NASA astronaut suits material insulates attics and creates green jobs

Power Home Remodeling Group, one of the nation’s largest home remodeling companies, has expanded its operations in Rosemont, Illinois, bringing in hundreds of green jobs in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Power HRG has already hired more than 75 employees in the Chicago region with plans to create at least 150 additional jobs in 2013.

Power HRG specializes in energy-efficient windows, siding and roofs. Its Consultants educate, inform and guide customers on ways to make their homes more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Its products are manufactured in the United States, employing thousands of Americans in green jobs producing sustainable, energy-efficient products.

Green Employer of The Week --Mar/16-22/13: Stantec

Stantec is our employer of the week for Mar 16-22, 2013, with a total of 64 green job postings.

Here are some good examples of the positions that are available:

• Environmental/Restoration Technician - Cottage Grove, WI
• Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Lexington, KY
• Civil/Environmental Engineer in Training - Westford, MA
• Dam Engineer - Denver, CO
• GIS Manager, Water Practice - Columbus, OH
• Wildlife Biology Field Technician - Topsham, ME

Stantec operates and has jobs available in many states, including:

Ecolocalizer.com Partners with TheGreenJobBank

TheGreenJobBank is very pleased to announce that Ecolocalizer has just signed up to use TheGreenJobBank's green job search widget throughout their site.

The widget is a simple javascript that is very simple and effortless to implement our partner's website. We can also personalize the widget to make it look more like our partner overall website design. However, the more the widget stands out, the more it will be used, and the greater the ad revenue will be.

About Ecolocalizer: Think globally, act locally. Ecolocalizer illuminates the stories of people creating local activism and sustainable futures . From transportation, food and water access, to creating real political change.

Ecolocalizer is part of the Important Media network, a media platform showcasing the awesomeness of sustainability with over 1.3 million unique readers monthly. Ecolocalizer covers important issues related to sustainability, local activism and our world. Its topics range from water, recycling and clean energy, to mass transportation, food production and political change. "We all are connected, and everything is viewed through the lens of local action."

The Important Media network also includes CleanTechnica.com, and PlanetSave.com, both of whom also have implemented TheGreenJobBank's widget.

Green Employer of The Week --Mar/09-15/13: URS Corporation

URS Corporation is our employer of the week for Mar 09-15, 2013, with a total of 91 green job postings.

Here are some good examples of the positions that are available:

• Geotechnical Project Scientist - Chattanooga, TN
• Senior PM/Senior Planner - Environmental - Phoenix AZ
• Water Resources Team Leader - Denver CO
• Senior Ecologist - Atlanta GA
• Senior Marine Mammals Scientist - Anchorage, AK
• Air Quality Engineer - Oakland, CA
• Senior Director EPC - Solar - San Antonio, TX

URS Corporation operates and has jobs available in many states, including: