{"id":709,"date":"2009-04-15T09:31:37","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/04\/15\/heres-a-real-burden-on-our-economy\/"},"modified":"2009-04-15T09:31:37","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T14:31:37","slug":"heres-a-real-burden-on-our-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/04\/15\/heres-a-real-burden-on-our-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s a REAL Burden on Our Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/environment\/story\/997500.html\">an op-ed for the <em>Miami Herald<\/em><\/a>, EDF&#8217;s executive director, David Yarnold, tells this story:<\/p>\n<p>A small town in Ohio has such a high unemployment rate that almost 700 people lined up to apply for one job opening,\u00a0 for a school janitor. Just down the road is a renewable energy company that&#8217;s poised to grow and add jobs as soon as we put a cap on carbon pollution.<\/p>\n<p>As David put it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You&#8217;ll hear opponents of climate change legislation talk about the &#8220;burden&#8221; that capping carbon will place on our economy. However, they won&#8217;t talk about the burden that 10-percent-plus unemployment puts on our communities, or the burden that standing on line with 700 other job applicants puts on individuals. Clinging to the status quo won&#8217;t get us out of this recession.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>A new energy economy is our best chance for a better future, and we can&#8217;t afford not to take this opportunity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/environment\/story\/997500.html\">the whole column<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an op-ed for the Miami Herald, EDF&#8217;s executive director, David Yarnold, tells this story: A small town in Ohio has such a high unemployment rate that almost 700 people lined up to apply for one job opening,\u00a0 for a school janitor. 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