It's always a happy circumstance when you can solve two problems with one solution, especially if both are big, seemingly intractable, problems.

This is the case with both the challenge of slowing/stopping the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and creating good, high-paying, secure jobs for our population.

Fortunately, a massive investment in training and infrastructure, and continuing support for installation, of Green Energy Technologies can do just this. Green Energy is the wave of the future, and all the leading economists around the world acknowledge this. In a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, it states:

Renewable energy has been one of the bright spots for the struggling U.S. economy. In 2007 and 2008, more wind power was installed in the United States than in the previous 20 years combined, representing a $27 billion investment. More than 70 wind turbine component manufacturing facilities opened, expand-ed, or were announced. Moreover, according to their respective trade associations, the U.S. wind industry employed 85,000 people in 2008, up 35,000 from 2007, and the solar energy industry employed more than 80,000 people, up more than 15,000 from 2006.

According to new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a national standard that would require all electric utilities to increase their use of renewable electricity to at least 25 percent by 2025 would create more "green" jobs, lower consumer energy bills in every region of the country, and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other harmful emissions from power plants--the biggest source of global warming pollution in the United States.

We strongly agree with the UCS and are actively engaged in lobbying for increased government support for these activities, particularly the generation of electricity through innovative use of geothermal power.

We encourage everyone to contact their representatives and urge them to support Green Energy development.