Even if you haven't been affected by the recent problems in the world-wide economy, it's likely that you know someone who has or have at least heard of the crisis on the news.  So many people are losing their jobs, and it is making it harder to get by day to day.  There is something on the horizon that could help with the growing unemployment, though.  That something is green.

With green products, services and technologies growing and an ever-increasing demand, that brings with it the possibility for more available jobs.  Every solar panel provider that opens to meet the demand needs employees and technicians, every store that opens selling eco-friendly materials needs sales associates.  

There is the expectation that as the demand for green energy and products will bring an influx of new jobs, and that is proving to be true.  There is even government support behind creating green jobs, with $20 billion reserved for greening the economy in the United States as part of President Obama's stimulus package.  There will also be "green training programs" that will receive $500 million from the package, and will ensure that the people who go through the training will benefit financially.  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that if someone makes $20 an hour before the training, they will make twice that afterward.

There are other companies who will be able to re-hire lost employees as they green their business models.  The demand for products that are not sustainable has gone down, causing some businesses to go under and have to lay off workers.  If the same companies begin to sell more energy-efficient products, the demand goes up again, and they can hire back the employees lost.

Going green is starting to become more than just living your life more sustainably.  It is now a way to support your country, a way to support your economy, and a way to support your neighborhood.  When you make the choices to live green, it causes a karmic ripple effect that goes past you and spreads to everyone that gets touched by your choice, from the recently hired sanitary worker who picks up your curbside recycling to the newly trained technician that installs your solar panels.  Being green is proving to more than a trend, and it could be the way to solve a lot of problems.