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petronius

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5. Pretty important caveats in there about what jobs are being counted

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Jun 5, 2017, 01:59 PM

Jun 2017

in each category, as the 'clean energy' job category seems a little vague, but the economic benefit and linkages of clean energy development is undeniable.

I'd really like to see a tighter accounting of specific 'green' jobs, those directly analogous to fossil fuel extraction and processing work, and the pay rates associated with them...

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California's clean energy jobs equal 10 times the nation's coal mining jobs [View all] SHRED Jun 2017 OP

Short-term profit Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #1

this isn't about jobs, it is about clean energy being reviled as "liberal" Thomas Hurt Jun 2017 #2

The numbers are a little exaggerated but they do underline the trend Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #3

K n R stopwastingmymoney Jun 2017 #4

Pretty important caveats in there about what jobs are being counted petronius Jun 2017 #5