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Green economy on the riese
Green jobs in the state's private sector grew by nearly 33 percent last year, according to a state Employment Security Department report released Thursday. The study, directed by the state Legislature, tallied 99,319 green jobs, or about 3.3 percent of the state’s work force. The state defines a green job as one in which workers increase energy efficiency, produce renewable energy, or prevent, reduce and clean up pollution.
B.C. green sector could become $27-billion giant: report
British Columbia’s green economy could grow into a $27-billion-per-year green giant by 2020, according to a new report from the Globe Foundation. B.C. could become a “living laboratory” for green-sector growth that would add value to the provincial gross domestic product more than twice as fast as the economy as a whole.
Governors seek national power standard to boost wind industry
Congress must set a national renewable-power standard and revamp the electric grid to help the burgeoning U.S. wind-energy industry reach its potential and compete globally, governors from 29 states, including Washington, Oregon and Montana said.
Cynicism: Big oil’s best friend
Here is an important milestone: The clean energy economy now has enough momentum to worry the oiligarchs. Warning of “bubbles” is a smart, easy way for them to discourage energy independence; in the wake of market meltdowns and Wall Street bailouts, exploiting American cynicism is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Electric vehicle rollout in the Northwest
The West Coast is about to take part in the biggest rollout of electric cars and charging stations in the world. The first mass-market electric cars go on sale in the Pacific Northwest at the end of this year.
