Must Reads Americans hold 3.1M green jobs
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At least 3.1 million Americans hold green jobs, making up 2.4% of the nation's total employment, according to the Labor Department.
The report represents the first time the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics has come up with an official count of environmentally friendly jobs, an emerging part of the economy and a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan. Environmental groups cheered the report as an affirmation that green jobs are a real factor in the nation's economic growth. Obama has set a goal of creating 5 million green jobs and his stimulus plan provided $80 billion to help boost this sector. Read more at KGW.
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