Ohio ranks best in the Midwest for clean energy job growth

A new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts ranks Ohio best in the Midwest and among the top five states nationwide for job growth in a clean energy economy. The Pew study ranked Ohio among the top five nationwide with the most jobs in clean energy (3,653), energy efficiency (5,367) and environmentally friendly production (2,800) with an overall clean job total of 35,267 in 2007.  This represents a 31 percent job growth since 1998 and an average annual job growth of .85 percent says the Ohio Business Development Coalition. Read full article here.