Alternative Energy: Could Support Half a Million Jobs - Political Opinion

The implementation of large-scale wind powered grids would require research, development and extensive construction which could potentially create 500,000 jobs in the U.S. within 20 years. The United States Department of Energy believes that wind power is a viable solution for future electrical needs, with the capability to supply up to 20 percent of America’s consumption.

Wind power would severely reduce the harmful and wasteful environmental effects of current technologies – specifically fossil fuels – while also creating a booming industry in the United States. Furthermore, in supplying one fifth of our current electrical consumption, wind power would more than replace oil-fired power plants in the United States.

This solution is not a quick fix and will take time and patience, but it is a legitimate alternative to the crash course we find ourselves in. The U.S. no longer has a significant technology gap between itself and other nations, and highly skilled and educated Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to find work. Researching energy alternatives could spur a technology boom and offer a welcomed job opportunity for the thousands of skilled workers suffering from layoffs, as well as recent graduates and others entering a now shrinking workforce.

Source Foster Folly News:

Experts say there is a renewable source of energy that is capable of becoming a major contributor to America’s electricity supply over the next three decades - wind power.

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It’s also estimated that a 20 percent wind contribution could increase annual revenues to local communities to more than $1.5 billion by 2030 and support roughly 500,000 jobs in the U.S., with an average of more than 150,000 workers directly employed by the wind industry.

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