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Texas Clean-Energy Projects Created 6,400 Jobs Last Year

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Texas is among the leaders nationally in the creation of clean-energy jobs.  OCI Solar

bizjournals.com - by Sanford Nowlin - March 14, 2014

Clean-energy production and energy-efficient transportation projects created nearly 6,400 jobs in Texas last year, according to a new report by nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs, or E2. 

The Lone Star State ranked No. 2 behind California, which generated around 15,400 clean-energy jobs in 2013.

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REPORT - E2 - Clean Energy Jobs: 2013 Year in Review and Q4 Report (12 page .PDF report)

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The first half of 2012 showed a net increase of 34,600 jobs in the Texas oil and gas sector, with full year projected growth expected to exceed 50,000 net new jobs. Statistics for 2013 are not yet available.

SOURCE - Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) - (32 page.PDF file)

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