Renewable energy is the path that would create tens of thousands of jobs at home while reducing the dependence on foreign oil and unstable foreign governments. As it stands the renewable energy jobs sector is already in itself a growing industry. However will it be enough to be the single stone to bring two birds (dwindling employment rate and rising dependence on oil) down? Here is how..

Wind turbines and solar panels need to be installed and maintained. These jobs cannot be outsourced to another country; You need a person here physically to do this. The future renewable energy revolution will create thousands of jobs for "wind smiths"; Persons who's job is to install and maintain the wind turbines and windfarms that will make up a portion of the renewable energy revolution.

However, wind and solar power are just the beginning. Other renewable energy resources would include biofuels, geothermal energy, and even such non-conventional ideas as turning trash into energy or harnessing animal waste to produce energy.

Vast expanses of wind farms, solar arrays and other renewable energy producing environments will require an army of technicians and scientists to maintain, as well as an administrative and marketing staff for the business side of things.

Imagine if you could create jobs here in the United States and at the same time reduce dependence on foreign oil. It's not just a Utopian Pipedream; This is a very real solution to the problem which faces our nation today. Visionary entrepreneurs are already taking steps to make this idea a reality. For example, Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is investing billions of dollars into a new wind farm that will go up in Texas. According to an article on CNN, this windfarm has a chance of becoming the biggest in the world, producing enough energy to power 1.3 million homes.

We need more people like Mr. Pickens to lead the way towards energy independence and the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in the United States. With a lot of effort and some luck, the renewable energy revolution holds the promise of freeing us from the dependence on foreign oil and foreign governments while at the same time providing jobs for tens of thousands of Americans.