Does Obama have anything like Hillary Clinton's "Green collar workers"?

[joshcryer]

I don't see anything like it on his page, but I may not be looking deep enough.

[mdmc]

1. what is green collar?

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. People who work in Green Collar jobs...renewable energy, solar, Hybrid technology....n/t

[tekisui]

3. A new middle-class built on alternative energy/ sustaiable technologies.

Edwards said it first, as a campaign.

It is a brilliant idea. Create jobs, build infrastructure, help get off of foreign oil, clean the environment.

[ArkySue]

6. Not to nit-pick but....

Wes Clark was saying that in 2003.

[tekisui]

11. Thanks! I did not know that.

[kerrygoddess]

14. So was Kerry.

Clintons plans are very good.

[karynnj]

10. except her examples are growing corn and putting up solar panels

rather than research and development of new products and techniques.

[kerrygoddess]

13. Say what? Here's some reading material for you

Evidently you are not paying attention:

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/files/pdf/poweringamericasfuture.pdf
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=3886
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=2535
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=4073

[karynnj]

17. I am going from the Iowa speech that she gave in July 2007

She started out speaking of how doing right by the environment could be a plus for the economy. I was impressed and expected her to continue into the types of things that inspired me, as one who worked in a top research company for over two decades, as engaging the enthusiasm for technology, science and ingenuity - and being disappointed. (Kerry wasn't running - so I was looking). It seem plebeian in comparison.

I know that ALL three candidates had position papers written by their teams. I do not see any record of HRC being good on the environment - and see that, in fact, they ignored the fact that the real average usage of personal vehicles increased during the Clinton years - due to the slight of hand that labeled SUVs as NOT cars. The Clinton record on environment in Arkansas was POOR.

[kerrygoddess]

18. They being Bill Clinton? They are not running - She is.

Whatever Bill Clinton did in office is not related to Hillary Clinton the Senator. Do not confuse the 2 please. It shows bias.

Here's some background on HILLARY Clinton on the environment:

http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Hillary_Clinton_Environment.htm

During her years representing New York state in the U.S. Senate (2001 to the present), Hillary Clinton has earned a 90 percent lifetime voting score from the League of Conservation Voters. She tends to run with the Democratic pack on climate and energy policy, putting particular emphasis on "energy independence." - http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/08/09/clinton_factsheet/

Powering Up for 2006 -- and Beyond - http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2005/11/08/hillary-clinton/

Plebian? In what context do you use the word, because the definition certainly has no bearing her platform on the environment. In calling it "plebian" you infer it's "low class" - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plebeian

I grant her record is no where as strong as Kerry's but then neither is Obama's.

[rinsd]

4. Here's his energy/enviroment page. I don't see anything similar.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/

[tabatha]

5. Yes, he does.

The folks at NovaMRadio compared all of the plans of Clinton, Obama and Edwards, and there is very little difference between the three candidates.

[ArkySue]

7. Is there anywhere

to read up on it??

[joshcryer]

8. Where can I read about it? Clinton talks about it in every speech she does.

[demo dutch]

9. Here's some interesting articles. A bi movement in North Carolina, particularly

in the Edwards' backyard. Chapel Hill, NC. I love that that area, and plan to move there next year.
http://greenpages.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-color-of-green/
http://suddenlyfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/01/green-collar-workers.html

Wiki has its own page on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-collar_worker

[ArkySue]

12. Guess not, huh?

What I thought. Broad generalizations and platitudes. No substance.

[Egnever]

15. I dont know if theres anything like it on his page but...

this was fairly easy to find.

http://grist.org/feature/2007/07/30/obama_factsheet/

lots of details there if you follow the links

[sandnsea]

16. green & tech jobs

Ensure an open Internet.
Create a transparent and connected democracy.
Encourage a modern communications infrastructure.
Employ technology to solve our nation’s most pressing problems.
Improve America’s competitiveness.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/

Obama will invest $150 billion over ten years to deploy clean technologies, protect our existing manufacturing base and create millions of new jobs. And the Obama plan will reduce oil consumption overall by at least 35 percent, or 10 million barrels of oil, by 2030 to put America on the path to energy independence.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/#energy