The renewable energy industry has hit 3.3 million jobs, more than all fossil fuel jobs combined.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “The renewable energy industry has hit 3.3 million jobs, more than all fossil fuel jobs combined.”
On the recordMarch 19, 2018
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Whitehouse highlights job growth in the renewable energy sector.
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