January 11, 2013

Reframing the Politics of Green Jobs

Stephen Lacy, ThinkProgress


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If the recent election taught us anything, it’s that we need to re-frame the politics of clean energy. Sure, advocates celebrated a victory last November by keeping President Obama and many others who understand the importance of the clean energy economy in office. After more than a year of spurious political attacks against Solyndra, green jobs, and the clean energy stimulus, that was a considerable achievement.If the recent election taught us anything, it’s that we need to re-frame the politics of clean energy. Sure, advocates celebrated a victory last November by keeping President Obama and many others who understand the importance of the clean energy economy in office. After more than a year of spurious political attacks against Solyndra, green jobs, and the clean energy...

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