Top Five U.S. Cities for Green Jobs. Center for American Progress, February 17, 2010. "Green jobs continue to make inroads in the U.S. economy. Growth in these jobs was a robust 9.1% between 1998 and 2007 compared to 3.7% overall... Here are the top five U.S. cities that are seeing the most growth... California leads the nation in clean-energy jobs with roughly 125,000 -- and San Francisco is a big source for these jobs. The Clean Edge report identifies the Bay Area as the number one metro area for clean technology job activity... Two big sources of green construction and engineering jobs in Boston are wind power... it's the city's third-largest fuel source...and the fact that new buildings have to be constructed to meet LEED certification standards... Detroit's skilled automotive workforce to bring hybrid and electric technology to the forefront of the American auto industry... A quarter of Portland's workforce commutes to work by bike, carpool, or public transportation. The city's $50 million Grey to Green initiative aims to add 43 acres of ecoroofs, plant 33,000 yard trees and 50,000 street trees... New York's PlaNYC 2030 program has 127 greening initiatives, including $1 billion for retrofitting buildings to boost energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%, create homes for more than 1 million New Yorkers, and ensure that all residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park."
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