Welcome to Part III of my series on Obama’s energy plan. This section is going to focus on Obama’s ideas for decreasing the unemployment rate by focusing on creating jobs—Green jobs, specifically. This will not only help get the economy going again (and we all know that needs a jumpstart!), but will also decrease our collective carbon footprint. Here are some of his goals:
- Ensure 10 percent of Our Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
- Deploy the Cheapest, Cleanest, Fastest Energy Source – Energy Efficiency.
- Weatherize One Million Homes Annually.
- Develop and Deploy Clean Coal Technology.
- Prioritize the Construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.
