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EGEB: Green energy in Cory Booker’s $3T plan, New York Times pulls sponsorship of oil conference, more

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

  • Cory Booker announces $3 trillion climate change plan — here are five green energy highlights.
  • Elizabeth Warren pledges another $1 trillion to achieve clean energy by 2035.
  • The New York Times pulls out of sponsoring the Oil and Money conference.
  • Everyone can use these small solar panels for outdoor fun.


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EGEB: The value of oil and gas companies by 2050, NY moves to modernize grid, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • Oil and gas companies could lose 95% of value by 2050 if Paris Agreement is followed.
  • New York announces $30 million to modernize grid as state advances green energy transition.
  • 200 community leaders have now expressed support for the Voices for 100% Renewable Energy project.
  • JDR Cable Systems and Tufts University are collaborating to help students who want to pursue an offshore wind career.


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More Americans now work in Solar Power than the extraction of Oil &Gas, or Coal

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Solar Power now has more employees than either the Oil & Gas or Coal Extraction industries in the United States. The solar industry employed approximately 208,000 individuals at the end of 2015 versus 185,000+ in oil and gas, or 190,000 in coal extraction. Solar power employment is expected to grow an additional 15% in 2016 to almost 240,000 individuals. Globally, solar power now directly employs 2.8 million people as the largest renewable energy employer.


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