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Greening The Economy May Bring Job Growth

By Ed Joyce / Reporter

Published November 5, 2010 at 10:36 AM PDT

This story was published more than 14 years ago.

Conference At USD Has Lowdown On Green Jobs And Businesses

An environmental conference at the University of San Diego is exploring all things green, from sustainable building to climate change. If you're looking for work, the developing green economy may provide that opportunity.

The "Bright Green Future" conference kicked off Friday at the University of San Diego.

The two-day event features sessions on how to green your business, green job training and transportation among other topics.

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Carolyn Chase is one of the organizers of the conference.

Chase says in light of Friday's disappointing unemployment numbers, a session on green job training at local colleges is especially timely.

"The green future requires something in every sector," said Chase. "It's an opportunity to build businesses, create jobs, have a cleaner, leaner, greener economy. Which is really the message from the election was 'do more with less."'

She said Saturday's sessions will include the green job training available at San Diego colleges and where to find free money to help green your home.

"We have a whole track on where to go to get green job training, we have entrepreneurial sessions, how to start small green businesses and what makes a green business," said Chase.

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Chase said five San Diego-area colleges will be talking about their green job training programs.

She said a panel about climate change kicks off the Saturday sessions.

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Ed Joyce was the environment reporter and afternoon news anchor for KPBS-FM. Before joining KPBS, he worked as an editor/columnist with Copley News Service in San Diego. Ed has an extensive background in newspaper, radio, web and TV journalism. After graduating with a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington in Seattle, Ed began a career in broadcast journalism. His work has included stints in public broadcasting, commercial broadcasting and education -- working as an affiliate professor of communication and reporter at the University of Idaho and Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. During the past 20 years he has worked in radio, TV and print as a news reporter, anchor, writer, editor and producer. Along the way he has won numerous awards for general news reporting, newswriting, feature and issue reporting and breaking news reporting from The Associated Press, The Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Press Club and other organizations. During the mid-1990s, while working for Oregon Public Broadcasting, he was a frequent contributor to National Public Radio, including a feature report on the memorial service for 14 U.S. Forest Service "hotshots" who died fighting a wildfire in Colorado (the crew was based in a central Oregon town). He’s also filed reports with Marketplace, KQED’s California Report and Climate Watch and with national and regional networks throughout the United States. At KPBS, Ed continues his contributions to National Public Radio and other national and regional news organizations. He has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club for his environmental reporting at KPBS-FM-TV and for producing and anchoring radio newscasts. In 2007 he was selected a National Press Foundation fellow for Understanding Violent Weather II program. The seminars were held at the National Weather Center in Norman, Okla. In 2008 he spoke at a UC San Diego conference on U.S. National Security as part of the school’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. Ed led a discussion with the 18 foreign government officials and academics about the political debate over climate change. In 2010, Ed was elected to a three-year term on the board of the San Diego Press Club.

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