Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Stuff liberals run - green jobs


I guess by green they mean moldy......

A federal stimulus grant of nearly $500,000 to grow trees and stimulate the economy in Nevada yielded just 1.72 jobs, according to government statistics.

In 2009, the U.S. Forest Service awarded $490,000 of stimulus money to Nevada's Clark County Urban Forestry Revitalization Project, aimed at revitalising urban neighbourhoods in the county with trees, plants, and green-industry training.

But according to Recovery.gov, the U.S. government's official website related to Recovery Act spending, the project created 1.72 permanent jobs, Fox News reported.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2028942/Federal-grant-500k-boost-Nevada-economy-planting-trees-creates-1-72-jobs.html#ixzz1VwwA2L9d





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