Green-Collar Jobs: What we know so far
The Apollo Alliance has made some additional research available regarding Green Collar Jobs.
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If you’re interested in the fun facts that make the case for aggressively pursuing a clean energy, good jobs economy, see “Green-Collar Jobs: What we know so far.” Heidi Pickman, the Apollo Alliance communications associate, did some nifty research about clean energy jobs, where they exist now, and where the sector is heading. Her piece is the first contribution to the new Data Points section of the Web site.
More Data Points will soon follow that document one of the fastest growing industrial sectors in the United States and the world. Did you know, for example, that the United States is now the largest market for wind power generating equipment in the world? Or that venture capitalists invested $625 million in the first quarter of 2008 on “clean tech,” which includes renewable energy. That puts the category fourth in total investment behind life sciences ($2.3 billion), biotech ($1.27 billion) and software ($1.26 billion). My friends in the venture capital world tell me that Congress better renew those alternative energy tax credits or the surge in investment could diminish.
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