U.S. Sen. Kit Bond flashes yellow light on green jobs

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond flashes yellow light on green jobs

GOP's Kit Bond flashes yellow light on green jobs By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist May 1 2009 – midwestvoices

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond has just put out a report that will irritate tree-huggers everywhere.

Still, it's well worth reading by environmentalists -- as well as Bond's fellow conservatives who think the country is wasting tons of money with some of its "green" investments.

The Missouri Republican, as part of his work as a member of the Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee, released a report titled, "Yellow Light on Green Jobs."

Find the report here.

An excerpt:

"State and local governments are spending tens of millions of dollars to attract in some cases only a few hundred new green jobs. Green jobs subsidies are costing over $100,000 per job in many cases. Created green jobs often offer sub-par wages insufficient to support a family."

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