Noah Dubin of the group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) says more than 90,000 Pennsylvanians now work clean energy jobs, including installing HVAC and LED lighting systems, solar panels and putting up wind turbines.
We need to challenge the government to think in a way beyond the traditional boxes in how we protect the planet [and] give people sustainable jobs,” said Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, who attended a news conference Tuesday on the newly released clean energy report from E2, also known as Environmental Entrepreneurs, a national, nonpartisan business group supporting […]
Clean jobs increased 6% in 2018, 5X faster than statewide job growth Pennsylvania ranks 11th among all 50 states in clean energy jobs Top 5 Counties: Allegheny, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Lehigh, Bucks Clean energy employs over 2X more workers as fossil fuels in PA PHILADELPHIA (June 18, 2019) – More than 90,000 Pennsylvanians now work in clean […]
Nearly 52,000 people in New Jersey – about the same as are employed by UPS, Walmart and Verizon combined – make their living in the clean energy sector, bumping the state to the No. 9 spot in the nation. That’s according to nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), which on Thursday marked one year since the signing […]
State is Poised to Reclaim Leadership in Clean Energy Trenton, N.J. (May 23, 2019) – A new report shows that clean energy jobs are now a major part of New Jersey’s economy and that the state is well positioned to reclaim its role as a national leader in clean energy. The report by the national, […]
WHAT Please join E2, in collaboration with Young Professionals in Energy (YPE), for an intimate discussion with Assemblymember Laura Friedman. The Assemblymember will be interviewed by Lauren Faber O’Connor, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Los Angeles and discussion topics will include California’s clean energy economy, Assemblymember Friedman’s AB-383 (Clean Energy Financing Clearinghouse), and water conservation policy. Andy […]
President Donald Trump, who recently traveled to Louisiana to talk about energy jobs, shouldn’t forget about one of the fastest-growing and most promising energy sectors in America right now: clean energy. Last year, clean-energy jobs grew by nearly 4 percent and now employ nearly 3.3 million Americans. That’s more people than work in real estate, […]
Campaign focuses on importance of water to state’s economy GRAND RAPIDS (May 15, 2019) – Driven by the importance of water to the state’s economy, Michigan business leaders are banding together to call on lawmakers to pass smart policies to ensure safe, sufficient and clean water from source to tap. Businesses for Clean Water, a new […]
Key air commission could accelerate vehicle electrification with action this Friday Denver (May 7, 2019) —Clean car advocates in Colorado came together to urge the state to immediately take the next major step towards vehicle electrification when the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) is scheduled to begin consideration of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) […]
The CEO of Tofurky on how the policy can help manufacturers slash energy bills and add jobs.
A new study shows the number of clean energy jobs in Indiana increased 4.7 percent in 2018, however that growth could stall moving forward. An analysis of energy jobs data from Illinois-based Clean Energy Trust and nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs, or E2, says the state’s sector added more than 3,800 jobs last year, bringing the […]
Wisconsin added nearly 1,800 new clean energy jobs last year despite a slowing of jobs growth in the industry nationwide, according to a new report. National advocacy groups Environmental Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy Trust have released a study that found Wisconsin jobs in the clean energy industry grew by 2.4% last year, compared to 2017.