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Green Economy Resilient, Growing Quickly, Report Says

Posted on February 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

Since the mid-1990s, green jobs in San Diego County have grown more than twice as fast as the overall average and weathered the past two recessions better than most other industries, according to a report released Tuesday by Next10, a research organization focused on the environmental industry.

According to the report, there were 20,500 “green economy” workers in San Diego County at the beginning of 2010 — the most-recent year for comprehensive data — compared to just 12,400 in 1995.

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Those jobs — including solar-panel installers, wind-turbine manufacturers, biofuel developers, energy conservation consultants, recycling collectors, wastewater processors and “clean-building” designers — grew at an average pace of 4 percent per year, compared to 1.8 percent for the overall workforce.

Even at the depths of the Great Recession, green jobs held steady in San Diego County. Only 300 jobs were lost — a 1 percent drop in employment — that compared to a 4.5 percent drop in the county’s total workforce.

Green Your Business With These 25 Tips

Posted on December 5, 2011 | Leave a comment

No business owner relishes spending extra money for something that won’t pay for itself with increased revenue, and going green as a business is no different. In fact, it might be one of the most common reasons for businesses to not make green choices – the belief that going green costs a lot more money, therefor cutting into product margins and the bottom line. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, some options for going green with your business will end up saving you money, which could either add to the margin or enable you to offer products at a lower price than your competitor.

It’s also important to realize the importance that many customers place on being an environmentally friendly business in some form or another. If you can clearly communicate what you do that makes your business green, and why you choose to do so, you’ll give new customers another reason to buy from you and not your competitor.

Get 25 tips at: http://www.greenmarketing.tv/2010/10/11/25-ways-to-green-your-business-and-make-money/

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