Is creating “green jobs” really?
…..going to help the economy. Im no expert but it seems to me they might be the emperors new clothes. Is it case similar to the world of finance which ended up in disastrous failure where people are trying to create money out of thin air (like with carbon trading) without actually producing or are these real jobs that people can do ?
Apart from the obvious like people installing green technology what other green jobs are there ?
No…they aren’t creating jobs anyway…they are donating to favorite causes.
Yes. This will help the manufacturing and service base, PLUS, provide citizens and taxpayers alike, with less energy costs.
a job as the jolly green giant for a childrens playhouse has been advertised in my local paper- does that count
People forget the BILLIONS we wasted on synthetic fuels in the early 80s and the BILLIONS we waste now on corn ethanol which is wasteful, inefficient, and bad for the environment.
When the government picks winners in the energy sector, lobbyist and powerful PACS win, and taxpayers and consumers lose.
Yes, of course, it will help the economies of AlGore and Pelosi just as planned.
California liberals and RINO Gov. Schwarzenegger introduced “green” legislation with much fanfare in 2006. They also provided economic analysis which stated that carbon emission tax and other “green” regulation will boost the economy.
Since 2006 unemployment in California soared from 4.2% to 9.3%. And the State is officially bankrupt since Feb 1st they send IOUs instead of tax refund checks.
So I let you be the judge.
If these jobs prevent or solve environmental problems, they are. The money invested in these jobs will be returned in better quality of resources, clean water, clean air, reduced health care costs, sustained harvests and an improved quality of life.
The environment is no luxury article. It is our sustenance base. It is the beginning and the end of every economic process. Investment in the environment, if wisely done, is investment in our productive capacity.
Yes it could create millions of jobs, the thing is we would have to make a commitment to get away from the grip of oil. First off there is solar, the manufacture of solar panels if done domestically could create lots of jobs, then there is thin film solar, which is printed off a commercial printing press and will revolutionize solar, then there is wind, which just like solar can be used on the giant scale commercially to make energy or just by the homeowner on a small scale, then electric cars are just about ready, being tested by all the manufacturers, of course a few are ready to buy right now. We have alternatives for all the energy needs we have, ready to go, clean energy, one thing is the companies out here don’t like to pay Americans a living wage, they like to make it in Mexico or over seas and ship it in here so the executives can get a huge payday, also subsudies are a problem, the oil companies here recieve $250 billion a year in subsudies, so the playing field is not level. Alternative energy can be a big business and put lots of people to work, but will it be Americans manufacturing it or foreigners?
There could be the ‘green police’ who knock on our doors and interrogate us to see if we are being good little eco-friendly boys and girls.
Yes and No
Hot job areas include electricians, mechanical engineers, welders, metal workers, construction managers, accountants, analysts, environmental scientists, and chemists. The vast majority of jobs created by the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries are in the same types of roles seen in other industries (accountants, factory workers, IT professionals, etc). truck drivers, machinists, roofers, accountants, cashiers, software engineers, civil engineers, energy efficient construction, energy audit specialists, the list goes on and on
Hottest sectors include: wind, solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, fuel cells, biofuel, (federal government–think here-cost), recycling, energy efficient windows/doors, green building
Renewable energy and energy efficiency can create millions of well-paying jobs, many of which are not subject to foreign outsourcing. These jobs are in two categories that every state is eager to attract – college-educated professional workers (many with advanced degrees), and highly skilled technical workers.
The renewable energy industry grew more than three times as fast as the U.S. economy in 2007 (not including hydropower). Renewable energy is also growing more rapidly than the energy efficiency industry, but the energy efficiency industry is currently much larger than the renewable energy industry.
Key conclusions from Colorado case study:
Renewable energy and energy efficiency industries are already significant economic drivers in Colorado and are well positioned for future growth. In 2007 green jobs generated $10.3 billion in sales and provided over 91,000 jobs in Colorado, accounting for more than 4% of the gross state product. This could grow to as much as $61.5 billion and 613,000 jobs by 2030 with continued leadership, research, development, and policy efforts.
Germany’s population is about one-quarter the size of the U.S., but Germany has more renewable energy jobs and generates new jobs faster the U.S.
The U.S. is in a global marketplace. If we fail to invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency, the U.S. runs the risk of losing additional ground in these industries to Germany and other nations. If we refuse to address policy and regulatory barriers to the sustained development of the new energy economy, other countries will lead and reap the economic and environmental benefits
But no one has talked about the downfall here–How green it really is? And how long will it last? will it benifit all? Nice sounding though
WIND takes a lot of needed land to produce just a little energy, and not reliable for our needs always. SUN-Man-made photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity when the sun’s rays excite electrons in the cells.. At present, though, photovoltaic cells are relatively inefficient, and the electricity produced from the cells is expensive when compared with that produced from fossil fuels. In addition, toxic chemicals, such as cadmium sulfide and gallium arsenide, are used in the cells’ manufacture. Because such chemicals persist in the environment for centuries, “disposal and recycling of the materials in inoperative cells could become a MAJOR problem. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (Australia is starting here–we are not sure how much damage this could do yet-your digging deep in the earth and uses much water and oil, WATER-Hydroelectric power -so much here ,The impounded water frequently covers valuable, agriculturally productive, alluvial bottom-land. Furthermore, dams alter the existing plants, animals, and microbes in the ecosystem, HYDROGEN:-expensive, this hydrogen is extracted in a process involving fossil fuels—a process that also gives off the poisonous gas carbon monoxide and the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.FUEL-CELL POWER:- at the time of writing, the power generated from existing stationary fuel-cell plants is more than four times as expensive as that from fossil fuel sources also toxic disposal.
This is going to cost, a -lot -it may not be what people think as good for long time future, There will be a economy boom for a time (we had that before) -than what? Some jobs will be lost and many will have to take lower pay. A time to look at hard facts again on how although we may mean well or not–we are still destroying the earth around. And only a certain time period benefits. We often don’t really look further than we want too to other than to satisfy ourselves, do we?
So yes it does produce jobs,
For how long and at what future cost is to be debated.
I think we will go that way rather it is best in the long run or not. It’s already started. And we have to keep up with the Jones don’t we?