jobs
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Yes, EPA regs will cost jobs: heavily subsidized, value-destroying jobs
The latest line of attack from the dirty-energy caucus has been that "54,000 direct jobs" will be lost if, as expected, new EPA regulations lead to the shuttering of around 20 percent of the U.S. coal-power fleet. The key thing to remember is that these are some of the most heavily subsidized jobs in the U.S. economy.
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Kind of a big deal: $1.6 billion coming for energy efficiency projects
Pension funds and big businesses plan to sink money into energy-retrofit programs, which create jobs and present an excellent climate solution.
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Critical List: Climate change kills jobs; making a bridge out of live trees
Climate change kills jobs: A new study says California's economy could take a hit in the hundreds of millions of dollars as climate change takes it toll. So really, any program that fights climate change should be considered a job-saving program.
Job creation may be a different story. Loan guarantees for green energy projects aren't creating as many jobs as the Obama administration promised.
Green groups in Texas are growing, which means staffing up. (Now green is good for jobs again!) -
Obama proposes cutting oil and gas subsidies to fund jobs plan
The idea may see fierce debate in Congress -- but a majority of Americans support repealing tax breaks for fossil-fuel companies.
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Don’t buy the job-killing hype: Regulations create jobs, save lives
Environmental regulations often create new jobs, while preventing senseless deaths and improving our standard of living at the same time.
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Critical List: Obama called for green schools, better infrastructure; Google shares carbon footprint
In his jobs speech, President Obama called for the construction of green schools and an infrastructure bank that could help create public transportation and efficient buildings.
With an average temperature of 74.5 degrees F, this summer was the second hottest on record in the U.S. (The hottest summer was in 1936, when it was 74.6 degrees F. We're gonna beat that soon.)
Google reveals its carbon footprint, which is smaller than an oil company's and about the same as a chemical company's. -
Obama gives strong jobs speech, defends pollution standards
Obama’s big job speech exceeded expectations. He didn't mention clean energy by name, but he did emphasize that it's a core job-creating industry.
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Mitt stakes: Romney botches 9 energy facts
Mitt Romney released his much-hyped jobs plan Tuesday. In the energy section alone, there are 9 inconsistencies and factually incorrect statements.
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Even Tea Partiers don't think environmental protection kills jobs
Yale University and George Mason University took a deep dive into the relationships between political identity and views on climate change. In other words, they tried to figure out what the hell is going on in the minds of Tea Partiers. Godspeed, brave souls.
Here's what sets Tea Partiers off from the rest of us:
- They do not believe global warming is happening. Duh. Only 34 percent of Tea Partiers believe in global warming, vs. 53 percent of Republicans. 53 percent of Tea Partiers aren't even wavering: they know global warming's not happening.
- Those snowstorms last winter made them wonder if global warming was real at all.
- They seriously believe there's disagreement about the science behind this stuff.
- They're so damn sure of themselves!