Green Careers (DVDs)

Description

This four-part series introduces viewers to the green side of the 16 career clusters. Each DVD covers four related areas and four or more intriguing job opportunities within them.

Ideal for students planning their future or for workers seeking greener pastures. Correlates to National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act. Closed-captioned. 27-31 minutes each. 2010. Can purchase each separately for $99.95. SPECIAL: $389.95 for the complete series.

Purchase options for the series as a whole or for each video in the series: DVD, 3-year Streaming, or DVD and 3-year Streaming; please see the Product Options box above when ordering.

• The Business of Green – This program divides its time between California, with an eco-friendly hotel and a sustainable information and communications technology consultancy, and Pennsylvania, with a firm that invests in green community development and a manufacturer of chemical-free eco-friendly cleaning products.
• Reducing Water Pollution – This program focuses on the protection of Puget Sound – a national ecological treasure – through the efforts of Washington’s Office of Shellfish and Water Protection; a TV station that raises environmental awareness by reporting on the Sound; a nonprofit organization that educates the public about the Sound’s ecosystem; and a local shellfish farm that sustainably harvests oysters.
• Combating Climate Change and Improving Air Quality – This program spotlights Pennsylvania, where a regional transportation authority is using hybrid buses to reduce emission levels, a legal firm is practicing environmental law, and a company is making storage batteries for solar and wind farms using clean manufacturing practices. The program also travels to Colorado, where the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is pursuing research into the development of alternative energy.
• Energy Efficiency in the Home – This program showcases Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, a leader in sustainable home construction: its Family Services Department; a solar panel company whose products are right at home with eco-friendly Habitat houses; and ENERGY STAR, an EPA/DOE program that promotes energy-efficient products – the only kind HFH Metro Denver uses. A Philadelphia-based green construction/remodeling firm is profiled as well.