"The career guide to emerging opportunities : the indispensable guide for students and career-seeking adults" -- Cover.

What does being green mean? : What is the new green economy? ; All about green job boards ; "Green" your vocabulary for a sustainable future -- U.S. and global organizations that support sustainability -- Essays on the importance of sustainability : Higher education's true role: creating a health, just, and sustainable society / Anthony D. Cortese ; Innovation and collaboration: the way to a clean energy economy / Juliana Williams ; My journey: from illness to a green career / Heather Henriksen ; Making sustainability sustainable / Sarah Boll -- At a crossroads / Tony Ash -- Greening the "quarterlife" crisis / Rachel Gutter -- How to use this green guide -- Part I. Professional jobs in the new green economy : Agriculture industry ; Biotechnology industry ; Construction industry ; Design industry ; Energy industry ; Environmental health ; Natural resources management and conservation ; Parks, recreation, and tourism -- Policy, administration, analysis and advocacy ; Transportation industry -- Skilled jobs in the new green economy : Agriculture industry ; Biotechnology industry ; Construction industry ; Design industry ; Energy industry ; Environmental health ; Natural resources management and conservation ; Parks, recreation, and tourism -- Policy, administration, analysis and advocacy ; Transportation industry -- Part II. Colleges and union organizations with great green programs : 50 four-year schools with great green programs : Four-year colleges and universities -- Two-year colleges & union organization with great green programs : Two-year colleges ; Union resources ; About partnerships for green jobs ; Two-year colleges with great green programs ; Union organizations with great green programs -- Part III. Workforce training : State and federal workforce training : Using the internet ; Finding a one-stop career center -- Part IV. Profiles of suitability programs : Two-year programs -- Four-year programs -- Part V. Appendixes : A. Professional jobs by industries -- B. Skilled jobs by industries ; C. Environmental and energy institutes and centers.