Blueprint for Economic Security: Job Creation

[Dan Moadus]

Dennis, please notice that I didn't write, "Dennis, Dennis, you just fight for old socialistic green technology, while I fight for good old American hydro carbons." I actually attempted to offer criticism of your original post promising great jobs if we just embrace "green" energy.

Are you just incapable of offering a counter argument to my post? It seems as though you can't answer any response of mine other than to try to label me.  Are you that intellectually bankrupt, or is there just no valid response possible?

[irishbobcat]

Dan, Dan, Dan, keep fighting for your dirty coal and oil....the old world neo-con way.....

I'll keep fighting the clean, green, fight.......the new age 21st Century way....

[Dan Moadus]

Dennis, Dennis, Dennis. It's sad that you keep pounding this same theme when it has been so roundly disproved. I just read an article that talked about this very subject. I don't have the article at hand so I'll paraphrase a bit, but I'll find it to make any corrections if needed.  Though it won't matter when talking to you.

The alternative energy sources that you are so enamored of are vastly more labor intensive than conventional sources. Ironically many of the articles you paste use the labor data to back up their claims of how many "green" jobs can be created. We could create these jobs only at added expense to ourselves as they can only come about by raising our energy costs, or higher taxes to subsidize these alternative energy schemes.

It is no different than if you were recommending laws being passed to outlaw mechanized farming, because of how many jobs would be created as the country reverts to manual sowing, reaping, and harvesting. 

So please Dennis, most people understand what adopting "green" technology would do to the cost of energy production. You are at least intelligent enough to understand it as well.  Don't you see how you are embarrassing yourself with your never ending proselytizing

[irishbobcat]

"It's time our major import was something other than oil and our major export was something other than American jobs."

Most Americans define economic security as a good job. Yet too many Americans who want jobs do not have one. As our infrastructure continues to deteriorate, as industries that once employed vast swaths of the country continue to disappear, and as other nations continue to move full speed ahead in the race to a new green economy, advancing policies that promote and invest in green jobs in America is more critical than ever.

By advancing job creation legislation focused on green jobs, progressives will be announcing our intent to develop the technologies and jobs of the future here at home, all while addressing our increasing energy dependence and environmental crises. Investment in our green economy not only creates the jobs we need today, it steers our states on a path toward innovation and prosperity.


Policy Options to spur Job Creation in 2011 include:

Green Jobs Workforce Development: build a trained workforce that earns competitive wages, fosters new skills, builds a career ladder, and keeps jobs in America.
Invest in existing programs, such as high school technical education and pre-apprenticeship training in community colleges.
Standardize training programs so that workers can use their skills across the states.
Encourage the design of course instruction and initiatives to align green job programs with employer needs.
Partner with labor unions from the manufacturing, construction, services, and other industries, as well as constituency-based organizations and workforce development programs.
Place an emphasis for providing opportunities for veterans, minorities, the unemployed, ex-offenders, and other populations with barriers to employment.
Energy Efficient Schools and Residential Buildings
Require that new school building construction meet pre-determined, performance-based standards.
Weatherize high-energy consumption, low-income residential buildings.
Financing Mechanisms to Leverage Investment for Energy Efficiency Projects
Greenhouse gas initiatives have the proven record of stimulating investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Through this stream of funding, we can create revolving loan programs to make our homes more energy efficient and support our small businesses.
On-utility bill financing is one the easiest and most secure ways to continue to stream revenue for retrofits in our homes and businesses. It provides cover from paying the up-front costs of a retrofit by adding a small monthly charge to utility bills that will eventually turn into permanent savings.