I have written many times that economic development is a fed ridden business and profession. In my own time, I have lived through robotics, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and now, "Green Jobs".
I knew "Green Jobs" had arrived as a credible fad when a slightly inebriated, giggling venture capitalist said to me: "Somebody is going to make a lot of money on this." When money weighs in on behalf of the fad, it is "game on" whether the fad and associated technology are appropriate, necessary, or not.
I am and have always been an outdoors person and a sensible environmentalist, but that shouldn't confuse me with prevailing environmental thinking oer whatever it is. For example, many people with whom I speak say Barach Obama has been good for the environment. I think a President who is intent on filling the Great Lakes with Asian Carp and wind turbines should be highly suspect in any pro environment category.
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