Inside Memorial Hall earlier this week, Vice President Joe Biden talked to a small group, mostly clad in dark suits, about a shade of green.

“Jobs, economic growth and the environment are the same shade of green,” UD alumnus Biden told the approximately 40 people in attendance at the private event.

He noted that for years, politicians argued advancing economic standards and initiatives would cost the American economy jobs. That time, he said, is now past.

The vice president came home to Delaware and the University to tout the multi-layered benefits of offshore wind power.

“It is a new source of job creation, a new place for America to assert international leadership in climate change,” Biden said. “Most important, it is a way for America to build a platform for the economy of the future.”  Read more and watch the video of the Vice President's talk on the "UD Daily" website.