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Blue-Green Jobs New Blue-Green Alliance Reports Detail How Green Energy = Green Jobs and a Strong Economy The Blue-Green Alliance, the partnership of the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers, has commissioned a series of new reports highlighting the economic opportunities that could come from a serious investment in renewable energy. The reports, produced by the Renewable Energy Policy Project, detail exactly how many jobs could be created at existing firms capable of manufacturing components for renewable energy equipment like wind turbines and solar panels. They give a state-by-state, county-by-county snapshot of the potential for tens of thousands of new jobs. The reports find that a serious committment to renewable could create 820,000 new good-paying manufacuring jobs across the country. Check the downloads section below for details on your state (where available): Gary Post-Tribune, November 15, 2007 Wanted: 39,000 Green Jobs Northwest Indiana Times, November 15, 2007 Indiana Ripe to Produce Green Detroit News, November 15, 2007 Group Pushes Renewable Electricity Knoxville News, November 15, 2007 Renewable Energy Jobs Asbury Park Press, November 10, 2007 Disparate Groups Try for Energy Legislation Buffalo News, November 9, 2007 4,000 Area Jobs Possible in Renewable Energy   Factsheet on methodology   Alabama report Arkansas report Florida report Illinois report Indiana report Iowa report Louisiana report Michigan report Missouri report New Jersey report New York report North Carolina report South Carolina report Tennessee report Washington report Wisconsin report Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club