California growing green jobs

[wpsedgwick]

Source: Green Technology Daily

Green jobs in California are growing at a faster pace than jobs overall in the environmentally friendly state according to a study released Tuesday.

The number of such jobs grew 2.4 percent annually between 1995 and 2008 compared with 1 percent overall job growth statewide, said the study sponsored by environmental and budget public policy group Next 10.



Read more: http://www.greentechnologydaily.com/jobs/528-california-green-jobs-growing

[Uncle Joe]

1. Welcome to D.U. wpsedgwick and thanks for the thread.

:hi:

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"Companies of all kinds have begun touting themselves as green, so counting jobs linked to industries such as clean energy can be a tricky exercise.

Researchers said they were aware of the corporate "greenwashing" phenomenon, and only counted companies that engaged in clearly green activities."

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[wpsedgwick]

2. Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome, Uncle Joe. It is a pleasure to make your...errr...aquaintance? Ha!