Will Biden's clean energy push lead to a jobs boom?

Energy, Climate Change, sustainability, Environment

Posted on AllSides April 6th, 2021

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Good-paying jobs — lots of them. That′s the promise around which President Joe Biden is proposing to transform the U.S. energy sector, with the goal of making it energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and a catalyst for long-term economic growth.

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