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Green Renewable Energy Jobs Will Save the Valley

June 7, 2008

Job Opportunities for the Green Economy: A State-by-State Picture of Occupations that Gain from Green Investments is a new report from the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Since I have started my campaign as the Independent Green Party Candidate for the 60th district, I have stated my number one mission when elected to Columbus will be to bring renewable energy manufacturing jobs to the 60th district to help our poor, working, and middle class of the valley.

How can renewable energy jobs help our valley?  Train operators who currently deliver furniture may one day deliver wind turbine component parts, meaning that their work will be contributing to building a green economy, and that a green economy is creating new employment in rail transportation.

By examining the number of people who are employed in each of the occupations that will be affected by these six green economy strategies, and the average wages in each state for each of these job types, it becomes clear that millions of U.S. workers, across a wide range of occupations, states, and income levels, will all benefit from defeating
global warming and transforming the United States into a green economy.

A push to dramatically increase America's clean-energy supply will mean increased demand for these workers, and rising demand could also lead to rising wages.

Solving global warming will require all kinds of workers with a wide range of skills. Tens of thousands of Ohioans have good-paying job skills2 that are representative of a broad range of skills needed to build clean energy solutions:

n Carpenters will be needed to make buildings more energy efficient. There are nearly 30,000 carpenters in Ohio, paid an average of over $17 per hour.

n Electricians are essential to expanding mass transit solutions. There are nearly 26,000 electricians in Ohio, paid an average of over $22 per hour.

n Operations managers are needed to manufacture of energy-efficient automobiles. There are over 47,000 operations managers in Ohio, paid an average of over $41 per hour.

n Machinists craft essential components for wind power. There are nearly 30,000 machinists in Ohio, paid an average of over $16 per hour.

n Welders are vital to solar power manufacturing. There are nearly 16,000 welders in Ohio, paid an average of over $15 per hour.

n Industrial truck drivers transport supplies and fuels for the cellulosic biofuels sector. There are nearly 31,000 industrial truck drivers in Ohio, paid an average of nearly $14 per hour.

While current State Representative Bob Hagan is trying to pass bills to stop puppy mills in Ohio, we need a new state representative who will spend time bringing renewable energy jobs to the valley and Ohio.

Dennis Spisak-Independent Green Party Candidate for State Representative-60th District
Campaign web site: Http://votespisak.tripod.com

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