{"id":685,"date":"2009-01-30T10:53:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T15:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/01\/30\/jobs-in-wind-energy-grew-explosively-in-2008\/"},"modified":"2009-01-30T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T15:53:29","slug":"jobs-in-wind-energy-grew-explosively-in-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/01\/30\/jobs-in-wind-energy-grew-explosively-in-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs in Wind Energy Grew Explosively in 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, the wind energy industry added so many new jobs that it now employs more people than coal mining. That and other compelling numbers were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awea.org\/newsroom\/releases\/wind_energy_growth2008_27Jan09.html\" title=\"Press release on the association's web site\">released this week by the American Wind Energy Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great example of how clean energy investment creates jobs. Unfortunately, with investment of all kinds down, experts don&#8217;t expect 2009 to be quite as rosy for the wind industry. But the long-term outlook is good for people seeking jobs in this sector &#8212; once Congress puts a cap on carbon pollution, the investment dollars will start flowing again, and the hiring will kick back into high gear.<\/p>\n<p>(Hat tip to <a href=\"http:\/\/greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com\/2009\/01\/28\/wind-jobs-outstrip-the-coal-industry\/\">Green Wombat<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, the wind energy industry added so many new jobs that it now employs more people than coal mining. That and other compelling numbers were released this week by the American Wind Energy Association. This is a great example of how clean energy investment creates jobs. 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