Reply #10: Presently, the returns may be too small, [View All]

If we can inform Americans (most of the world already understands this) that "green technology" is not optional, it is necessary, then maybe we can greatly increase our green production.
While the initial manufacturing of these green materials are ecologically "dirty", we do have (still I think) many regulations in effect (if they are enforced) that will cut the environmental impact of this production. China does not have these regulations or many others to protect anyone except the ruling class. We are getting there. Obviously, it should be the other way around.

Vann Jones was a great spokesman for doing this. Too bad he was thrown under the bus to satisfy our political Nazi's.
If President Obama would Re-instate THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE, updated (of course) to cover cable tee vee, etc... then Americans could actually be (more) honestly informed (about everything, including) our desperate need for green production and technology.

Our need to create millions of GOOD PAYING JOBS with the opportunity for those people to organize and collectively bargain. These jobs must provide benefits, including health. Actually, IMO, health care should be a guaranteed right, just as it is in ALL of the other "civilized countries."

Our government could create these jobs (instead of giving our money to the financial, MIC, and other elites). Once established, (since the wealthy corporations are not creating these jobs) we could sell these factories to the workers, for a profit. (Capitalism)

Co-ops work. If an employee owns a part of the company he works for and he/she has a vote in running that company including the wages that everyone gets paid, the company will be treated like a favorite child and nurtured. This is a lot more plausible than guessing that if we give the banksters trillion$, they will loan some of it to small business etc...instead of sitting on the money, giving huge bonuses, "loaning" it back to the government at triple the interest rate and further hurting our (not Wall Streets, economy).
Dammit, we have to get real about good paying jobs for our citizens. Wall Street is thriving while Main Street dies. True Information MUST be given to our citizens. REINSTATE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE.