The figures are contained in a report produced by the Pew Charitable Trust. The report also noted that the growth came at time when there was little national government support for green energy - something that has been rectified with the $85m of green investment in Barack Obama's stimulus plan.
Thursday, 11 June 2009 00:00
Green jobs in US outstripped traditional sectors
Written by Jeff ColleyThe Guardian reports that, between 1998 and 2007, green industries in the US were producing new jobs at twice the rate of their traditional counterparts.
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Jeff Colley
Jeff Colley is the editor of Passive House Plus. He won the Green Leader award at the 2010 Green Awards for his advocacy work on the inclusion of energy ratings in property advertising, and a proposal to finance energy upgrades via utility bills.
He established Construct Ireland (for a sustainable future), Ireland's pioneering sustainable building magazine, in 2003. The magazine evolved into Passive House Plus in late 2012, the world's first English language magazine focused on passive house, as well as other aspects of sustainable building.
He is also a founder of Éasca, (the Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association) , an organisation set up to develop and promote a membership of approved companies offering genuinely sustainable solutions.
He writes a regular column for the Sunday Times, and has authored, co-authored and contributed to articles on sustainable building for numerous newspapers including the Irish Times, The Sunday Business Post, the Irish Examiner & the Sunday Tribune.
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