Comments on: Potential for 1.9 Million Renewable Energy Jobs

By: antuan gordon

antuan gordon — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:08:08 +0000

This is great news for those who care about the planet and this country’s future, for all other stop your selfish ways.

By: Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:19:56 +0000

First time posting to something like this. I figured it’s time to start educating myself. I am in the construction trade, mostly bridge work but I have worked in refineries and auto plants (currently laid off). I for one would be willing to take a pay cut to work on a project that would benefit our world and not just a group of people. And even if global warming isn’t true I think this technology is awesome. Questions: Why haven’t we used this energy (solar, wind, electric vehicles) all along? I seems like we are capable of producing things almost overnight, during the world wars we got everyone together to produce the equipment needed, why don’t we do that now? Is it because too many people who work in the oil industry would lose their jobs? Why aren’t the oil companies starting “green” plants and capitalizing on this opportunity? Off topic questions: Is it possible to make a living off of selling power back to the grid if you had enough excess, or is there a limit? How much power do we need to conserve before the power company slows down their output? Say 100,000 houses don’t use power for a month, would that even affect the amount the power company makes? This is a very exciting time and I have so many more questions and thoughts. I hope this was ok posting this here! Thanks

By: Rob Beasley

Rob Beasley — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:19:02 +0000

Get the prospectus out to the public now, perhaps

By: slaps

slaps — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:59:05 +0000

My understanding is that Spain has seen quite contrary results, with each green job costing millions, overall decrease in income, and an overall negative impact on GNP. Still, it does seem like if we could reduce our imported oil bill, it would be a net benefit to the country.

By: Jon Rennie

Jon Rennie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:04:32 +0000

I am always leery when groups commission a study that confirms their beliefs. That being said, this could be good news. I wonder if the 1.9 million jobs are a net gain or have they considered the jobs that will be lost in the carbon producing power industry. Also, this is the first study I have seen that says Cap & Trade will increase household income. This seems counter-intuitive.