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Need a Green Job? Check Out Free Guide, Weekend Events

Dombackpack at Wikimedia Commons, public domain.)Looking for a real job, one that not only pays you but pays dividends for the planet as well? Well, if you’re in California, or open to moving there, a free “Green Jobs Guidebook” becomes available online tomorrow.

Developed by the Environmental Defense Fund in partnership with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, the electronic guidebook can be downloaded here starting Sept. 25.

And if you’re looking to publicly advocate for the creation of more green jobs, why not join the Ella Baker Center’s Saturday, Sept. 27, Green Jobs Now! rally and concert? The event, part of the center’s Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. at Mosswood Park in Oakland.

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