In US, green energy job creation outstripping traditional sectors, says report
The Guardian : America’s emerging clean energy economy created more than twice as many new jobs as more traditional industries in the years leading up to the economic downturn, a new study released today claimed. The report by the Pew Charitable Trusts provides the first hard evidence of jobs created by the rising demand for environmentally friendly services, and in the new clean energy sectors like wind and solar. It said such jobs grew at a rate of 9.1% from 1998-2007, easily outstripping