and utility companies to mom and pop operations. The Social Investment Forum includes info on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). Their info includes research and tools on mutual funds and their performance to let you choose if SRI is for you. Additionally, Alt Energy Stocks researches and reports on stocks in alternative, clean, and renewable energy. Both Greenbiz.com and the Social Investment Forum include green job boards for those wanting to work in the green everyday.

Greening of Job Corps

Green Collar jobs are the name of the game for Van Jones, a cofounder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights—a nonprofit organization that has started the Green Jobs Corps in Oakland, CA. The Green Job Corps much like the regular Job Corps trains young people in skills they need to find steady employment. The Green Job Corps begins its first training program later this year in fields like installing solar panels, weatherizing buildings, and laying green roofs. Read More at ellabakercenter.org.