As President Obama and other world leaders urge the world to pursue a new ‘green’ economy, data from a nation where it’s been tried shows renewable energy is a exactly the wrong approach to take in order to boost the economy. Dr Gabriel Calzada says his home country of Spain has been pursuing a ‘green jobs’ economy for over a decade. He says the results of a comprehensive study show the ‘green’ effort is a huge job killer. How many jobs were lost for every ‘green’ job created? How much has the Spanish government essentially spent to create each green job? Could the results improve as technology advances? Why does Dr. Calzada see renewable energy as an economic plan that is doomed wherever is will be tried?
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