Green Collar Workers in the News again
Million Jobs of a Different Color?
Excerpt from the New York Times article:
No doubt that the number of green-collar jobs is growing, as homeowners, business and industry shift toward conservation and renewable energy. And the numbers are expected to increase greatly in the next few decades, because state governments have mandated that even more energy come from alternative sources.
Read the full Green Collar Worker article here.
As usual, the entire article wasn’t positive. One Washington lobbyist, points out,
Mr. Ebell suggested that green jobs might not prove to be so great. “There will undoubtedly be a lot of jobs created in industries that are considered green or fashionable,” he said. “Some will last a long time, and some will go like the dot-coms.”
Thanks to the Apollo Alliance for sending us the article.
