There are More U.S. Jobs in the Solar Industry than in Coal Mining
There are More U.S. Jobs in the Solar Industry than in Coal Mining
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has repeatedly said that solar industry jobs in the U.S. have now outpaced coal-mining jobs. But is he right? According to Politifact.com and the Providence Journal, the most recent data from three objective sources support his claim. See their research here at politifact.com. They did identify “…one source that offered a contrary view, the National Mining Association, (but they) cited two-year-old numbers and counted categories such as off-site transportation workers on coal barges and ocean freighters."
Because Whitehouse’s statement was specifically about coal-mining jobs, Politifact ruled it True.
