Alternative energy powers up new jobs

“What we need are policies that advance the climate for investment in these products,” says Marco Trbovich, communications director for the United Steelworkers of America.

The ethanol sector has been adding jobs, too. In August, U.S. refineries produced 27 percent more ethanol than a year earlier, and 48 distilleries are under construction.

Meanwhile, the solar industry has about 20,000 jobs nationwide, said Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association. That’s a small number, but Resch said it is growing by 35 percent a year.

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