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California’s Green Economy Doubled Performance of Total Economy

Posted on February 8, 2012 by TRP

A new report from the non-partisan environmental think tank Next 10 shows that between 2009 and 2010, the “core green economy” in California — comprised of companies that provide products or services to cut natural resource use, re-purpose waste, and reduce global warming pollution — experienced half the number of job losses seen in the state’s broader economy.

Between January of 2009 and January of 2010, California’s economy shed 7% of jobs; however, the green economy saw only a 3% reduction in jobs. And from 1995 to 2010, the green economy in the state grew by 53% — far outpacing the 12% growth in the rest of the economy during that period of time.

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via Recession Resilience: California’s Green Economy Doubled Performance of Total Economy During Downturn | ThinkProgress.

 


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