Now that President Obama has proposed spending Boggling Barrels of Billions on conservation and Green Job initiatives, individual states are frantically building their legislative and development platforms to capture the cash.

Colleges, universities, even high schools and programs for the technical trades are transforming as a result of the move toward a greener workplace. Students are in the forefront of this movement, demanding greener campuses, changes in policies on recycling, re-use, and conservation of resources.