Tracking Green Jobs

TRNS Reporter Julianne LaJeunesse tracks the development of green jobs in the U.S. (5:35)
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Green Jobs Kill Jobs Says Dick Armey

For every green job created, two jobs will be destroyed says former Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX). Armey adds that "what global warming public policy is really all about is the artificial creation of increased scarcity of what is probably the most high linkage resource in America and the world." (0:27)
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Biden: Green Jobs Are Better. Period.

Vice President Joe Biden says green jobs, jobs that promote clean, renewable energy, pay 10-20% higher wages than traditional jobs. Biden went on to say that green initiatives create jobs in the U.S. and allow more Americans to get to, and remain, in the middle class. (0:41)
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Bogart: Less Energy At High Cost

Tom Bogart Professor of Economics, York (Pa.) College discusses green jobs and says that creating jobs is not the issues rather what the jobs actually do. "In this case they are creating less energy at higher costs," says Bogart. (1:20)
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The burden of borrowing

Jonathan Bronstein sits down with Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) about the budget, green jobs, and the problems posed by foreign nations owning American debt.

"I find it ironic that the very same folks who criticize President Bush for pursuing a smaller amount of this, they don't seem to have a problem with a larger amount of this now that they have a new president," said Smith in regards to the Democrats increasing the size of the government.
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Let's get to work, green work

Dan Lashof, climate center director at the Natural Resources Defense Coucil spoke today on a new report about job opportunitites for a green economy. Ther report shows that an investment in green jobs will reduce pollution, dependence on oil, reduced energy bills and more green jobs with skills millions of American workers already have. (0:57)
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