Regulating to disaster : how green jobs policies are damaging America's economy / by Diana Furchtgott-Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furchtgott-Roth, Diana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects--United States.

Economic development.

Green movement--United States.

Green movement.

Job creation--United States.

Job creation.

United States--Economic policy--2009-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st American ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is a ?green job" anyway? Few can adequately define one. Even the government isn't sure, you will learn in these pages. Still, President Obama and environmentalist coalitions such as the BlueGreen Alliance claim the creation of green jobs can save America's economy, and are worth taxpayers' investment.But in Regulating to Disaster, Diana Furchtgott-Roth debunks that myth. Instead, energy prices rise dramatically and America's economic growth and employment rate suffer ? in some states much more than others ? when government invests in nonviable ventures such as the bank

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I: The Elusive Green Job; 2. Green Legislation, Green Regulations; 3. The Green Job Theology; 4. The Genesis of the Theology of Green Jobs Movement; Part II: Green Theology in Practice; 5. Fatally Flawed Green Studies; 6. The Solyndra Story; 7. Gone with the Wind; Part III: Moral and Global Implications; 8. Green Unemployment for America, Green Growth for Asia; 9. The Opiate for the Masses: Moral Superiority; Part IV: Conclusion; 10. Fossil Fuels: From Sin to Redemption; Endnotes; Acknowledgments; Bibliography

About the AuthorIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-265) and index.

ISBN:

9781594036170

1594036179

OCLC:

816311283