I knew that global warming prevention would give us a healthier environment, provide a world where eco-systems and forests could thrive, but I never realized it would also give us jobs. Duh!
"No magical green fairies are going to come down and put up all those solar panels," said Van Jones, a civil rights lawyer, founder and executive director of a nonprofit organized to ensure that the low income, and working poor have access to "green-collar" jobs."We can make a green pathway out of poverty."
I've never thought of this. New eco-implementations will open new opportunities, call for new jobs, and new skilled labor. I don't believe that it will pull the poor off the streets, but it will provide more jobs for those who are looking and possibly struggling.
Just one more great thing about going green!
Jobs are hard to find. We can always use more of them. Eco-friendly buildings and LEED designs are rare. We can always use more of those too. It's the perfect combo!
I, personally, have only envisioned the impact of "green" initiatives on our environment- our air,our health, our animals, our planet entirely. I never realized what it could do for our economy. If global warming was a universal concern, and everyone made a conscious effort, we could change so much. We have to want it.
Jones says we have to ask ourselves: Who are we going to be? Before we ask ourselves what we're going to do.
Who are we going to be? Well, if we continue with the way we are now, we will be unhealthy, we will be less of a planet. We already know what we need to do. Maybe we should ask ourselves, who do we want to be? Then just do it.
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