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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...
June 3, 2021
David Thill
The Center Square
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...
March 22, 2021
Christen Smith
Reports
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
E2 + BAPAC + BAPPC
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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...
June 18, 2019
Ellie Rushing
NJ Spotlight
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...
May 24, 2019
Tom Johnson
NJ Biz
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...
May 23, 2019
Jessica Perry
Reports
Clean Jobs Rural America 2019
430,000 Clean Energy Jobs Across America's Rural Regions Clean energy creates jobs, supports local tax bases and infrastructure development, while providing new opportunities for farmers—driving economic benefits that are becoming ever more apparent. In ru...
May 10 2019
E2
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OURTRANSPORTATIONFUTURE.ORG: New Broad-Based Advocacy Effort Boosts Regional Initiative to Reduce Vehicle Pollution
Forty-eight local, regional and national groups today launched a new coalition, Our Transportation Future, established to help Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states develop a regional clean transportation system that protects public health, curbs climate-changi...
May 6, 2019
Our Transportation Future viz Business Wire News Releases
Reports
Clean Jobs Massachusetts 2019
Leading the Northeast Clean Energy Transition Massachusetts’ clean energy economy is open for business. With nearly 120,000 jobs statewide in fields such as renewables, clean vehicles manufacturing, and energy efficiency, the Commonwealth’s clean ener...
April 24 2019
E2
Reports
Clean Jobs America 2019
In every region and every state in America, clean energy is creating jobs and careers. According to the 2019 Clean Jobs America analysis of energy jobs data by the national nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), nearly every U.S. st...
March 13 2019
E2
Metro USA
DRPA to use its bridges and stations for new solar power project
"It's really a great time to be going solar. With long-term contracts and commitments, the price of that energy is now lower than fossil fuel energy," said Sharon Pillar, a Pittsburgh-based consultant for Sharon Pillar Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). "The...
January 9, 2019
Sam Newhouse
Releases
Transportation Advocates Commend States’ Announcement to Develop Regional Program to Modernize Transportation and Reduce Vehicle Emissions
Governors of CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, PA, RI, VA and VT, Mayor of Washington, D.C., Move Forward with Climate Policy for Transportation, After Year-long Process of Collecting Regional Input. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 18, 2018) – Leading environmental, scientif...
December 18 2018
Releases
RANKING: America’s Top 50 Cities for Clean Energy Jobs
1.8 million Americans work in clean energy in the Top 50 clean energy metros; representing 58% of country’s 3.2 million clean energy jobs 7 states are home to at least Top 50 cities for clean energy jobs, led by California (8) and Texas (4) ...
September 27 2018
Reports
Understanding Solar Energy Issues in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Solar energy is at a turning point in Massachusetts. While its benefits and popularity are undeniable, continued growth is in jeopardy. Solar development is completely stalled in half of Massachusetts and could grind to a halt throughout the state without s...
May 20 2016
E2