Do you see any Green Jobs being created?

@ram_cv (16513)
India
December 5, 2009 10:18am CST
When Obama was campaigning for the US presidency, one of his favorite topics was sustainable energy solutions. He claimed after gaining presidency that he would create around 500,000 Green Jobs in the next 5 years. Do you see any Green Jobs being created? Also any idea what exactly qualifies as a Green Job? Cheers! Ram
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@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
6 Dec 09
I can't say anything about what jobs appeared in the US and how green they are, but in Romania it seems that the unemployment is increasing as a result of the financial crisis, and I think that's what happens everywhere else too. Nowadays, I don't think anyone thinks about green jobs anymore - they are thinking on how to give people any kind of jobs. The crisis wasn't at the horizon when Obama was campaigning for the presidency, so I don't think his administration had the chance of doing something about it, even if they wanted too.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
7 Dec 09
True, that was my impression as well. Despite all kinds of promises, I do not see any increase in the green jobs, though in research I am seeing more research into sustainable technologies these days. Cheers! Ram
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