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Clean energy is booming in Colorado, creating demand for a rural workforce

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$120,000 Awarded to Six Emerging Clean Energy, Environmental Entrepreneurs

National nonpartisan business group E2 and sustainability-driven hotel brand 1 Hotels announced today the 2024 E2 1 Hotels Fellowship class at E2. This is the sixth year of the annual fellowship, which awards six young business leaders $20,000 each to execu...

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REPORT: 12,700 Clean Energy Jobs in New Mexico, Growth Led Clean Vehicles

New Mexico is the fifth fastest-growing state for clean energy jobs as the state’s workforce increased 6 percent in 2022 to support nearly 12,700 workers or about 1 out of every 5 energy jobs in the state, according to a new analysis released today by the n...

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Clean Jobs New Mexico 2023

New Mexico’s clean energy workforce added 713 new workers in 2022, for a total of 12,686 clean energy jobs, growing 6 percent, the fifth fastest-growing state for clean energy jobs, and adding jobs at a much faster rate than the state’s overall employment, ...

Denver Post

Colo. rides high on investment wave

Susan Nedell, E2 Mountain West advocate, said in a statement that clean energy jobs are critical to the health of the energy industry and are increasingly important to Colorado’s overall economy. “And this trend will only increase in the coming years as ...

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Colorado Adds 2,700 Jobs in Clean Energy, Employs 64,000 Statewide: REPORT

Clean energy added jobs 50% faster than overall energy industry DENVER – Nearly 64,000 clean energy workers are employed in Colorado across every county after the sector added 2,700 workers last year. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data r...

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Clean Jobs Colorado 2023

Colorado’s clean energy sector employed nearly 64,000 workers at the start of 2023— an increase of 4.6 percent. The sector accounted for 4 percent of all net new jobs in the state as clean energy jobs were powered by a 14 percent increase in clean vehicle j...

Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona among top states for clean economy projects and investment, report finds

In the year since the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, Arizona has racked up some of the most clean energy project announcements and investments in the nation, according to a new report. Eight such projects have been announced in t...

KSFR, Santa Fe

Green Business Leaders Tout Investments Spurred By Inflation Reduction Act

E2 Executive Director Bob Keefe says there would be trouble if opponents of the IRA found a way to gut funding. “Remember what we’re talking about here, we’re talking about 70-thousand plus jobs,” he said. “These jobs are happening in many places in part...

NM Political Report

Report: NM is one of 39 states with Inflation Reduction Act-funded clean energy projects

“It’s only been a year since the IRA was signed into law, and we’re already seeing the biggest economic boom in America in generations,” E2 executive director Bob Keefe said in a press release. “We are re-energizing communities left behind by previous econo...

Las Vegas Sun

All across America, the success of Bidenomics is well beyond debate

The benefits of historic federal clean energy investments passed last year will be felt for decades to come–not only because they are designed to last for a decade or more, but because of long term savings they will bring to residents and businesses.

Las Vegas Sun

Nevada US senator, in visit to Las Vegas solar panel retailer, touts clean energy incentives

Nevada had approximately 32,378 workers in the clean energy sector, according to Environmental Entrepreneurs, a nonpartisan group that advocates for policies that benefit the environment and economy. That figure is expected to at least double over the next ...

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Clean Jobs Colorado 2022

Colorado’s clean energy sector employed 61,179 workers by the end of 2021— an increase of 5.2 percent. The energy efficiency sector continued to lead the field, accounting for 56 percent of all state clean energy jobs, followed by renewable energy and clean...

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Clean Jobs New Mexico 2022

New Mexico’s clean energy sector employed 12,014 workers by the end of 2021 an of 8.1% from 2021, the highest rate of job growth in the country. This strong growth was mainly driven by increase in clean fuels and clean vehicle jobs.

E&E News

How N.M. governor’s race may shift coal, CCS

Lujan Grisham has touted her energy work in her reelection bid, noting that the state was first in the country in clean energy job growth last year, according to a report from clean energy advocacy group E2.

Santa Fe New Mexican

Changing climate is costing New Mexico billions of dollars, study says

Weather disasters cost New Mexico $5.3B in the past 42 yrs. “We’ve talked about climate change in this country and worldwide as an environmental issue… but it’s also becoming a huge economic issue.” - @bkeefee2 E2 Executive Director

Reports

Clean Jobs Colorado 2021

The Promise of a Bright Future and Strong Economy Summary: Driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, Colorado experienced its first decline in clean energy jobs in 2020 since E2 began tracking the industry with this ...

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Colorado Clean Energy Jobs Grew 6% in 2nd Half of 2020, Now Home to 58,000 Workers: REPORT

More than 40% of jobs lost from pandemic crisis recovered by last January DENVER (December 13, 2021) –  More than 58,000 clean energy workers are employed in Colorado across every county after the sector surged 6 percent in the second half of 2020. That’s ...

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1 Hotels Fellowship Class of 2021 Announced

$120,000 to Fund Six Sustainability and Clean Energy Projects from Young Business Leaders SAN FRANCISCO – National nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and sustainability-driven hotel brand 1 Hotels announced the 2021 1 Hotels Fellow...

KREX 5/Fox 4 - Western Slope Now

Biden’s spending plan could change big swaths of Colorado employment

In 2020, clean energy non-profit E2 tallied 58,182 clean energy jobs in Colorado. The majority are not the kind of infrastructure jobs the president’s bill details, but in energy efficiency: home weatherproofing and HVAC installation, among others. ...

Northern Nevada Business Weekly

In Reno visit, Cortez Masto touts infrastructure bill to business leaders

At the beginning of 2020, the Silver State’s clean energy sector was surging. Nearly 34,000 Nevadans were working in the sector, and the state’s clean jobs pool had grown 40% over a two-year period (2017-19), a boost of nearly 9,500 jobs, according to th...

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

New legislation sets the table to grow cleantech industry in the Grand Valley

The Grand Valley Cleantech Business Coalition (CBC), with help from the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, Grand Junction Economic Partnership, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association, and E2-Environmental Entrepreneurs has doggedly followed the proceeding...

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Ad Campaign Against O&G Leasing in NM, CO Launched by Clean Energy Biz Group

Ads link clean energy and the outdoor industry with more economic growth, jobs WASHINGTON (April 21, 2021) – E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) launched a $50,000 ad campaign in Colorado and New Mexico this week criticizing federal leasing of Western public ...

Associated Press

Colorado Clean Energy Industry Recovers From Pandemic Losses

The U.S. had reported as many as 600,000 clean energy job losses at one point last year, but a strong rebound reduced that number to about 307,000 job losses by the end of the year, said Bob Keefe, executive director of Environmental Entrepreneurs, on...