Clean Tech Creates Jobs

Articles in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times today cite a study, conducted by David Roland-Holst, an economist at the Center for Energy, Resources and Economic Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley, who found that energy reducing legislation has saved California over $56B since 1972, which was spent on the local economy and jobs. Roland-Holst found that diverted energy spending created other demand. The study claims that energy-efficiency policy created 1.5 million jobs over the past thirty years.


- New York Times: Green Policies in California Generated Jobs, Study Finds

- Los Angeles Times: State Green Plan Called Job Creator