Jobs in Alternative Energy Fields  Many people who take jobs in
the alternative energies research and development sector have
to, at least in the beginning, take relatively low pay. Taking a
job in this industry is thus not about—or, not predominantly
about—making money, although that is needless to say important,
as one who is not well-fed soon becomes one who is not
productive at work, especially when we are considering the
brain-work involved in the work of researching and developing
technologies in the alternative energies sector. There are those
who take a job just because they find it is a fulfilling task
that they have undertaken—something that is going to help
mankind, or their society, or the Earth herself. But in truth,
what most people dream of in terms of work is a position that
they at once enjoy immensely while they also are receiving good
money for their time and energy.  Positions in the alternative
energy research and development industry often offer just such
an opportunity.  The alternative