Clean Tech Fuels Green Business Future (Guest Columns‪)‬

Without doubt, "clean tech" business will help drive jobs and economic growth in the Pacific Northwest in the years to come. The questions are, how important will green technology business be in the Pacific Northwest and how can we all help realize its full potential? To the first question, studies size up clean tech among the largest economic opportunities of the 21st century. A report commissioned by the American Solar Energy Society projects that so-called "green-collar jobs" could grow dramatically, from 8.5 million U.S. jobs today to 40 million jobs in renewable-energy and energy-efficiency by 2030.