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The Pew Charitable Trust Finds Clean Energy Economy Generates Significant Job Growth

Elizabeth Andrews is the Montana representative for the Pew Environment Group. She says, "So far, Montana has missed out on the explosive job growth and venture capital investments in the clean energy economy happening across the country."

The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, according to a report (PDF) released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew developed a clear, data-driven definition of the clean energy economy and conducted the first-ever hard count across all 50 states of the actual jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the growing market demand for environmentally friendly products and services.

Pew found that jobs in the clean energy economy grew at a national rate of 9.1 percent, while traditional jobs grew by only 3.7 percent between 1998 and 2007. There was a similar pattern at the state level, where job growth in the clean energy economy outperformed overall job growth in 38 states and the District of Columbia during the same period. The report also found that this promising sector is poised to expand significantly, driven by increasing consumer demand, venture capital infusions, and federal and state policy reforms.

Full Report: http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=53254

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