Free Bright Green Webinar – Using Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to Find a Green Job

Join Bright Green Talent and George Kao for a free webinar:
How to Productively Use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to Find Your Ideal Green Job

May 20 12pm-1pm
or May 21 at 9am-10am

What you’ll learn:
Whether you are a job seeker, career transitioner, or a consultant/coach, it is extremely helpful to have an action plan for the efficient use of LinkedIn (40+ million), Facebook (200+ million), and Twitter (15+ million) to find yourself a great, green job.

Join this free webinar to learn the following:
* The principles and techniques for optimizing your career and business networking using any online social network.
* An overview of how to set up Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter professionally.
* The 15-minute daily or weekly checklist for using each of these services to efficiently and effectively connect with your ideal audience (e.g. ideal employers).

Space is limited, so register now at http://social.georgekao.com.

George Kao is an expert in personal productivity and the efficient use of social media. He trains business professionals in the fields of environmental sustainability and holistic wellness, on how to maximize their daily business productivity and marketing activities in order to achieve their goals while creating/maintaining a satisfying and sustainable life-work alignment. You can learn more about George Kao at GeorgeKao.com.

Bright Green Talent is an environmentally-focused recruiting firm working to channel people into meaningful green careers. We offer job placement services as well as career coaching and other resources to help jobseekers find the next step in their green career. Learn more at www.brightgreentalent.com.

Van Jones for Supreme Court Justice!

Penned by Nick

With Justice David Souter retiring, the Obama campaign has an early opportunity to leave the “conservative-liberal” politics of old behind. In its place, the Administration should consider expanding on its progressive message that reaffirms we are “not a red America, or a blue America,” but a united, green America.

Environmental justice issues are poised to shape much of our future in America, though remain poorly understood and underrepresented on the Supreme Court. Bringing an environmental justice activist to the bench would align stakeholder interests across economic, human rights, and international horizons.

Admittedly, Van Jones, though a Yale-trained lawyer, is probably not qualified for the job (if only due to his lack of time on the Circuit). But his ideas, and what he represents, are sufficiently large and inclusive to constitute a seat on the highest court in the land.

For environmentalists, seeing their agenda brought to the fore would be a giant leap forward. Industry, too, would benefit by getting greater visibility into the priorities of the Courts in the years ahead. Haromizing legislation is a big obstacle towards greater environmental investment, but could be a huge opportunity with a green hand rewriting the laws of 21st century business.

At a time when activists, lobbyists, and business people alike are all looking to preserve their own long term economic interest by preserving the environment, it makes sense to bring these pieces together. What more, the environment agenda desperately needs a strong advocate.

With unemployment starting to subside and businesses getting back to business as usual, green jobs remain a priority for the US Administration. The reality of these jobs remains somewhat hard to measure, though there are signs of life. Giving Justice Souter’s job to an environmnetal justice advocate would be yet another sign that we’ve moved the discussion about our common environmental fate beyond dialogue and into action. This decision would be a watershed event that could, in decades ahead, be the very event that saves our our planet, our politics, and our economy.