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Vermont clean energy jobs board aims to net more resumes from women
Job boards like the one that Renewable Energy Vermont has launched will be important to connect newly qualified workers with jobs, said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, an environmental advocacy group that tracks clean energy workforce trends. But their...
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Pennsylvania announces 191MW solar energy plan
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that half of state government’s electricity will come from solar energy as of 2023. The commitment – the largest among any governmental agency nationwide – will harness 191 megawatts from seven solar arrays in centr...
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Clean Energy & America’s Ocean Economy | By the Numbers
Report Summary As the Trump administration considers opening more of our coasts to offshore drilling, E2 worked with local partners on the east coast – the Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) and the west coast – the Business Alli...
August 9 2019
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Clean energy market added 5,000 jobs in 2018, new report shows
We need to challenge the government to think in a way beyond the traditional boxes in how we protect the planet give people sustainable jobs,” said Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, who attended a news conference Tuesday on the newly released clean ener...
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Study Shows an Already Strong Green Economy in NJ, Poised for More Growth
With nearly 52,000 jobs in renewable-energy areas, such as wind and solar, clean-vehicle manufacturing, and energy efficiency, New Jersey’s green economy employs about as many workers as UPS (19,000), Walmart (17,405) and Verizon (15,000) combined, accordin...
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Report: Clean Energy Jobs Employ Almost 52,000 in NJ
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 Env...