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12.7 million people work in the global renewable energy sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
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For energy buyers, procuring clean energy alone isn’t enough. As clean energy is poised for growth, make sure you’re supporting organizations that properly value their worker force.
by Sarah Golden
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It’s a reflection of the growing, influential force of the clean energy sector itself that will be difficult for serious politicians to ignore forevermore.
by Sarah Golden
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Jobs in solar power exceed those in oil, gas or coal extraction. And there are more surprises.
by Greg Kats
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With oil and gas jobs on the decline in some places, employment in renewable power is surging.
by RP Siegel
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With more people now employed in the solar industry than in the oil and gas pipeline business, what is the future of the clean energy workforce?
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The Internet, shale gas technologies and Google search engine all had their origins in research funded by the U.S. government. These are just a few examples, and show why now is exactly the wrong time to stop supporting cleantech innovation.
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Despite much punditry decrying the president's green jobs funding as wasted effort and money, there are three good reasons why renewables are the key to a new boom in green jobs.
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The League of Conservation Voters highly praised U.S. President Barack Obama for superlative work to foster clean energy and curb climate change during his first year in office -- and then gave the nation's chief executive a B+ for his efforts.
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Independent power producer Caithness Energy has awarded GE a $1.4 billion contract for 338 of the company’s most advanced wind turbines to build a 845-megawatt wind farm in Oregon -- a size that outstrips all others currently operating worldwide. <br />
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With an annual increase of 2.4 percent per year, jobs in a wide number of green areas have far outpaced employment rates in other industries, according to a new study by Next 10.
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Frances Beinecke's new book -- a straightforward, easy-to-read argument -- attempts to connect the climate issue to everyday concerns like jobs, the economy and national security.
by Marc Gunther
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At least 30,383 jobs have been created directly or saved by contractors receiving money from the U.S. government's stimulus program, according to new reports.
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"Green-Collar Jobs: Realizing the Promise," a new study from the Sightline Insitute, takes a close look at how stimulus funding and green collar jobs are already benefiting the Pacific Northwest -- and how those successes can be spread.
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One of the automaker's oldest and largest plants, shuttered in 2007, will be converted to making solar panel and energy storage technologies, and could create as many as 4,000 jobs.
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Thin film solar-panel maker Solyndra Inc., recipient of the DOE's first loan guarantee to back innovative technology, has begun construction of a second manufacturing plant.
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Small businesses developing near-term cleantech solutions to improve energy, water and manufacturing efficiency at facilities are eligible for Recovery Act funds totaling $37 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Two new reports on the impacts of moving to a low-carbon economy show putting money toward energy efficiency, building retrofits and renewable energy projects can create 1.7 million new jobs, significantly more than the same investment in fossil fuel industries.