Not enough green in stimulus bill
photo: Todd Woody Fifty-four billion dollars is nothing to sneeze at, of course. That’s the amount in the $825 billion economic stimulus package – introduced by House Democrats Thursday – set aside...
View ArticleWind jobs outstrip coal mining
photo: Todd Woody Here’s a talking point in the green jobs debate: The wind industry now employs more people than coal mining in the United States. Wind industry jobs jumped to 85,000 in 2008, a 70%...
View ArticleThe wind vs. coal jobs debate
photo: Todd Woody When Green Wombat offered up as a “talking point” the observation that the wind industry now employs more people than coal mining, the post set off some vociferous chatter in the...
View ArticleReport: Green job growth booms
graphic: The Pew Charitable Trusts Clean energy jobs grew 9.1% over the past decade and now number 770,000 as the green tech economy makes inroads in every U.S. state and outstrips conventional job...
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