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Today’s Energy Jobs Are in Solar, Not Coal

April 25, 2017/

President Trump has promised to revive the coal industry and double down on fossil fuels, creating "so many energy jobs," but he has so far ignored the increasingly important role of renewable power in America’s energy economy.

Last year, the solar industry employed many more Americans than coal, while wind power topped 100,000 jobs.

By NADJA POPOVICH

Full Story: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/04/25/climate/todays-energy-jobs-are-in-solar-not-coal.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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