Jobs — Fossil Fuels Vs. Renewables
In 2012, there were a total of 137,650 permanent coal-related jobs nationwide [1], and 806,831 oil and gas jobs as of 2011 [2]. By contrast, there were 3,401,279 green jobs in 2011 [3]. The Department of Energy predicts using conservative estimates that by 2030 there will be over half a million wind jobs alone [4].
Putting a price on carbon when it comes out of the ground is simple, will raise the cost of fossil fuel spurring more development in high mileage cars trucks and energy stingy appliances and factory machinery. It grows the economy, creates jobs. There is no good economic argument against it.
The Department of Energy predicts using conservative estimates that by 2030 there will be over half a million wind jobs alone [4].
ReplyDeleteAnd the oil industry will use every avenue of media propaganda to fight it. It's funny really, I saw an advertisement were someone was complaining about all the birds being killed by flying into the huge wind mills. The hypocrisy was epic.
Hi Beach Bum,
ReplyDeleteFight it they will, although some are saying they are willing to go for a price on carbon, I will post that later. As for bird kills, House cats are number one, amazingly pesticides are next, I don't recall the order after that but fences kill more than wind turbines, cars kill more than wind turbines. In the state of KS where I live only one eagle has been killed in several years while dozens have been found dead or wounded by gunfire, and probably dozens more were picked up by the shooter and taken for trophy.