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

Sun, 2014-06-29 21:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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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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Seattle’s Minimum Wage Is Now $15 an Hour: Is That a Good Idea?

Sat, 2014-06-14 22:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

brookings.edu - by Gary Burtless - June 9, 2014

The Seattle city council voted to push up the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. If the wage hike is fully implemented, it will guarantee Seattle’s workers the nation’s highest minimum wage. . .

. . . However, I am more cautious about the wisdom of raising a single city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour when nearby jurisdictions leave their minimum wages unchanged.

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