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percent between 1998 and 2007, according to a new study by the . The studyy found that the Sunshine State was amonv the top 10 for jobsin America’e clean energy economy – and the only stat in the nation with its own cap-and-trade helping to create market demand for cleabn energy generation. Last June, Gov. Charlie Crist signe d into law a bill enacting several new energy and climatechange policies. The policies include the Florids ClimateProtection Act, which authorizews the Florida Department of Environmental Protectionj to develop an electric-utility greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program. jobs in the clean energy economy grewby 9.1 while total jobs grew by just 3.
7 percent betweebn 1998 and 2007, according to the titled “The Clean Energy Economy: Repoweriny Jobs, Businesses and Investments Acrosas America.” In 2007, therwe were more than 31,100 jobs in Florida’s clean energy economy and 3,831 clean Pew’s definition of green jobs runs the gamut and includeds engineers, plumbers, administrative assistants, construction workers, machine marketing consultants, teachers and many others with annualo incomes ranging from $21,000 to $111,000.
Venture capitak investment in clean technology in Florids totalednearly $117 million over the past three years, half of whic h has supported clean energy generation, according to the