A new study by Headwaters Economics compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming–five states with vast traditional and clean energy resources–are taking advantage of clean energy opportunities to create green jobs. The report concludes with five keys to success for the states to further benefit from the emerging green economy while measuring the likelihood that each state’s policies will promote future growth and investment.
“The green economy already contributes positively to the region, and it has been growing rapidly in terms of job creation, investment, and production,” said Julia Haggerty Ph.D., the report’s author. “But the opportunities are going to the states that show the most leadership.”…
“All of the states have opportunities to benefit from the green economy, but it does not happen by accident,” said Haggerty. “States performing the best–such as Colorado and New Mexico–have made a strong, deliberate, and lasting commitment to growing their green economy.”…