Obama: Economic Stimulus Plan Will Create 500,000 New Green Jobs

David Anderson — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:55:53 EST

Last week, President-Elect Barack Obama’s said that his economic stimulus plan will create half a million new green jobs for America.

“We’ll create nearly half a million jobs by investing in clean energy – by committing to double the production of alternative energy in the next three years, and by modernizing more than 75% of federal buildings and improving the energy efficiency of two million American homes,” the president elect said. These made-in-America jobs building solar panels and wind turbines, developing fuel-efficient cars and new energy technologies pay well, and they can’t be outsourced.”

States Plan to Create New Green Jobs As U.S. Unemployment Hits 11.1 Million

David Anderson — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:33:00 EST

The number of unemployed individuals in the United States rose by 632,000 to hit 11.1 million in December, according to the Department of Labor. The U.S. economy shed 1.9 million jobs in the last four months of 2008 alone. But rather than dwell on this dire economic data a number of states are taking a proactive approach to stimulating economic growth by creating new green jobs.

The Green Jobs Report

Obama: Economic Stimulus Plan Will Create 500,000 New Green Jobs

States Plan to Create New Green Jobs As U.S. Unemployment Hits 11.1 Million