Comments on: 10 Green Jobs For the Next 10 Years http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/02/10-green-jobs-for-the-next-10-years/ Discussing the people, ideas, and companies that redefine capitalism and inspire positive change Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EcoConnoisseur http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/02/10-green-jobs-for-the-next-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 EcoConnoisseur Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:30:32 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1139#comment-2967 Don't forget the Chief Green Officer or Chief Sustainability Officer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Green_Officer Don’t forget the Chief Green Officer or Chief Sustainability Officer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Green_Officer

]]> By: EcoConnoisseur http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/02/10-green-jobs-for-the-next-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-37883 EcoConnoisseur Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:30:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1139#comment-37883 Don't forget the Chief Green Officer or Chief Sustainability Officer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Green_Officer Don’t forget the Chief Green Officer or Chief Sustainability Officer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Green_Officer

]]> By: Ken Smith http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/02/10-green-jobs-for-the-next-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-2867 Ken Smith Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:01:05 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1139#comment-2867 Investing stimulus money in renewable energy developers has a multiplier effect and should be considered a priority by State governments and the Obama Administration. With shovel read projects developers: a) keep their own businesses running and perhaps hire more staff, b) hire engineers, construction, and other subcontractors keeping or adding jobs in those companies, c) buy turbines, solar panels and component parts keeping or adding jobs in all of those companies, and d) cities/towns get low-cost renewable energy for municipal facilities such as schools, fire stations, or waste water treatment plants. And in many states renewable energy tax credits mean towns can actually reduce their expenses thereby lowering the cost of providing these essential services which has a direct impact on property taxes. There are many ‘shovel ready’ projects throughout the country. Many communities are strongly behind renewable energy in appropriate locations and of appropriate size. Every dollar invested by the State or Federal government in building a network of distributed renewable energy generating facilities has both immediate tactical benefits to the local economy and strategic benefit to the nation. Read more at www.buildbabybuild.net. Investing stimulus money in renewable energy developers has a multiplier effect and should be considered a priority by State governments and the Obama Administration. With shovel read projects developers: a) keep their own businesses running and perhaps hire more staff, b) hire engineers, construction, and other subcontractors keeping or adding jobs in those companies, c) buy turbines, solar panels and component parts keeping or adding jobs in all of those companies, and d) cities/towns get low-cost renewable energy for municipal facilities such as schools, fire stations, or waste water treatment plants. And in many states renewable energy tax credits mean towns can actually reduce their expenses thereby lowering the cost of providing these essential services which has a direct impact on property taxes.

There are many ‘shovel ready’ projects throughout the country. Many communities are strongly behind renewable energy in appropriate locations and of appropriate size. Every dollar invested by the State or Federal government in building a network of distributed renewable energy generating facilities has both immediate tactical benefits to the local economy and strategic benefit to the nation.

Read more at http://www.buildbabybuild.net.

]]> By: Ken Smith http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/02/10-green-jobs-for-the-next-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-37882 Ken Smith Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:01:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1139#comment-37882 Investing stimulus money in renewable energy developers has a multiplier effect and should be considered a priority by State governments and the Obama Administration. With shovel read projects developers: a) keep their own businesses running and perhaps hire more staff, b) hire engineers, construction, and other subcontractors keeping or adding jobs in those companies, c) buy turbines, solar panels and component parts keeping or adding jobs in all of those companies, and d) cities/towns get low-cost renewable energy for municipal facilities such as schools, fire stations, or waste water treatment plants. And in many states renewable energy tax credits mean towns can actually reduce their expenses thereby lowering the cost of providing these essential services which has a direct impact on property taxes. There are many ‘shovel ready’ projects throughout the country. Many communities are strongly behind renewable energy in appropriate locations and of appropriate size. Every dollar invested by the State or Federal government in building a network of distributed renewable energy generating facilities has both immediate tactical benefits to the local economy and strategic benefit to the nation. Read more at www.buildbabybuild.net. Investing stimulus money in renewable energy developers has a multiplier effect and should be considered a priority by State governments and the Obama Administration. With shovel read projects developers: a) keep their own businesses running and perhaps hire more staff, b) hire engineers, construction, and other subcontractors keeping or adding jobs in those companies, c) buy turbines, solar panels and component parts keeping or adding jobs in all of those companies, and d) cities/towns get low-cost renewable energy for municipal facilities such as schools, fire stations, or waste water treatment plants. And in many states renewable energy tax credits mean towns can actually reduce their expenses thereby lowering the cost of providing these essential services which has a direct impact on property taxes.

There are many ‘shovel ready’ projects throughout the country. Many communities are strongly behind renewable energy in appropriate locations and of appropriate size. Every dollar invested by the State or Federal government in building a network of distributed renewable energy generating facilities has both immediate tactical benefits to the local economy and strategic benefit to the nation.

Read more at http://www.buildbabybuild.net.

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