Green & Clean

“... renewable energy and efficiency improvement

create twice as many jobs per unit of energy and per

dollar invested than traditional fossil fuel-based generating technologies.”

- Center for American Progress

But are We Willing to Pay

for It?

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The dirty side of The dirty side of green green careerscareers

• Largely contract work unless highly skilled in R&D.

• Infused by government $$ through June 2011.

• VC funding was down overall. CleanTech is getting mixed VC reviews for slow ROI.

• Lots of certificate programs, but industry can’t agree if it makes someone more or less likely to get a job.

• Post-recession pay is down overall.

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