By embracing ambitious environmental goals -- especially by committing ourselves to carbon-neutrality -- we will draw new talent and investment, and jump-start the kinds of bright green industries that are rapidly defining the 21st century economy: green building, clean technology, sustainable de... more
By embracing ambitious environmental goals -- especially by committing ourselves to carbon-neutrality -- we will draw new talent and investment, and jump-start the kinds of bright green industries that are rapidly defining the 21st century economy: green building, clean technology, sustainable design and manufacturing, ubiquitous information technologies, and so on.
Our economic future depends on these industries: the bolder our commitments to environmental goals, the better positioned we'll be to create and attract these businesses.
Amy Burgess
Better include job training in that mix too. We have a large, motivated, unemployed population who would love to participate in green industry... if we're qualified to step into these roles.