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On the recordMarch 19, 2018
The renewable energy industry has hit 3.3 million jobs, more than all fossil fuel jobs combined.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights job growth in the renewable energy sector.

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