Jobs In Solar And Wind Power Are Growing 12 Times Faster Than U.S. Economy.
“The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is inevitable, since coal, oil and gas are far more finite than wind or sunlight. And because fossil fuels also emit greenhouse gases that cause high-speed climate change, there’s good reason not to dawdle.
As a new report illustrates, the outlook for renewable energy is bright in the United States, the No. 2 emitter of greenhouse gases worldwide. Jobs in solar power are currently growing at about 20 percent annually, a rate 12 times faster than the rest of the U.S. economy, according to a report from the U.S.-based nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Jobs in wind power are growing at roughly the same rate, the EDF adds, and wind-turbine technician is now the fastest-growing profession in the country overall…”
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Solar powers major downfall is. You need a state size collector to power a city the size of LA. The radiant heat that bounces off the array creates supper heated climate that drifts across the Nation changing it from the good normal.