In a statement e-mailed to CleanTechnica, Bob Keefe, executive director of environmental advocacy group E2, says, “Cities are seeing the benefits of shifting to clean energy, with jobs and economic growth. These are good jobs in energy efficiency, construction, manufacturing, renewable energy and clean fuels and vehicles. And they shouldn’t be ignored by lawmakers as they’re considering state and […]
Top 5 Counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Lane All 36 counties have residents working in clean energy Oregon is home to 11,000 rural clean energy jobs Clean energy employs 50X more Oregonians than fossil fuels SALEM, OR (December 13, 2018) – More than 55,000 Oregonians now work in clean energy in every county in Oregon, according […]
More than 55,000 Oregonians work in the state’s clean energy sector. Policies like the Renewables Portfolio Standard, Clean Fuels Program and Coal to Clean are driving local development of infrastructure projects like solar arrays and wind farms. All this economic activity is fueling private-sector job growth. Oregon’s rural clean energy workforce is robust, and the state ranks No. 14 nationally in solar jobs—this despite a population of just 4 million. But Oregon’s clean energy sector is just warming up. Additional job opportunities and clean energy markets remain untapped.
To stay competitive in a rapidly shifting energy market—and to take full advantage of the clean energy job creation happening at the state, regional and national levels—the Oregon legislature should pass the Clean Energy Jobs Bill during the 2019 legislative session.
This report focuses solely on the energy sector of the economy and does not include jobs in retail trade, repair services, water or waste
management, and indirect employment or induced employment.
For an even deeper dive into the breakdown of clean energy jobs for Oregon visit E2’s District-By-District Clean Energy Jobs in Oregon page for factsheets on jobs in every Oregon state legislative district.
Visit e2.org/reports or see Clean Jobs Count for a full interactive jobs breakdown of every U.S. state and clean energy industry. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
The complete report is available for download here.
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Join E2 for our year-end party and raise a glass with the E2 community. We’ll be serving hors d’oeuvres and libations. Come celebrate our policy successes in 2018 and hear about our plans for 2019 – and how you make the difference!
For this special webinar, please join E2 on November 8, once the dust from the midterm elections has settled. We will have a panel of congressional and policy experts helping us to examine the post-midterms world and provide insight on what it all means for E2 priorities such as climate change, clean energy, clean air, […]
Join E2 San Francisco for a lunch and discussion focusing on E2’s role in advancing major climate and clean energy legislation in California in the 2018 legislative session, and how our partner NRDC is using the courts to thwart the Trump administration’s rollbacks of basic federal environmental standards. RSVP Here Details Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Time: 12:00 […]
According to a report from E2, 1.8 million American clean energy jobs are located in the top 50 metro areas. They represent 58% of America’s total 3.2 million clean energy jobs. Every one of the top 50 metro areas employs over 10,000 clean energy workers. Michael Timberlake, the Communications Director for E2, answered some questions for CleanTechnica about the […]
Please join E2’s Rocky Mountains Chapter for lunch and discussion with business leaders, elected officials and friends to learn how the clean energy economy is increasingly bringing jobs to Colorado Springs and the state of Colorado. RSVP Here Details Date: October 23, 2018 Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (lunch will be served) Location: Aspen/Pine Room, […]
For this month’s national webinar, please join E2 to hear from public and private sector representatives who are working hard to make offshore wind a reality on both of America’s coasts. E2 Advocacy Director Grant Carlisle will also discuss the recently released Offshore Wind: Generating Economic Benefits on the East Coast, which analyzes the economic […]
The Solar Energy Industries Association says that 13 of the top 25 congressional districts for solar generation are represented by Republicans. “These are attainable jobs that can be done by anybody,” said Bob Keefe, executive director of Environmental Entrepreneurs. “They are being done by people in communities all across America — Republicans, Democrats, and everywhere […]