More than 400 high school students from 18 local schools attended the 2008 International Education Summit on "Emerging Careers in Global Sustainability" at
Northern Kentucky University.
Sponsored by the
Global Center of Greater Cincinnati, the summit featured presentations from professionals in green industries and gave the students the opportunity to do some networking.
Alternative energy is likely to be the kind of growth industry that will be courting these students as they enter the workforce.
"We think that this energy transition ... is going to become a huge engine of job creation," says Chris Flavin, keynote speaker and president of
Worldwatch Institute. "It's possible to have an interesting career, a reasonably lucrative career where your personal needs are met, but also to feel like you're part of solving a big global problem."
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