Green Acre Radio: Training for work in an alternative-energy future

The demand for energy alternatives creates new jobs and opportunities. Students at Shoreline Community College are receiving training as hybrid-auto technicians.

Martha Baskin

Martha Baskin Jul 5, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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            <p>The demand for energy alternatives creates new jobs and opportunities. Students at Shoreline Community College are receiving training as hybrid-auto technicians.</p><p>Alternative fuels, green vehicles, efficiency and renewables have emerged as having the greatest potential for job creation. They're also the  greatest workforce development opportunity for community colleges on the horizon. Hybrid auto technician training at Shoreline Community College is no exception. Considered one of the nation's premier training programs in the nation, the employment rate for technicians who complete the program is 90%. Green Acre Radio provides an inside look.</p><p>Click on the audio player above or <a href="http://crosscut.com/static/static_file/2011/03/04/Green_Acre_Radio_Pedal_to_the_Metal.mp3?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here to listen</a>.</p>
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The demand for energy alternatives creates new jobs and opportunities. Students at Shoreline Community College are receiving training as hybrid-auto technicians.

Alternative fuels, green vehicles, efficiency and renewables have emerged as having the greatest potential for job creation. They're also the greatest workforce development opportunity for community colleges on the horizon. Hybrid auto technician training at Shoreline Community College is no exception. Considered one of the nation's premier training programs in the nation, the employment rate for technicians who complete the program is 90%. Green Acre Radio provides an inside look.

Click on the audio player above or here to listen.

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By Martha Baskin

Martha Baskin is an environmental reporter, whose work on the subject began with a project for the King Conservation District. Green Acre Radio was born shortly afterward. Her work is currently suppor