Detroit's economy has been based on fossil fuels. That is OVER, and a new way is about to begin.Headlines today are more talk of recession. This New York Times article is based on more people are losing their jobs, something where Michigan has everyone beat. We have been called a "single state recession" for years, and the rest of the states are finally catching up. Good to take the lead from California in something.
So what does outsourcing jobs to another country where people work for far less money do for us? I think we are beginning to see the answer. And it isn't about losing more manufacturing jobs, but creating more. Clean jobs. Jobs that don't require a PhD but require hard work and belief in the company you work for. Jobs that you can invest in because they are an answer to sending the jobs overseas in countries that do not honor environmental health. Jennifer talks a good talk, but hasn't done a thing. Education is still number 50 for her. And as the NY Times says:
Government employment pulled the job market into negative territory, contracting by 18,000 jobs, mostly at state universities and community colleges.
Time to teach what green is and the ways to get there. Time to do rather than say. Definitely NOT the time to cut educational funding.
It is about doing what Nature needs, instead of what humans want. Time to stop conquering and living in peace with our world. Time to stop sending our war against the environment to other places and start creating jobs that are eco-friendly, "cradle to cradle" and balanced.
Those of us who still have jobs aren't doing much better, as prices continue to climb and our paychecks do not. As the article says, we are working longer hours and making less money. This isn't about a $600 stimulus package (wohoo!), this is about faith and the belief that there is another way and being brave to go there and lead the world once again, but not in raw, hubris filled power, but in doing the right thing, and rising above the fray.
Am I wrong?
Tell me what you think about working with the environment instead of against it . Tell me about the kinds of jobs we can create to change. Tell me about how geography plays an important role. Working WITH not against the places we inhabit. Let it start here.
