US green economy adds 47,000 new clean energy jobs

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Study reveals surge in new clean tech jobs across the US last year

Clean energy and transport projects across the US created 47,000 new jobs last year, according to a new study from business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). The group, which describes itself...

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