Comments on: What Shade of Green Best Suits the Economy? http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/what-shade-of-green-best-suits-the-economy-3993/ Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Saving Energy Means Getting the South on Board | Miller-McCune Onlinehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/what-shade-of-green-best-suits-the-economy-3993/#comment-15090 Saving Energy Means Getting the South on Board | Miller-McCune Online Mon, 24 May 2010 16:50:30 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/01/22/what-shade-of-green-best-suits-the-economy/#comment-15090 [...] future,” the report said. If adopted, it said, the policies would create about 520,000 new “green” jobs by 2030, and the economy would grow by $1 billion — a small but important boost in a region with [...] [...] future,” the report said. If adopted, it said, the policies would create about 520,000 new “green” jobs by 2030, and the economy would grow by $1 billion — a small but important boost in a region with [...]

]]> By: Bernard Ferrethttp://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/what-shade-of-green-best-suits-the-economy-3993/#comment-14356 Bernard Ferret Mon, 17 May 2010 05:29:24 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/01/22/what-shade-of-green-best-suits-the-economy/#comment-14356 Here's the United Nations' definition: "We define green jobs as work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and service activities that contribute substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality. Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through high-efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize or altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution." A very interesting fact is that the US Government wants to create millions of green jobs in the next 10 years, but it has no definition of a green job! The proof it has no definition: the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics is spending $8 million to find one! See this article:<a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100502experts_red-hot_over_green_jobs_feds_spend_8m_to_define_trendy_80b_term/srvc=home&position=also" rel="nofollow">http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2...</a> My own definition is at<a href="http://www.thegreenjobbank.com/forum/green-jobs/what-is-a-green-job." rel="nofollow">http://www.thegreenjobbank.com/forum/green-jobs/w...</a> -Bernard Freeland, MD Here's the United Nations' definition:
"We define green jobs as work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and service activities that contribute substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality. Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through high-efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize or altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution."

A very interesting fact is that the US Government wants to create millions of green jobs in the next 10 years, but it has no definition of a green job! The proof it has no definition: the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics is spending $8 million to find one! See this article:http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2…

My own definition is athttp://www.thegreenjobbank.com/forum/green-jobs/w…

-Bernard
Freeland, MD

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