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Green Collar Man here! It may be true that the idealism of green is becoming popular, yet, we are a culture of faddism; that is, we get involved with what ever is hip at the time. This very website is but one example! I.E: We see in 7 decade-old Hollywood productions, the concerted effort to make sure all actors had a cigarette burning in every scene! And yet, all the tobacco incinerated on Earth forever, does not equal the carcinogens that fossils fuels emit per day! Now, I'm a non-smoker; the point is that we get hooked on what we're told; we become parrots of socio-cultural slogans, and are then ready to fight for that cause. We like the approval of other humans and the effort to fit in soon becomes pathetic!
Change rarely comes, but by brute force. See human History for all necessary data! As for Green Jobs? Again, the ideals do not align with the Science. I'm currently writing a book to teach farmers how to produce their own fuels; to grow a portion of their crop to be refined into bio-fuels on-site for their own farm implements. But it takes an initial investment, and so, for those who are not foresighted, it's just easier to buy petroleum products locally! What would change their minds quickly? $10 a gallon! I.E: Force it! This same logic applies to the production of automobiles and the like. Change will come through law, punishment and force.
I have been seeking Green Collar employment for over a year: Nodda! The idea that there are Green Jobs everywhere is ridiculous! I define green as a person who has not burned one gallon of fossil fuels for at least one year; perhaps that is why!