Clean energy created nearly 80,000 ‘green’ jobs in the U.S. during 2013: report

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By CleanTechnica
Saturday, March 15, 2014 9:39 EDT

Via Clean Technica. By: Silvio Marcacci, 3/14/2014 11:48:43 AM

America’s clean energy economy created nearly 80,000 green jobs in 2013, benefitting virtually every state across the country even as looming market and policy uncertainty threaten to shrink green growth.

Solar, energy efficiency, and public transportation created the highest number of green jobs in America last year, according to the second annual Clean Energy Works For Us report from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2).

But even though the clean energy economy kept growing in 2013, E2 reported roughly 30% fewer green jobs than in 2012, a potential harbinger of dark clouds ahead in 2014. “Ongoing regulatory uncertainty takes a serious toll,” said Geoff Chapin, CEO of energy efficiency-company Next Step Living. “Elected officials shouldn’t be holding back economic growth – they should be encouraging it.”



Solar Shines While Wind, Clean Transportation Fade

Roughly 78,600 new jobs were announced at 260 locations across the country last year. Solar energy was the largest single contributor, with more than 21,600 jobs announced, up from around 14,000 in 2012. Solar was followed closely by energy efficiency with 12,500 jobs, up from 9,100 in 2012.

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1. Interesting Map

Not surprised to see California or Hawaii, but Texas? Needs some explaining. You would think the oil people there would be frowning and discouraging renewable energy companys.