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Green jobs are shining a bright spot on the U.S. labor force. (Photo: Pixabay/CC0)
Green Energy Jobs: Top 7 Pieces of Rare Good News for US Workers on Labor Day
1. The Christian Science Monitor says that in 2016, US solar businesses employed 260,077 workers - up 25 percent from 2015.
2. That is, the solar energy sector alone employs more people than Apple, Google, and Facebook combined!
Sep 04, 2017
1. The Christian Science Monitor says that in 2016, US solar businesses employed 260,077 workers - up 25 percent from 2015.
2. That is, the solar energy sector alone employs more people than Apple, Google, and Facebook combined!
3. Solar also employs more people in US electricity generation than oil, gas and coal combined!
4. Solar energy sector jobs grew at a rate 17 times faster than the economy in 2016.
5. SC Times reports that wind jobs grew 9 times faster than the economy as a whole in 2016 and adds,
6. "wind turbine technician is the fastest-growing job in the country."
7. Each day, US workers erect 10 new wind turbines around America. Each creates 44 years of full-time employment. So at an average of 30 years per worker, that is the equivalent of generating over 200,000 full time jobs that last for a lifetime every year.
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Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His newest book, "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires" was published in 2020. He is also the author of "The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East" (2015) and "Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East" (2008). He has appeared widely on television, radio, and on op-ed pages as a commentator on Middle East affairs, and has a regular column at Salon.com. He has written, edited, or translated 14 books and has authored 60 journal articles.
1. The Christian Science Monitor says that in 2016, US solar businesses employed 260,077 workers - up 25 percent from 2015.
2. That is, the solar energy sector alone employs more people than Apple, Google, and Facebook combined!
3. Solar also employs more people in US electricity generation than oil, gas and coal combined!
4. Solar energy sector jobs grew at a rate 17 times faster than the economy in 2016.
5. SC Times reports that wind jobs grew 9 times faster than the economy as a whole in 2016 and adds,
6. "wind turbine technician is the fastest-growing job in the country."
7. Each day, US workers erect 10 new wind turbines around America. Each creates 44 years of full-time employment. So at an average of 30 years per worker, that is the equivalent of generating over 200,000 full time jobs that last for a lifetime every year.
Juan Cole
Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His newest book, "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires" was published in 2020. He is also the author of "The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East" (2015) and "Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East" (2008). He has appeared widely on television, radio, and on op-ed pages as a commentator on Middle East affairs, and has a regular column at Salon.com. He has written, edited, or translated 14 books and has authored 60 journal articles.
1. The Christian Science Monitor says that in 2016, US solar businesses employed 260,077 workers - up 25 percent from 2015.
2. That is, the solar energy sector alone employs more people than Apple, Google, and Facebook combined!
3. Solar also employs more people in US electricity generation than oil, gas and coal combined!
4. Solar energy sector jobs grew at a rate 17 times faster than the economy in 2016.
5. SC Times reports that wind jobs grew 9 times faster than the economy as a whole in 2016 and adds,
6. "wind turbine technician is the fastest-growing job in the country."
7. Each day, US workers erect 10 new wind turbines around America. Each creates 44 years of full-time employment. So at an average of 30 years per worker, that is the equivalent of generating over 200,000 full time jobs that last for a lifetime every year.
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