The Green Jobs Tsarina

Remember when, shortly after the election, I announced I wanted a job in the Department of Labor in the new Green Jobs division I felt certain would be coming?  I’ve since realized I’ve got a polar bear’s chance in the Arctic at getting a government job — which is fine, I’m happy doing what I do (and being funded by said government) — BUT ANYWAY, I am very pleased that the green jobs focus WILL materialize.

It’s Getting Hot In Here reports:

President-elect Barack Obama has tapped green jobs and immigrant rights champion Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA) to head his Labor Department. […]

Representative Solis was the key sponsor of the Green Jobs Act of 2007 and has been a vocal champion in the House of Representatives for investments in a new, clean energy economy that can spark new innovation and offer pathways out of poverty for millions of Americans.

Upon passage of the Green Jobs Act, Representative Solis, who represents heavily Hispanic portions of eastern Los Angeles County and east L.A highlighted the “opportunity to advance not only the energy security of our nation, but also the economic security of our families. Through targeted job training efforts,” she said, “we can support both our nation’s innovation and technological leadership and lift people out of poverty.”

PLUS, a colleague at the EPA Region 2 has said that the buzz words in the agency are “green jobs.”  So whoo-hoo.