Green Business in Washington

President elect Barack Obama has gone public with plans to stimulate the economy by creating 2.5 million new jobs over the upcoming years. The Green Industry such as solar and wind panel production and installation have been named as part of the stimulus plan. The plug in electric hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles are also on the list of new jobs.

This influx of government money if properly used could turbo charge America's eco-friendly businesses. It is not just the stimulus package that may help. There has been a 45% growth in installed solar electric panels and a 43% rise in new energy generated by wind power from 2007-2008 without any stimulus package.

There are concerns among the economists that jobs that are started here in America may be outsourced in the near future to countries with larger renewable industry production capabilites. Fear of the enriching of overseas companies is the primary reason that I belive it is imparitive that we continue to establish ourselves here in America as having top production capablities to compete in an industry that is gaining momentum and is the future of energy production.

Just how far Obama and America are willing to take Green Business is a waiting game. Wasting no time implementing solutions is our generation of business students domestically and abroad who are looking at renewable energy as a necessity to a sustainable future. They are focusing on ways to create interesting jobs where they feel they can make a difference in the competitve energy industry. Giving these future business leaders the opportunity to have industry leading technolgy and a solid job core could prove to be a very profitable investment of our American tax dollars.