Discussion Question 7

I think the green collar jobs movement is really smart. Most people see the environment as something that you address when you're rich (I'll buy solar panels and organic produce when I can afford it), but this idea involves people in all economic walks of life. As a lot of blue collar jobs are being lost, green collar jobs are a great way to replace them. They not only help people who need jobs, but they restructure the entire energy industry (and other industries) to make them more green. It works with the root of the consumption problem. It also works with the current environmental problem. I agree, it definitely kills two birds with one stone. Green collar jobs use the environment as the means to economic end, but not in a harmful way