Biden Economic Adviser Says Green Jobs Could Help Unemployed, Underemployed (VIDEO)

The Middle Class Task Force, headed up by Vice President Joe Biden, has already had a lot of emphasis on green jobs, and Biden's chief economist isn't letting up. He said in an interview that green jobs should be able to help the nation's unemployed and underemployed.

"Spotlight On Poverty And Opportunity" presents a webcast on the White House Middle Class Task Force Working Families. The featured guest is Jared Bernstein who heads the task force and is the Chief Economist and Economic Advisor to the Vice President. He is interviewed by "Spotlight's" Mary Jo Walsh, former anchor at the ABC affiliate in Washington, DC.

Salient green job talk:

Full talk:

"Spotlight" Webcast of Jared Bernstein from Spotlight on Vimeo.

Comments

[Nicon]

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HEmp the greenest job there is.

[Greenguy25]

Green Jobs are here and they are gaining momentum.

Solar Maid has grown over 800% and they are still filling territories all across the country.
http://www.mygreenscene.com/thesolarmaidcompany/index.html

GreenScene EMS is trying to place environmental auditors in every county, nationwide becuase of the rapid growth spurred by the stimulus package.
http://www.greensceneems.com

You can also check out some of the publications for green jobs provided on this site.
http://www.mygreenscene.com

[rain33]

i believe that green jobs will comeback to move jobs into our economy. i like green jobs anyway.

[SonofLiberty1]

Thanks but these are really FRANCHISE TYPE STUFF...

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY AND WANT TO START A BUSINESS..­.

NOT, NOT , NOT FOR YOUR AVERAGE EVERYDAY UNEMPLOYED WORKER...

PLEASE BE MORE HONEST.

[prosha]

"He said in an interview that green jobs should be able to help the nation's unemployed and underemplo­yed."


This man is clearly a genius. I believe he has a very (solar powered) bright future. I am tingly with the insight he hath imparted. I bet he went to college.

[PinkysBrain]

Green jobs will save us from global warming, earthquakes, chemtrails, college exams, excessive sweating, mouth breathing, hypochondria, gun nuts, and IBS, That is the facts people.

[DesertDogAlpha]

ANY jobs could help the unemployed. Jobs in coal mines, oil fields, car factories, power plants, aluminum smelters, etc. Green jobs have for too long demonstrated that they cannot survive without endless government subsidies. And unless we place a clear and meaningful price on carbon (greenhouse gas emissions in terms of CO2 equivalent) that won't change. And I'd guess Joe Biden will back away from that approach without delay - not politically expedient and all that.

[SonofLiberty1]

There really aren't any or too many Green Jobs available yet. Most seem to be what I call

FLUFF....

Lots of stuff for people who already have money who wish to start a business or accountants or lawyers etc.

That is to say that you may find a green job if you already have a profession.

[TJCole]

Grow Industrial Hemp, it will create tons of real green jobs, both growing harvesting but also transporting it to distilleries and refineries which will also create more jobs help save family farm land and add to our energy independence we can stop using corn which will lower food prices and free up food for People and livestock world wide..it also eats CO2 like crazy...an­d we can get cellulose ethanol from it, and bio diesel from the seeds and so many other products products we can make here in America...

Why is it so called green jobs never include our using and returning to our agrarian base, isn't that green..?

http://hemp4fuel.com/ Hemp 4 Fuel

A great informative scientific oriented site showing us a way among others such as solar and wind a to energy independence, jobs, a cleaner environment and enhanced national security and energy security..­!

[Cheryln]

sorry - I meant to say Guest Visa-holders should not be given jobs.

[Cheryln]

Dear BioLiberty,

No, I wasn't aware of that at all! I'm thankful to anyone who has served our country! Thank you for enlightening me. Yes, I am aware that immigrants helped to build this country. However, until there is full US Citizen - and Green Card holder - employment, Guest Visa's should be cancelled.

[SonofLiberty1]

Let me tell you a couple of things about "Green Jobs"

First, here in suburban Philadelph­ia..Bucks County, we had a Windfarm provider, a Spanish Company called

GAMESA who set up shop here.

Some months ago, I sent my resume to them, never getting a reply....

Know what?

THEY JUST MOVED OUT OF BUCKS COUNTY...

So much for Green Jobs here...

Second, if you look for Green Jobs what you come up with are jobs that you]
need a degree for, not something that you could be trained for.

[NedFlanders19]

Wow, if this is what Biden's crew gets paid for to advise him on, I could easily do this.

Going along the same lines that green jobs could help the unemployed and underemployed, here's a couple of freebies for ya Joe

People with jobs are more likely to make money than those without jobs.
Food is better digested when it is chewed in the mouth, not put in the nose.
Water is wet.
When the sun rises darkness disappears.

Feel free to contact me for a lot more where this came from. I'll give you a bargain - 75k per year.

Best wishes,
Alan Greenspan

[Pavane]

I want a green job! How do I get one?

[Cheryln]

I haven't seen any assurances that these jobs will go to U.S. Citizens. There are so many H1B and L1 visa holders (many who have overstayed their visas) and Green Card holders. Their right to work should be revoked until we have near full employment of US Citizens.

[Rope-A-Dope]

C'mon Cheryl. Are you opposed to all initiatives that might help legal Visa holders? We gave them a WORK Visa and can't now simply say, "you can't work." Revoking their Visa's is a different issue entirely and has nothing to do with green jobs.

[BioLiberty]

Cheryln,

Did you know that the United States was founded by aliens from another country?

And during every single war we have waged "Green Card" service members fought and died for you?

As a Green Card holding Veteran of the US Navy I take offense to your ignorance.

Do your realize that there are over 10,000 "Green Card" members in the US Military today? Would you revoke their right to work and there by stop them from helping to secure the country and constitution?

[liminal67]

It's the future along with bio tech....

http://pitchbendpost.blogspot.com/

[plantguy]

Robbing Peter to pay Paul = green jobs

[peterg76]

Jobs could help the unemployed. They needed a task force for that?

[JnrNorman]

LEGALIZE HEMP!
Green jobs starts wih giving farmers and people freedom.

http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum959.php

[friedfish2718]

i agree.

hemp grows fast, is low maintenance.

1 step further: stop farm subsidies. makes no sense to pay someone to do nothing.
stop the subsidies and you will have to work (i.e. jobs) to work the land to make money.