Stimulate This!
As the debate on the stimulus package continues, it will be interesting to see whether infrastructure will be a key component. Seen as an important element to growing the economy, construction and civil engineering projects take a lot of time to plan and execute effectively. That being said, there are a ton of projects here in California that are just waiting for a green light and already speculation is flying about which far-off projects here in the Yay might be accelerated. Hopefully the 580 connection repair will be be a model for future projects. It was speedy and came in under-budget, which means there was little to no graft or corruption involved.
The energy independence lobby and environmental groups are hoping for some real alternative energy stimulus in the bill. With layoff news dropping each day, green retrofits of homes would mean jobs for displaced workers. Interest is high in green energy educational programs like the solar installation training classes at San Jose City College and the time is ripe for government to make some permanent incentives for businesses to install alternative energy. Despite the downturn, there are still a grip of green jobs available in various disciplines.
Check out http://www.solarjobs.us/ and http://www.windjobs.org/ to see the latest jobs available in the green energy space.
Tags: Barack Obama, congress, construction, green energy, green jobs, job sites, solar, stimulus package, wind
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We need to do everything in our power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.We have so much available to use such as wind and solar as well as technologies to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. There could be no better investment in than to invest in energy independence. Create clean cheap energy,create millions of BADLY needed new green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.The high cost of fuel this past year did serious damage to our society and economy. Record numbers of jobs and homes have been lost due to the direct impact on our economy.Oil is finite.We are using it globally at the rate of 2 X faster than new oil is being discovered. Added to the strain on our supplies foreign countries are bursting in populations and becoming modern.China and India alone are expected to add another 3 million vehicles to their highways in the next 2 decades. I just read a fantastic book called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now by Jeff Wilson.Great Book!