“These are just a few sectors and jobs out of the hundreds of jobs that will be transformed and created into the future,” Kamal Meattle, the Promoter of GreenSpaces and CEO of the Paharpur Business Centre & Software Technology Incubator Park, said. ECONOMICTIMES

E3 — which stands for energy, environment and economy — is a consortium of regional partners that are focused on “green” economic growth and job creation. E3 is an outgrowth of the Regional Chamber Energy Council and is housed with our organization. The group is expanding its reach beyond Flint and Genesee County to include Shiawassee and Lapeer counties as well. MLIVE

But what is the reality of “clean” jobs in the US? A recent study by the Brookings Institution and Battelle Technology Partnership seeks to answer that question. ALASKADISPATCH

And if the trend in declining funds and employees continues, Canada could experience a series of environmental disasters, as government loses access to valuable information about proposed resource projects — whether it’s shale gas extraction, offshore drilling or big hydroelectric projects, critics say. VANCOUVERSUN

“These job training grants are not just helping to create good jobs, they’re helping create good, green jobs that protect the health of local families and residents and prepare communities for continued economic growth,” said EPA Administrator Jackson. “Creating good green jobs proves that we don’t have to choose between cleaning up our air and our water or creating jobs in our communities.” EARTHTECHLING

Salt Lake City is doing OK, finishing 50th among the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. But outside Salt Lake City, jobs that produce “goods and services with an environmental benefit” just aren’t that plentiful.

Provo ranked last in a report released Thursday by The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Ogden was third from the bottom. SLTRIB

The fastest growing sector in the state is electric vehicle technologies. That sector employs 1,100 people, including workers at the Eaton Corp. in Arden who manufacture commercial charging stations for electric cars like the Chevrolet Volt. CITIZEN-TIMES

A few large companies recently created positions for so-called chief sustainability officers, who report to the chief executive or chief operating officer, and are responsible for making sure their companies save energy and are environmentally responsible. Some of these CSOs have beefed up hiring for “green” jobs. WSJ

236,500 green jobs already exist and the green economy in this area alone is estimated at $34.8 billion, according to the Green Data for a Growing Green Economy Report from MARC. 50% of these green jobs are concentrated in construction, technical services, and education, but green jobs were identified in 300+ industries. EARTHLING

The study, Working for a Green Britain Vol 2, outlines possible market development scenarios in the renewable energy industries – high growth, medium and low.

Under the low growth scenario of 25.7GW of capacity, 44,000 jobs would be supported in the sector and its supply chain, up from 21,100 jobs in 2010. RENEWS