The unemployment rate hit a 16-year high last week, and President-elect Barack Obama moved fast to assuage workers’ fears, saying that his economic recovery plan would create millions of jobs. But what kind of jobs would they be?
If Obama has his way, 500,000 of them will be green energy jobs. His plan would invest in clean energy with the aim of doubling the production of alternative energy over three years and improving energy efficiency, according to the New York Times.
This idea is an outgrowth of Obama’s energy message during the campaign. This older Wall Street Journal article has more on Obama’s energy plan. The jobs would include wind-turbine builders and construction workers who would build greener buildings and upgrade the electrical grid.
If you’ve been dreaming about moving into a job that uses cutting edge technology to make a difference for the environment, our current economic straits may turn out to have a silver lining.
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