"Triangle is No. 2 in nation for green-jobs growth"

[WorseBeforeBetter]

Sez Brookings Institution:

"Brookings reports that the Triangle had 16,677 clean economy jobs last year, a 13.7 percent increase from 2003. Only Knoxville, Tenn., grew at a faster clip, although the Triangle's clean jobs sector is bigger than Knoxville's.

The report says the average wage in the Triangle's green sector was $40,795 in 2009. That's not far off the average for the nation's 100 largest metro areas, which was $43,133.

"Raleigh has a disproportionate number of jobs in training, smart grid, pollution reduction, regulation, and architecture and construction services," the report says. "In Raleigh, job expansions were largely attributable to the government and public transit segments, with small contributions from smart grid and a few others."

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The purpose of the study is to impress legislators and policymakers with the size of the clean tech sector and its importance in keeping Americans employed. Brookings advocates federal, state and local policies to keep the clean jobs sector alive - policies such as tax breaks, incentives, carbon emissions limits and research funding."

http://www.northraleighnews.com/2011/07/16/8895/triangle-is-no-2-in-nation-for.html

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Keeping Americans employed...what a novel idea!

[CarolinaIndependent]

1. Exactly. NC (Esp. Raleigh Area) is the best place to live..

I lived in the northeast for a few years for college - coming back here makes me realize how wonderful it is. Raleigh and the Triangle have a quality of life that the Northeast simply can't match. The people are happy, the homes new, everything's clean, we all have AC (!)...

In the northeast (and I lived in many different northeastern areas) I found a lot of misery honestly: unhappy, ugly people. Old homes with no AC because "they dont need it." The cities were not very clean, snow constantly, everyone was rude...I don't comprehend why people would prefer it. I guess that's why NC is gaining population and the NE is losing it...

[WorseBeforeBetter]

4. There's no need to pit North Carolina against the NE...

and I couldn't disagree more with your assessment. Funny that the NE is good enough for you (and so many others) to get an education, but sucks every way else. Personally, I'd rather live in the NE or at least be back in the Mid-Atlantic region where I'm from. Some of us like snow -- imagine that!

[nashville_brook]

2. i bet Knoxville's growth is due to TVA or Oak Ridge...

i really dislike Knoxville, but would move to NC research triangle in a heartbeat.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

5. True. Is it Lexington that's the...

liberal bastion?

P.S. Come on down (and over...); we need more SOLID Democrats!

[Lex]

3. And Durham NC (part of the Triangle) is extremely BLUE and very progressive

and so is Chapel Hill but not so much Raleigh or Cary, but even they are still more progressive than the rural parts of the state.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

6. I bought in North Raleigh due to work but prefer Durham, Chapel Hill or Carrboro.

Raleigh has no vibe, but it's trying. And if some John Locke nut wins Meeker's seat -- yikes!