The Association of Energy Engineers, a nonprofit professional society of over 9,500 members, has published the results of a survey on Green Jobs and Energy Independence. Based on 962 responses from experienced Energy Professionals, the survey found:
Engineers at a geothermal plant.
* 72% indicate a shortage of qualified professionals in the energy efficiency and renewable energy fields in the next five years.
* 70% indicate a need for national and state training for “Green Jobs” to address job shortages that are impairing growth in green industries, such as energy efficient buildings and construction, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles and biofuels development.
* 41% plan to retire in the next 10 years.
* 88% indicate that there is a need for a national energy policy for energy independence, which must include the encouragement of energy supplies from a multitude of sources, including nuclear
energy, renewable energy and off-shore drilling.
* 97% indicate that the adoption of energy efficient technologies must be a major part of a national energy policy in order to achieve energy independence.
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