Big Green Breakthrough

This just in from CNET News:

“Green-tech jobs are providing a bloom to Silicon Valley’s otherwise barren employment outlook.”

“In the high-tech mecca, Silicon Valley jobs dipped 1.3 percent year over year in December. Per capita income fell 0.8 percent last year over the previous period–the first time it had fallen since 2003, according to a report by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.”

HOWEVER:

“Green-tech jobs have grown 23 percent from 2005 to 2007, according to the report, as venture capital investments in the sector have soared since 2005. Last year alone, venture capital investments in Valley clean-tech companies soared 94 percent over the previous year, the report noted.”

This totally jives with the call I got completely out of the blue yesterday from an investor-advisory firm. The company rep said she personally knows several green investors who understand that companies focused on green products and services are the new “gold mines” of the future.

Green rocks – in more ways than one!