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Cleantech Boosts Jobs in Specific Regions and Segments

By John Addison on January 21, 2011 3 Comments algal fuels, and MiaSole, Bay area, biotech, Bright Source, California, cisco, Clean Edge, Clean Tech Job Trends 2010, cleantech jobs, electric buses, electric cars, energy efficiency, energy efficient homes, energy efficient materials, EPRI, global warming, Google, Green Computing, green jobs, greenhouse gas reduction, High speed rail, information technology, Intel, John Addison, LED lights, Los Angeles, Proposition 23, renewable energy, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, silicon valley, Silver Spring Networks, smart grid, solar power, solar roofs, SPWRA, Sun Power, Tesla Motors, wind power

As the nation seemingly and slowly pulls out from deep recession there is indication that cleantech sector employment is helping to lift some areas of the country and is starting to provide some jobs in what has been a painfully jobless “recovery” for far too many. This post, by John Addison focuses on some areas of his home state of California that are helping to drive the California economy and boosting jobs growth.

Green Tech Sector Advances Despite Failure of Climate Bill

By Yale Environment 360 on December 6, 2010 1 Comment Abengoa Solar, Alstom, ALTe, American Electric Power, Arizona, Auburn Hills, big solar arrays, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, California, carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon emissions, carbon price, carbon risks, Carbon War Room, carbon-tracking software, Carbonnetworks, CCS, Chief Sustainability Officer, China, Clean Air Act, Clean Edge, Clean tech, cleantech, climate bill, climate legislation, coal plants, Congress, DuPont, energy efficiency, enhanced oil recovery, ENXSuite, EPA, Europe, Frank Alix, Fred Morse, GlassPoint Solar, GTM Research, Jigar Shah, John Carey, John Cohen, John O’Donnell, John Thomas, Linda Fisher, Michael Meehan, Michael Morris, Michigan, natural gasm, nuclear power plants, plug-in gas-electric powertrain, power plants, Powerspan, PSEG, Ralph Izzo, renewable energy, renewable power, Ron Pernick, solar steam generators, solar thermal plants, U.S. Energy Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, unEdison, venture capital investment

While the collapse of climate legislation in Congress was a setback for some green businesses, many others are moving ahead with projects to develop renewable energy. One major reason: The clean-tech sector is rapidly growing worldwide, and U.S. companies don’t want to be left behind.

Green Jobs Pay Well and are Replacing Old Jobs That Have Been Lost, Study Finds

By Tracey de Morsella on October 16, 2009 3 Comments Ann Arbor, Austin, AZ, Baltimore, biofuels, biomaterials, Boston, building retrofits, CA, Chicago, Clean Edge, Clean tech, Clean Tech Job Trends 2009, clean tech manufacturing, clean-tech companies, clean-tech compensation, clean-tech economy, Clean-tech educational initiatives, clean-tech job sectors, clean-tech jobs, CO, coal, conservation, D.C., Denver, detroit, energy efficiency, green career, green education, green educational initiatives, green jobs, green training, Houston, IL, localization, Los Angeles, MA, manufacturing jobs, MD, MI, New York, NY, Oakland, OR, Pheonix, Portland, Ron Pernick, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, solar;, The Clean Tech Revolution, The smart grid, TX, utility industry, VA, WA, Washington, wind

Yesterday, Clean Edge, Inc., a clean-tech research and publishing firm, released Clean Tech Job Trends 2009. The report provides an investigation of how clean-tech jobs in the U.S. and globally are changing the face of industry, where the hotbeds of growth exist, and whether current clean-tech salaries are living up to their ‘green-over blue-collar’ promise.