Is Global Warming a Crisis?

Is Global Warming a Crisis?

Global warming has quickly become one of the most heated issues in America (pun intended). Rising temperatures and melting icebergs are indisputable evidence that the Earth is warming, but is this global heat wave a man-made crisis or just overblown hype?

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A Green Economy Means Job Opportunities

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Who will benefit from the transition to clean, sustainable energy?

A report published a few months ago by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Amherst Massachusetts answers this question. By looking at green industries like building retrofitting, mass transit and fuel-efficient automobiles, the report shows that the skills required by a green economy will benefit millions of U.S. workers already employed across a range of occupations, states and income levels. We’re talking about carpenters, electricians, machinists and truck drivers. Industries like solar and wind are only one slice of this story. Much of the transition will happen in occupations already familiar to Americans.

This means that solving global warming won’t benefit only the technically advanced. Instead, it means more jobs, and more job security, for more Americans. As the economy slumps, this kind of economic stimulus is precisely what the American economy needs.

This means that the fight requires action by the individual, by businesses, by government, cities and states. It’s the fight of a generation.

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