Tree hugger or not, we all have a responsibility to protect our planet. Fortunately, about seven in 10 Americans agree with today statement. The rest still worry that “going green” would cost the economy some serious green and result in major employment cuts.
On the contrary, “more jobs are created for each unit of electricity generated from renewable sources than from fossil fuels,” according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. That logic makes sense because, as the UCS points out, fossil-fuel technologies tend to be capital-intensive, whereas the renewable-energy industry is more labor-intensive. This year, for instance, the Solar Foundation reported that the solar industry has created jobs at a rate nearly 20 times faster than the national economy.
Apart from employing Americans, clean energy and other “green” practices — such as recycling programs and urban agriculture — benefit the environment and public health. All of these are good for America’s bottom line. Cities across the U.S. are finally catching on, aligning sustainability efforts with economic goals and receiving a handsome return on their investments.
To find the cities that most encourage an environmentally friendly lifestyle, WalletHub analysts compared 100 U.S. cities across 13 key metrics ; such as greenhouse emissions , green space , bike score etc .
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