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President Trump: Get America Back to Work By Launching a Green Public Works Program
Over 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment. While some will return to work in the coming weeks, many Americans will remain jobless.
The President should work with Congress to develop a massive public works program to put people back to work in a way that also reshapes our economy towards one that is more sustainable--creating green jobs that promote: renewable energy, green building, green infrastructure, and sustainable agriculture.
In this way, we will be putting people back to work and addressing climate change--a threat many predict will be greater than that of COVID-19.
The President should work with Congress to develop a massive public works program to put people back to work in a way that also reshapes our economy towards one that is more sustainable--creating green jobs that promote: renewable energy, green building, green infrastructure, and sustainable agriculture.
In this way, we will be putting people back to work and addressing climate change--a threat many predict will be greater than that of COVID-19.
Why is this important?
I am a career coach and am hearing from many people who have lost their jobs. This is an unprecedented time where the economy will be reshaped. We might as well reshape it in a way that addresses our biggest threat--climate change.
"The scientific evidence is that if we have not taken dramatic action within the next decade, we could face irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies." --Sir David Attenborough
"The scientific evidence is that if we have not taken dramatic action within the next decade, we could face irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies." --Sir David Attenborough