…The report report showed that in Colorado mining, which includes oil and gas, represented 1% of overall employment in 2010. Conversely, Green Jobs represented 2.2% of all employment. That is a good news, bad news story which does not translate into greater economic impact….
According to the authors of the report, “the purpose of this report is to educate decision makers and the public about the current health of Colorado’s oil and gas industry, what factors are affecting the energy sector, and how the state can better benefit from its fossil fuel industry.”…