Forget Joe the (Unlicensed) Plumber: Here’s Troy the Wind Turbine Builder

Cross-posted from WattHead – Energy News and Commentary

Here’s the voice of just one of millions of new, clean energy jobs we can create if we spark a new energy economy. Barack Obama has said it’s his top priority if elected, so we should expect more people like Troy the wind turbine builder to find well-paying, dignified work that helps put America back on track.

A hat tip to Clean Tech and Green Businesses for Obama.

1 Response to “Forget Joe the (Unlicensed) Plumber: Here’s Troy the Wind Turbine Builder”

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1 gooseberry Oct 31st, 2008 at 7:32 am

Great stuff!
I seem to remember that my first comment here was something about steel workers and that renewables needs steel workers.

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Jesse Jenkins is an energy and climate policy analyst, advocate, and blogger. Jesse is currently the Director of Energy and Climate Policy at the Breakthrough Institute in Oakland, California, where he works to develop and advance new energy solutions to power America's future, secure our energy freedom, and halt global warming. He joined Breakthrough in June 2008 and previously directed the Breakthrough Generation fellowship program for young clean energy leaders. Jesse worked previously as a Research and Policy Associate at the Renewable Northwest Project in Portland, OR, helping to advance the development of the Pacific Northwest's abundant renewable energy potential. A prolific author and blogger on clean energy issues, Jesse is the founder and chief editor of WattHead - Energy News and Commentary, a member of the blogger board at the Energy Collective and policy editor at Its Getting Hot In Here. Jesse is a co-founder of the youth-led Cascade Climate Network, a board member of Focus the Nation and a graduate of the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon.