It’s that time again - a roundup of the latest green jobs news for everyone. Take a look at what’s happening in the green economy this month:

• Coal jobs moving to natural gas: The electricity market is in the doldrums, but the market for new generating stations that use natural gas is going strong, industry experts say. Why? Because gas is beginning to replace coal. This will create construction and operational jobs.
• Photovoltaic manufacturing in Canada: A new highly automated PV module production site based in Ontario with a capacity of 120 MW to be reached in two stages - the first 60MW will be completed by the second quarter of 2011 whereas the remaining 60 MW will be finalized by the end of next year.
• BlueChip Energy Starts Development of 10 MW Solar Farm in Florida: BlueChip Energy ™ has announced it has started stage one of the Rinehart Solar Farm, a 10 MW utility-scale solar PV facility in Central Florida. The project will create approximately 100 jobs during construction.
• Kyocera begins manufacturing solar cells in US: Kyocera has announced that it has begun manufacturing solar modules in San Diego, California to serve the U.S. market’s growing demand for clean, sustainable solar electric generating systems. Kyocera Group companies currently employ approximately 4,000 people in the United States.
• Forecast for LED lighting is bright:By 2020, nearly half (46 percent) of the $4.4 billion commercial lighting business will be given over to LED lighting, leading to more manufacturing and sales jobs.

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is shaping up to be one of the world’s worst environmental disasters - one that will be with us for months, if not years. It will adversely affect millions of people, sea creatures, and plants. But even as BP struggles to shut down the well, hundreds of people are rushing to fight the spill. In fact, this disaster shines a spotlight on a part of the green economy you may not have considered - environmental monitoring and mitigation. These folks step in when things go wrong.To give you an idea of the scope, BP alone has 22,000 people involved in oil spill cleanup and mitigation!

What types of jobs are these? Let’s take a look:

• Commercial boat operators: to deploy booms, maneuver materials and equipment
• Environmental engineer: to measure and design responses to spills
• Oil spill cleanup workers: to work on and offshore responding directly to site conditions; usually requires OSHA hazardous waste certification and training
• Field technician: monitors water and air conditions prior to and after exposure from oil spill
• Logistics and support personnel: to operate trucks, boats, and other transportation equipment in support of spill cleanup efforts
• Biologist: to assist in collecting and treating soiled birds and other wildlife
• Skilled and unskilled laborer: to remove debris, set up protective barriers, and related activities
• Heavy equipment operator: to erect tents, operate fork lifts, erect barriers, and related activities

Good luck in your job hunt!