Normally, this site caters to the small business owner, but I’m willing to bet that many of you reading here are just professionals in your field. So, to you, I’m bringing “Green Jobs from Home.” Posted every Monday, this list will ONLY include telecommuting jobs related to the environment (most will be for writing and web design jobs, but you never know what I’ll find).
So, check back every Monday afternoon for a list of green jobs you can do from home. Today’s list:
Renewable Energy Blogger: Smith Energy is looking for an experienced blogger who can write about community-based/grass roots renewable …read more

Just two jobs today. Hopefully, there will be more next week, but I know a lot of websites aren’t hiring right now with the poor economy and the holidays coming up!
Normally, this site caters to the small business owner, but I’m willing to bet that many of you reading here are just professionals in your field. So, to you, I’m bringing “Green Jobs from Home.” Posted every Monday, this list will ONLY include telecommuting jobs related to the environment (most will be for writing and web design jobs, but you never know what I’ll find).
So, check back every Monday afternoon …read more

I’m running a little late with this week’s list due to travel. It will return to being a Monday list next week!
Normally, this site caters to the small business owner, but I’m willing to bet that many of you reading here are just professionals in your field. So, to you, I’m bringing “Green Jobs from Home.” Posted every Monday, this list will ONLY include telecommuting jobs related to the environment (most will be for writing and web design jobs, but you never know what I’ll find).
So, check back every Monday afternoon for a list of green jobs you can do …read more

Normally, this site caters to the small business owner, but I’m willing to bet that many of you reading here are just professionals in your field. So, to you, I’m bringing “Green Jobs from Home.” Posted every Monday, this list will ONLY include telecommuting jobs related to the environment (most will be for writing and web design jobs, but you never know what I’ll find).
So, check back every Monday afternoon for a list of green jobs you can do from home. Today’s list:
Environmental Article Writer: A writer is needed to cover topics about investing in green businesses, climate change, and …read more

I’m starting a new weekly feature here at Greener Assets. Normally, this site caters to the small business owner, but I’m willing to be that many of you reading here are just professionals in your field. So, to you, I’m bringing “Green Jobs from Home.” Posted every Monday, this list will ONLY include telecommuting jobs related to the environment (most will be for writing and web design jobs, but you never know what I’ll find).
So, check back every Monday afternoon for a list of green jobs you can do from home. Today’s list:
Contributing Editor: One of the areas this …read more

As a freelance writer, I work at home, and I’m highly aware how convenient it is to not have to commute to the office every day. Beyond being convenient, however, telecommuting is an extremely green option, since you’re not using fuel and polluting the air. Even if you have a hybrid or low-emissions/high gas mileage car, staying home is always the greener option.
So, should you give your employees the option to telecommute? Here are some things, good and bad, to consider:

Will telecommuting lower productivity levels? It takes a lot of discipline to work at home, and if you’re paying …read more

According to a recent UN report, green energy will create about 20 million jobs over the next few decades. In a time when the job market is slumping (especially in states like Michigan), that’s good news.
At the same time, I think this stat is a little misleading. Although, for example, a company producing solar panels may be hiring in greater numbers, “dirty” jobs will continue to decline. So, we’re not looking completely at 20 ADDITIONAL jobs. Some of these jobs will be instead of jobs at, for example, coal mines or oil drilling companies.
Still, there are green jobs …read more

While the rest of the job market is spiraling down the tubes, green job options are only increasing. Today, I read an interesting report at GreenBiz.com about a Maryland company offering environmental training for those interested in green auditing.
Beginning in August, Strategic Sustainability Consulting will be teaching a certification class to help train new small business auditors. The demand for this job is growing – SSC alone has a network of over 250 freelance consultants who work with small businesses to help them go green.
More and more often, larger corporations are hiring green auditors permanently, so on top of …read more

A recent article by the Christian Science Monitor got me to thinking…could work stress actually be hurting the environment? Could finding a low-stress job you love actually be a green choice?
In this article, which you can read here, researchers have studied the happiness of the world across many categories, and what they’ve found is that high-consumption countries are not, in general, among the happiest countries. According to this report, in fact, some of the happiest countries in the world are poor countries in Latin America.
It is pretty certain that happiness and consumption are adversely related, with a breaking point, …read more

Unfortunately, with no real relief in site at the pumps, thousands of people are struggling to pay for high gas prices just to get to work. When it isn’t even worth it to drive to your job, you know something is wrong. What’s your option if gas is becoming too expensive? Work from home!
I work from home, and I know a number of other bloggers here at b5media also work from home. You don’t have to be a blogger though. Consider the following careers, all of which allow you to work from home:

Freelance artist or graphic designer
Web developer
eBay powerseller
Telemarketer/Cold-caller
Virtual assistant
Website …read more