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Clinton says the 'clean energy economy' will create millions of jobs. Can it?

  • Written by Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Assistant Research Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Job growth is a prime topic in the U.S. presidential race, but Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have very different takes on the role clean energy could play in creating employment.

Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton says the U.S. can be the world’s “clean energy superpower.” Her plan, spelled out in detail online, would create...

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