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The Truth About Green Jobs and California, A Review of the Costs, Risks and Trade-offs of Green Job Policies
Reviews the prospects of green jobs creation as a result of environmental regulation, including review of costs and benefits experienced to date in the US and other countries
The Truth About Green Jobs and California, A Review of the Costs, Risks and Trade-offs of Green Job Policies
Many within the media, academia and the economic development communities have expressed enormous enthusiasm about the prospects for green jobs as a result of strong environmental legislation. Indeed, many claim that increased environmental regulation is a key to a newfound prosperity. In this paper, we try to sort these claims out and separate the truth from the hype.