Jim Cassio
Author of Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future
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Green Careers Resource Guide 1 copy
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Author(s): Jim Cassio and Alice Rush
Year Published: 2009
This book starts by defining what a green career is and goes on to explore the different occupations that comprise green careers. It includes interviews from people who have been successful working towards green initiatives in their respective fields such as engineers, entrepreneurs, architects and journalists. Thus, this book offers a range of career options for someone with a green-conscience. The interviewees all list their experiences and a large number of resources they found useful, these are then summarized in the end of each section. It includes starting salaries, required experience and suggested majors for each career. The language is geared towards students or recent graduates trying to choose a career path - it is accessible and easy to understand. It removes the notion that one has to be a science major or an engineer before they can opt for a green path. It is a great resource, even if you have already decided your career path and would like to explore different directions in which you could go within your chosen area of study.… (more)