New auto standards: the start of Obama’s green revolution
One analysis forecasts a bright future for green jobs. The number of jobs tied to renewable energy or energy efficiency could surge in the next two decades to more than four times the 8.5 million jobs supported by those sectors in 2006, according to projections by the American Solar Energy Society. These numbers include indirect jobs such as accountants and truck drivers employed by clean-energy ventures. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
It becomes rather tiring to read or listen to dueling experts filling their pockets by standing in front of posters of their particular opinion. There is also plenty of room for skepticism, but often we confuse the messenger and the addressee and completely eliminate the message. There is no rationale argument in existence for not being exceedingly kind to our environment. There are only arguments by warring parties that make a living on either side of the divide. Any other arguments about abusing power, sweetheart contracts, EPA authority or financial impact are cottage industry and not part of the central discussion. That's where all the drama is that sells so much soap powder and Funyuns on scores of cable and terrestrial Pundi-casts.