With the $787 billion stimulus package on the top of everyone's mind, people are wondering what jobs are going to be created from all this money. Well here are the top ten green job industries that should fair well from the package:
1) Advanced Biofuel- derived from non-food crops like cornstalks. These emmit 60% less greenhouse gases but still preform like normal fuel. By 2012 the industry will generate 123,000 new jobs.
2) Building Retrofitting- nearly all homes are leaking money through wasted heat and energy. The Obama Administration wants to retrofit nearly 10 million homes per year until 2020. At that rate this field could sustain nearly 6 million jobs.
3) Geothermal Energy- geothermal hot spots produce a natural source for steam that can be harnessed into energy. Geothermal energy is renewable and clean energy. This field employed nearly 16,000 people in 2008.
4) Green Chemistry- this is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or creation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry does chemistry the way nature does. Ninety-five percent of everyday products are petroleum based and there is a push to switch those out with 'natural' products. The exact number of created jobs is unknown but it is likely to be tens of thousands of jobs.
5) Green Manufacturing- think 2.5 million jobs in this field are likely to be created to help switch over many plants to preform green.
6) Smart Grid- this is a coordinated national effort to modernize the electrical transmission grid with updated technology that will save energy. Also with the renewable energy sector growing there is a need for people to connect communities with renewable energy sources. There will be an estimated 140,000 hitech jobs created in this field.
7) Solar Energy- this involves 85,000 jobs each year. The industry has just recorded its third year of growth with 16% growth last year despite the recession.
8) Sustainable Agriculture- this is a way of farming that produces food indefinitely without cause sever or irreversable damage. In 2007, 11,901 farms were being converted.
9) Sustainable Green Retailing- retrofitting existing retail businesses to be environmentally friendly in products and services.
10) Wind Energy- America can run on AIR! With wind farms popping up all over, with a big one in South California through the mountains, jobs are also popping up. The stimulus package will preserve or create 89,000 jobs in 2009 alone, and continue into 2010 and farther.
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