The typical job in the Pacific Northwest is gentler to nature than at any time in decades, thanks to the region's swift uncoupling from timber, mining, and other resource industries. But while jobs are greener, this new economy has a dark side: the gap between rich and poor has widened, and rising consumption is eroding the region's environmental gains. From Ketchikan, AK to Bend, OR to Boonville, CA, the question resonates: If we do what's right for the environment, what is everyone going to do for a living? Green-Collar Jobs takes a close look at timber towns in the Northwest--ground zero in the perceived battle between jobs and the environment.

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Alan Thein Durning is executive director of Sightline. Click here for a full bio.

**2008 update: The term "green-collar jobs," which got its start with this little book, is now enjoying new popularity as a buzzword on the presidential campaign trail and with "green jobs" leader Van Jones. Read about it here.