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• [1] kai from NJ-NYC April 22, 2009 - 10:36AM

  In NYC, look at Urban Agenda and the NYC chapter of Apollo Alliance for groups actively working on "Growing the Green Collar Economy" in the 5 boroughs, including weatherization and energy efficient retrofits.

  See specifically what they are calling for on using the stimulus here: http://www.urbanagenda.org/nycapollo/fedstimulus0.htm

  As your guest stated, dollar for dollar retrofitting the NYC building stock is as good as anything for stimulating job creation, the economy, and saving energy and resources long-term.

  
  
• [2] Joe Corrao from Brooklyn April 22, 2009 - 10:42AM

  real investments? real money? real job creation? are you kidding me...its all fiat cash...the money doesn't exist. You even said it its ALLLLLLL political!...The government picks which emerging industries to stimulate? Ya thats gonna work great. man....

  
  
• [3] Dan Welsh from South Salem, NY April 22, 2009 - 10:44AM

  Mr. Coll makes a valiant effort to give a balanced appraisal of the 2 billion dollars being allocated to carbon sequestration for coal burning. But besides being a hopeless exercise (OK, my opinion), understand that if some promising technology is found, there will still have to be billions and billions found to install this miracle apparatus on power plants. And it still doesn't address the horror of the coal tailing sludge floods, devastation of landscapes etc. We need to pour those billions into forward-thinking, clean initiatives - and yes, protect and create jobs in the affected transition areas.