"There is so much more to the energy-jobs story than is generally understood. This is especially true as engineers, materials scientists, and even energy and resource economists are coming up with new critical insights on how energy shapes our larger social and economic wellbeing, as well as the climate and growing environmental burdens.
I have great hope that 'rethinking the energy narrative' might positively enhance a more robust and sustainable economy. In the brief account that follows, I'll lay out working examples of how a deeper understanding of jobs might change our minds about the nation's energy consumption as it enables the greater good.
Looking at jobs figures can give us reasons for both caution and optimism."
Read this article by John A. "Skip" Laitner, principal and founder of Economic and Human Dimensions Research Associates and member of ASES...
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Kat Friedrich
Editor in Chief
American Solar Energy Society
Monona WI
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