america in transition

As we all know, we are in the process of transitioning from one president to another. In this case, we are also transitioning from one political climate to another.

Barack Obama has spoken many times about his concern for the environment and his plan to commit the United States to a green policy. In a move that supports what he has been saying, there was an announcement today about how his stimulus package will include a heavy dose of spending on environmentally friendly projects that will create “green”-collar jobs.

“Clean energy is going to be a foundation for rebuilding the American economy,” said Bracken Hendricks, an analyst at the Democratic-leaning Center for American Progress and an adviser to the presidential-transition team. Generating jobs in concert with cutting pollution will be “a major component” of any economic-recovery plan, Hendricks said.

The plan outlines many things, including a greener infrastructure and public transportation. The hope is that with new policy, the creation of new jobs will follow. Jobs that cannot be outsourced, since the idea is being green and being local.

You can read the whole article HERE, via Bloomberg News