Pew: Florida

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released a study , saying Florida’s clean energy economy grew 7.9 percen t between 1998 and 2007, and the stat was among the top 10 for greehn jobsin America. “The number are impressive,” U.S. Rep. Kathy D-Tampa Bay, said during a teleconferencesMonday morning. “This is going to be the way we rebuilxd our economy in the statreof Florida.” John DiBella, Director of Businesd Alliances for in Fort Lauderdale, is amongh those growing green jobs in Soutjh Florida. DiBella said he has six employees now and planws to triple that number this DiBella is pioneering a new technology that uses centrifugall force to separate waterfrom solids.
According to him, it is “as more efficient and cost-effective way” of purifying wastewater. “It’z quite vast, the demand that’s cominfg to us, and we’re excited about the future,” DiBellaw said. His customers include manufacturers, oil companies, wastewater treatment facilities andfarm interests. Lori interim deputy director of the Pew Centefr onthe States, said Florida only lags significantly behind other statexs on certain public policy questions. For example, she pointedf to the state’s failure to embrace Gov.
Charlis Crist’s proposed renewable energy portfolio which would require a certain portion of state energy to be produce d from renewable resources such assolaer power. Twenty-nine other states already have such a standardfin place. Grange said the stater also has yet to participate in a regionak carbon and climatechange initiative, although it is developinf its own carbon cap-and-trade program. Victor president of in Altamonte said his solar technologyt distribution company has 40 employees at its headquarters and hundreds of employees in its He said Florida has good incentives in but needs to fundthem more.
He pointec to recent shortages in funding forthe state’s solar rebated programs. DiBella said incentives for green technologgy mustbe consistent. “What’s important is to keep the flow of moniee andincentives coming, so that youn companies can develop new technologies that coul be the next leaders in the DiBella said. • Jobs (2007): 31,122 Businesses (2007): 3,831 • Venture capital fundds (2006-2008): $116,980,006 The study found that the Sunshine State was amon the top 10 for jobsin America’z clean energy in 2007, with more than and it attracted nearly $117 million in venturee capital in the past three half of which has supported clean energyh generation.
Grange said the job growtnh is likely to have sufferedr since 2007 due tothe recession, but the federa stimulus program and continued private investment is limitinfg job losses in the green Nationwide, jobs in the clean energu economy grew by 9.1 percent, whilre total jobs grew by just 3.7 percent between 1998 and according to the report, titled “Thw Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businessez and Investments Across America.
” Pew’ s definition of green jobs includews engineers, plumbers, administrative assistants, construction machine setters, marketing consultants, teachers and many others with annuakl incomes ranging from $21,000 to