Still More on Green Energy Job Creation...

While not quite as grandiose as the predictions the President likes to make, a new study by the non-profit Blue Green Alliance claims that a renewable energy standard will generate 850,000 new jobs:

"According to studies performed over the past seven years, by organizations California Energy Commission and the Berkeley Center for Renewable Energy, renewable sources generate greater employment, four to six times as many (per megawatt), when compared to equivalent investments in fossil fuels. The report postulates that a 25-percent requirement of 18,500 MWs of power from wind, solar, geothermal and biomass by 2025 would create jobs for a group that are the "backbone of the middle class," according to David Foster, the Blue Green Alliance's Executive Director."

You can download the report and draw your own conclusions...

Renewable Power Requirement Could Jump Start Manufacturing [Reuters]