News Flash: Environmentalism and Capitalism Not Mutually Exclusive
Here’s a fantastic article in Renewable Energy World, in which the author points to 10 quick and easy reasons that he believes the Earth will exceed the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s estimate that the total penetration of clean energy will grow only 5% by the year 2035.
As he’s pointed out, 5% is truly a pitiful figure, and he’s done a really good job with his analysis. Here’s one that he missed which, in my estimation, constitutes a big deal: Jobs. It’s only a matter of time before someone of importance realizes that environmentalism and capitalism are not mortal enemies; in fact, the precise opposite is true.
Soon, one of our leaders will announce: “Breakthrough! We can actually put people back to work, by creating market conditions that will form many millions of jobs of retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency, installing PV, wind, solar thermal, hydro, biomass, geothermal, energy storage, and smart-grid technologies.”
Next thing you know, we’ll have an economic boom, the U.S. will regain its leadership position in technology, and we’ll have a clean and safe place to live.
If the guy wants, I’ll write the speech for him for free.
Here it comes! I can almost hear that announcement coming across my computer’s speakers…..