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The Clean Energy Economy



The Clean Energy Economy: Florida

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PRESS RELEASE: Florida Clean Energy Economy Contributing to Job Growth; Emerging Sector Set to Expand (PDF) – The Pew Charitable Trusts, June 15, 2009

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"This research demonstrates what we've long known – that embracing a clean energy future for Florida will produce a vital new economic sector with new job opportunities across the Sunshine State while protecting our environment and increasing our energy security," said Governor Charlie Crist. "The measures we've taken to increase renewable energy, energy efficiency, and biofuel production in Florida are attracting new capital and creating new jobs. To protect these gains, we must continue to move forward to keep Florida in the vanguard of state energy achievement."
-Florida Governor Charlie Crist

Florida Governor Charlie Crist

The Sunshine State has a large and growing piece of America’s clean energy economy.
Florida ranks in the top 10 states for jobs in the clean energy economy in
2007, with more than 30,000, and it attracted nearly $117 million in venture
capital in the past three years, half of which has supported clean energy
generation. The state created an Energy Systems Consortium among state
universities to leverage the expertise of its research community to boost its
clean technology industry. Florida is the only state with a state-level capand-
trade policy.

 

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