Green jobs are becoming a reality of the wind energy industry. Wind industry jobs increased to 85,000 in 2008 while the coal industry employs the same number of people, 81,000, about four thousand less jobs than wind. If one considers the trend, the prospect for wind just keeps looking better and better. In 2008, there was a 50 percent increase in America's capacity for wind energy production and a 70 percent increase in wind industry jobs - 13,000 of those jobs were introduced in area where there had been a loss of manufacturing jobs.

The big push now comes in the form of preparation. With all this opportunity in place, and the pending push from the stimulus package, how can American workers best position themselves for employment in the green economy. After nine months of unemployment, Maxwell is not only proud to boast a new profession, but also proud to be part of the environmental solution.

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