Can Green Jobs Fix the U.S. Economy?

By U.S. News Staff

February 18, 2010 RSS Feed Print

Green jobs are touted by the Obama administration and others as a cure for the economy, a spur to American innovation, and an ecological boon that cannot be shipped overseas. But doubters label them as too expensive to create, unsustainable, and even employment wreckers.

What do you think? Are green jobs a panacea or a pipe dream? Weigh in below and take our poll. And don't miss the debate between Jerome Ringo, former president of the Apollo Alliance, and Kenneth Green of the American Enterprise Institute in the March issue of U.S.News & World Report.

Are Green Jobs the Way to Fix the American Economy?

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We have an infrastructure that is falling apart -- bridges and highways need repair, public transportation is badly needed, technology research needs to be bolstered, Internet Security needs serious remedies, energy independence initiatives, etc. Do you think that there issues will be address without government intervention and funding? Not a chance in the world! Do you think that these absolutely needed projects would not create US jobs? There's enough work needed to improve our infrastructure and the security of our country to create a few million jobs. Do we not have the smarts or guts to recognize this?

Gerry

Gerry Deshaies of ME 10:26AM March 16, 2010

So your point point is capitalism looses to communism? They would get 3,ooo jobs vs. 300 here. My suggestion is you better decide if people don't matter stop pretending they do. Looks like if you want a job you need a communist giovernment.

Fred of MI 4:22PM March 06, 2010

It is ultimate silliness that environmentalists spout. Al Gore flies around the world, attracting hordes of adulating sycophants who burn tens of thousands of gallons of fuel to hear him say not to fly and drive. Then Al is off again in his private jet.

There are hundreds if not thousands of "environmental" conferences worldwide, where hypocrites do the same thing, flying and driving to pat each other on the back for their "concern" and brilliant ideas. I rode my bicycle to one and handed out fliers asking why they didn't videoconference instead of flying and driving there. Nobody could answer.

Famous luminaries besides Al Gore fly hundreds of thousands of miles annually to collect greenbucks to lecture on this nonsense.

After these EcoHypocrites have cut their own energy usage 80%, then they can start lecturing the rest of us.

The Global Warming Scam can be examined in part at www.theglobalwarmingscam.blogspot.com

John Jaeger of CA 11:57PM February 24, 2010

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