Green Collar Solutions will soon be offering our first fully online CEU workshop in conjunction with the International Carbon Bank & Exchange and the UF TREEO Center. The workshop will offer an eco-friendly, instructionally sound alternative to the current live workshop.

In preparing for this, we have been looking into a more robust web hosting platform. Naturally, we are investigating green hosting options.

There are a number of new hosting providers cropping up. They seem to fall into 2 categories:

1. Those that actually use or produce their own renewable energy
   TapRoot Hosting
   AISO.net
   WebCTel
2. Those that purchase Renewable Energy Certificates and claim environmentally friendly practices
   HostGator
   A2 Hosting

It's a tricky decision, involving a lot of interrelated variables. At this point it looks like the 2nd set of options provides a much more scalable and reliable platform. Most of the providers in the first group only offer shared hosting and don't appear to have much professional cache.

Yahoo! Hot Jobs recently launched a dedicated Green Jobs search on its site. Its features include articles focused on green industry along with a handy set of options allowing you to browse various categories and locations.

Slowly, but surely, the mainstream outlets are beginning to recognize the fiscal potential for green jobs. Isn't it satisfying to know we all can (read: will) benefit from a new workforce devoted to sustainable environmental and social practices?