I sat down to do a "lightning round" on environmental issues with Stuart Varney on FOX Business this morning. We talked about global warming, car emissions, and green jobs.
According to Stuart, I took two out of three -- although I think it may be more like 3-0 -- and I got the last laugh!
Here's the video:
And in case your browser doesn't support the format, here is a link: The Green Skeptic on FOX Business
Showing posts with label green jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green jobs. Show all posts
31 January 2012
06 October 2010
Cleantech Jobs Race is Heating Up Globally
Today, Clean Edge, a leading research organization for the sector, released its second annual look at the state of cleantech jobs in the US and globally.
Among the leaders were California's geographic hubs around the Bay Area (1), Los Angeles (2); Greater San Diego (7), and Sacramento (15). No surprises there, really, as California has led the way in investment in renewable energy for some time. The Greater Boston area bumped up to #3, while New York-New Jersey and the Denver area rounded out the top 5.
Clean Edge also examines China's meteoric rise in the cleantech sector and offers the most comprehensive study of media clean-tech job compensation levels.
“China has risen from clean-energy neophyte to global clean-energy powerhouse over the past five years,” says Ron Pernick, cofounder and managing director of Clean Edge.
“China is now home to six of the top 10 global clean-tech pure-play employers, up from just three a year earlier,” Pernick says. “China has become the country to watch, analyze, and, at times, emulate. Ignoring China’s clean-tech ambitions and activities puts one’s own clean-tech initiatives at great peril.”
The full report can be downloaded at CleanEdge.com
26 July 2010
BizVoice Interview with The Green Skeptic
Here is a link to a PDF of the BizVoice article "Balancing Act."
15 January 2010
Green Skeptic on Job Creation: FoxBusiness
I was on FoxBusiness yesterday, talking with Stuart Varney about the green jobs number that has come out from the Obama administration.
There were three points I wanted to make on the subject:
1.) What qualifies as a green job? What counts? We need a clear definition to determine whether the accounting is accurate and the impact is greatest.
2.) Only $5B of the $90B stimulus commitment to clean energy has moved thus far. How can we more efficiently move that capital to put it to work?
3.) Lack of manufacturing base for clean energy in the US calls into question the number and quality of the jobs that will be created here in the US. Will they be just service-oriented? Will that have significant impact on the larger economy?
You can judge for yourself whether I succeeded. Let me know what you think.
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There were three points I wanted to make on the subject:
1.) What qualifies as a green job? What counts? We need a clear definition to determine whether the accounting is accurate and the impact is greatest.
2.) Only $5B of the $90B stimulus commitment to clean energy has moved thus far. How can we more efficiently move that capital to put it to work?
3.) Lack of manufacturing base for clean energy in the US calls into question the number and quality of the jobs that will be created here in the US. Will they be just service-oriented? Will that have significant impact on the larger economy?
You can judge for yourself whether I succeeded. Let me know what you think.
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